Bioshock was most definitely not an immersive sim.
ThetaReactor
We’re due for another Deus Ex. Might actually happen, now that Squeenix sold the IP. I think Thief was in that bundle, too.
joestaff
I feel like “immersive sim” is too vague of a genre.
Starblast16
I honestly wish there was a sequel of Prey (2017).
ZedErre
I played again through Dishonored 1, 2 and Prey recently and man do I still love these games, they have this atmosphere that can’t be replicated elsewhere, Arkane is one of my all time favorite studios.
pareech
Bioshock is one of my favourite games of all time.
Prey, scared the shit out of me at times.
Dishonored was fun; but it somehow left me wanting more.
Kododie
Yeah but they take more effort to make and don’t sell that well, because general populace can’t appreciate these type of games.
BoxximusPrime
Atomic Heart actually kind of scratched that itch for me. Was pretty enjoyable imo. Prey 2017 ended up being one of my fav games of all time though, damn that game nailed it.
highdefjeff-reddit
Bioshock doesnt belong…
sicsided
Skin Deep by Blendo Games looks to be great. I unfortunately haven’t time to play the demo
CalamityDuck
A lot of New Blood published games kinda fit the category. Gloomwood, Blood West, Fallen Aces. I think besides Blood West they are all in later stages of early access, but still I’d highly recommend them!
JUANMAS7ER
I think that being so rare is what makes them special and keeps them fresh…also they must be a pain to pull off.
CyrusDrake
These types of games end up being some of my favorites and most memorable. They’re not in like top 5 but they’re way up there. Prey was a hidden gem I felt like I was the only one playing it at the time. I still need to play System Shock.
Darksider123
God, I wish we got more games like Prey
Vyviel
Sadly it takes a lot more effort to write one of these games compared to one of the generic story ones we usually get
XColdLogicX
I feel like singularity is like the red headed step child of these games. I honestly hear no one mention it, but it was pretty fun.
golden_boy
Atomfall isn’t exactly an immersive sim but it’s been scratching the itch for me.
ostesaks
Prey (2017) enjoyers should not sleep on Atomfall. Not quite as great, but the closest anyone has come imo
zildux
Would be great to play a BioShock game before rapture fell to ruin
Ravensqueak
Where’s Deus Ex 3, Eidos?
>!(I know they got Embracered, I’m still upset)!<
Full-Moose4276
It’s crazy how underrated dishonored 2 level design is brutally wild
TakarieZan
Apparently a game is coming out called Judas. Its from some of the creators of a Bioshiock Infinite Dlc. I never Beat Bioshock, but I listen to a bunch of music from it. I watched a videogame documentary on prey. I got Dishonored on Xbox360 arcade and it was fantastic.
Suzina
Immersive sim? I remember prey and BioShock were shooters. Is the term first person shooter out of fashion?
TheJasonaut
These are immersive sims? TIL
Temelios
The Clockwork Mansion from Dishonored 2 is still one of the best game levels I’ve ever player.
KiwiThEGaymer
Prey (2017) is truly one of my favourite games of any genre, the level of freedom it gives you to tackle the environments and challenges it throws at you is something very few games ever achieve. Absolutely exceptional.
Plus the DLC, Mooncrash, is one of the greatest pieces of DLC ever made and was better than pretty much every roguelite time-loop game that followed. Including Arkane’s own Deathloop.
HaztecCore
Play Cruelty Squad if you can get past the graphic design of a schizoid who uploaded a virus into his own brain somehow. That game is the most punk game I’ve seen that feels like a literal ” fuck you” to a lot of things in gaming and outside. Definitly got Immersive Sim vibes.
The immersive sim genre is cool and has a couple bangers but the problem with the genre is for one that people don’t even know what makes such a game really an immersive sim. Hell, even the name makes no sense. Which part makes a game so ” immersive” that its part of the genre? feel like any game you get hooked on is immersive. What part makes it a Simulation?
These games shine the brightest when the devs and players get to fuck around with physics , gameworld interactions and creativity for sure but we gotta get namings right. Bioshock does not feel like an immersive sim compared to Prey, Deus Ex and Dishonored.
AppleSlytherin
Robocop: Rogue City is like an immersive sim ‘lite’ and it’s pretty fantastic. Feels like a spiritual successor to Human Revolution
Ambitious-Visual-315
I love all these games but I have literally no idea what the hell “immersive sim” means. Can someone PLEASE clue me in like I’m a 9 year old??
trunglefever
New Deus Ex please. We’re asking for it.
Speedy_ZZZ
Prey was fantastic and definitely did not get the love it deserved.
alluballu
I love Bioshock but I have a hard time counting it as an immersive sim. It’s quite linear in the way you progress with the story and most of the powers you get just enable you to kill enemies in different ways instead of opening different pathways to progress etc.
ArcadianWaheela
I should really replay Prey and Dishonored 2
MewinMoose
Is Bioshock even one? I only played infinite and it was a corridor shooter without multiple paths to take plus no stealth. Last one we got that was amazing was Deathloop.
