Here’s some on my list:

  • Red Dead Redemption 2 - I do not want to deal with the Rockstar Games launcher.

  • Tom Clancy’s Breakpoint - The game’s add-on packs feel like Ubisoft is trying to nickel and dime gamers who would instinctively buy the GOTY equivalent of a title. I do not want to deal with a Ubisoft launcher or account.

  • Zombi - According to the Steam reviews it required a Uplay login to validate the game before you play and that version of the Ubisoft service no longer exists. This seems to have been rectified but I still don’t trust it and don’t want to go through the refund process if it hasn’t.

  • Skyrim VR - I’ve already bought too many copies of Skyrim.

A bit of a “this is why I pirate” thread but more targeted at individual games.

    • Madbrad200@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      They also support their games for over a decade.

      Also you can buy the base games and then just pirate the dlc. All dlc can be downloaded off of cs.rin.ru forums. I do this because modding the games through workshop is just worth the price.

      Then you run creamapi to unlock the dlc.

      No need to buy them.

    • toddestan@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      And for all the money you spend on a Paradox game, you end up with something that feels like a half-finished beta.

      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        17 hours ago

        It only feels like if you’ve played the previous, fully loaded $500 of DLC version.

        On that note, absolutely steal Stellaris and its DLC.

        • toddestan@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          13 hours ago

          I remember my first game of Stellaris many years ago - I had bought some pack that included some of the DLC out at the time. The crisis was bugged so that even after I beat the crisis and wiped it from the galaxy, the game didn’t recognize that I had done so which left the game unbeatable. This was my first playthrough, no mods or anything like that, and I hit a game-breaking bug.

          I played quite a bit of Stellaris as it was (still is?) a fun game, but I am more of a casual gamer and every time I picked the game up again they had changed at least one major mechanic, and there was yet another DLC out if you wanted the full experience. Encountering bugs in a play through was common, and game breaking ones would still pop up from time to time. Finally I just got fed up, especially for the cost of some of the pricier DLC you can buy a game like Factorio which is a much better value.

          So at this point I’m done with Paradox. I suppose if I really had the urge to play Stellaris again I’d find something out on the high seas, but there’s enough other, better polished, games out there to keep me busy.