Have a win 7 mouseless laptop I’d like to put a game on and play for funs. Typically my go to game for olden computers is Heroes of Might and Magic 3 or maybe Civ 4. Any recommendations?
Diablo2, WC3, and RTSs would be tricky because lack of mouse and I’d prefer no rush to my actions so I can simultaneously be coding and just do minibreaks taking a turn or part of a turn here and there
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In case you’re not aware, there’s a project called VCMI which rewrites the Heroes 3 engine to add lots of modern improvements, fixes and easier access to mods. Thought it might be of interest since you like the game.
As for other games, how about XCOM? These games are turn based so you should be fine with touchpad + there’s plenty of time to think. Don’t know what specs we’re talking about but in case of modern revival, XCOM: Enemy Unknown should work without issues. XCOM 2 is slightly heavier but might also work.
You could also go for 4X titles like Star Ruler or Total War series.
Finally, there are turn-based RPGs like Knights of Pen and Paper - it’s light and pretty fun (as far as I remember anyway). A bit simple but might be enough to spend some time on.
The more modern Total War games are pretty hard to run, so keep that in mind OP. If you still have Windows 7 stuff like Total War Three Kingdoms or the Total War Warhammer games are going to laugh at you. That said, anything before Shogun 2 is likely to run on anything made post-2010.
Oh, totally. I never went beyond Shogun 2 so I forgot to mention it. Good catch.
I have pretty much the direct opposite experience so it was the first thing that came to mind- I started with Rome 2 and couldn’t run it at the time lol.
Flash games.
I recommend Bluemaxima’s Flashpoint if you want a hassle free way of doing it.
Dumb question, why can’t you attach a USB mouse?
because i live in a swamp and the usbs all fill with mud
hmm, a surprisingly lack of mentioning of joining us moderately happy linux gamers. join us :) some games run better by ‘magic’
Can’t talk for the others, obviously, but I tend to avoid unsolicited advice since I know how annoying it can be.
Full throttle remastered
Also, as a reminder since you mentioned HoMM3, HotA is a great mod, and the VCMI project hit 1.0 last year, I think.
Void Stranger, Chip’s Challenge, and BABA IS YOU are all Sokoban style puzzle games with minimal performance requirements and no need for a mouse.
Siralim Ultimate is a creature collector RPG that will run on a potato and provide endless grinding, if you’re into that.
The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters of the first six games are all excellent if you’re into JRPGs.
Dungeons of Dredmor if you like rogue-likes, or you could go old-school and pick up NetHack or ADOM.
Alpha Centauri with the Alien Crossfire dlc
Best 4x ever.
Obra Dinn in amazing and doesn’t need any power.
Assaultcube is a good FOSS FPS
RimWorld! It’s an absolutely amazing colony builder
Nice answers everyone but this one is THE CORRECTEST ANSWER and what I’m about to play :)