FranticBK
I don’t think Bioshock makes sense in this list.
That being said. PREY is one of the best games I’ve ever played. There were many times throughout that game where I was kinda wowed by what they allowed you to do.
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Immersive sim genre needs more of ANY games.
System Shock Remake was awesome too IMO.
Bioshock is not an immersive sim
Bioshock was most definitely not an immersive sim.
We’re due for another Deus Ex. Might actually happen, now that Squeenix sold the IP. I think Thief was in that bundle, too.
I feel like “immersive sim” is too vague of a genre.
I honestly wish there was a sequel of Prey (2017).
I played again through Dishonored 1, 2 and Prey recently and man do I still love these games, they have this atmosphere that can’t be replicated elsewhere, Arkane is one of my all time favorite studios.
Bioshock is one of my favourite games of all time.
Prey, scared the shit out of me at times.
Dishonored was fun; but it somehow left me wanting more.
Yeah but they take more effort to make and don’t sell that well, because general populace can’t appreciate these type of games.
Atomic Heart actually kind of scratched that itch for me. Was pretty enjoyable imo. Prey 2017 ended up being one of my fav games of all time though, damn that game nailed it.
Bioshock doesnt belong…
Skin Deep by Blendo Games looks to be great. I unfortunately haven’t time to play the demo
A lot of New Blood published games kinda fit the category. Gloomwood, Blood West, Fallen Aces. I think besides Blood West they are all in later stages of early access, but still I’d highly recommend them!
I think that being so rare is what makes them special and keeps them fresh…also they must be a pain to pull off.
These types of games end up being some of my favorites and most memorable. They’re not in like top 5 but they’re way up there. Prey was a hidden gem I felt like I was the only one playing it at the time. I still need to play System Shock.
God, I wish we got more games like Prey
Sadly it takes a lot more effort to write one of these games compared to one of the generic story ones we usually get
I feel like singularity is like the red headed step child of these games. I honestly hear no one mention it, but it was pretty fun.
Atomfall isn’t exactly an immersive sim but it’s been scratching the itch for me.
Prey (2017) enjoyers should not sleep on Atomfall. Not quite as great, but the closest anyone has come imo
Would be great to play a BioShock game before rapture fell to ruin
Where’s Deus Ex 3, Eidos?
>!(I know they got Embracered, I’m still upset)!<
It’s crazy how underrated dishonored 2 level design is brutally wild
Apparently a game is coming out called Judas. Its from some of the creators of a Bioshiock Infinite Dlc. I never Beat Bioshock, but I listen to a bunch of music from it. I watched a videogame documentary on prey. I got Dishonored on Xbox360 arcade and it was fantastic.
Immersive sim? I remember prey and BioShock were shooters. Is the term first person shooter out of fashion?
These are immersive sims? TIL
The Clockwork Mansion from Dishonored 2 is still one of the best game levels I’ve ever player.
Prey (2017) is truly one of my favourite games of any genre, the level of freedom it gives you to tackle the environments and challenges it throws at you is something very few games ever achieve. Absolutely exceptional.
Plus the DLC, Mooncrash, is one of the greatest pieces of DLC ever made and was better than pretty much every roguelite time-loop game that followed. Including Arkane’s own Deathloop.
Play Cruelty Squad if you can get past the graphic design of a schizoid who uploaded a virus into his own brain somehow. That game is the most punk game I’ve seen that feels like a literal ” fuck you” to a lot of things in gaming and outside. Definitly got Immersive Sim vibes.
The immersive sim genre is cool and has a couple bangers but the problem with the genre is for one that people don’t even know what makes such a game really an immersive sim. Hell, even the name makes no sense. Which part makes a game so ” immersive” that its part of the genre? feel like any game you get hooked on is immersive. What part makes it a Simulation?
These games shine the brightest when the devs and players get to fuck around with physics , gameworld interactions and creativity for sure but we gotta get namings right. Bioshock does not feel like an immersive sim compared to Prey, Deus Ex and Dishonored.
Robocop: Rogue City is like an immersive sim ‘lite’ and it’s pretty fantastic. Feels like a spiritual successor to Human Revolution
I love all these games but I have literally no idea what the hell “immersive sim” means. Can someone PLEASE clue me in like I’m a 9 year old??
New Deus Ex please. We’re asking for it.
Prey was fantastic and definitely did not get the love it deserved.
I love Bioshock but I have a hard time counting it as an immersive sim. It’s quite linear in the way you progress with the story and most of the powers you get just enable you to kill enemies in different ways instead of opening different pathways to progress etc.
I should really replay Prey and Dishonored 2
Is Bioshock even one? I only played infinite and it was a corridor shooter without multiple paths to take plus no stealth. Last one we got that was amazing was Deathloop.
I don’t think Bioshock makes sense in this list.
That being said. PREY is one of the best games I’ve ever played. There were many times throughout that game where I was kinda wowed by what they allowed you to do.
Would Deathloop fall into this category?