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I'm looking for titles that will run well on my only computer. Which is a 5-year-old 13" convertible laptop attached to a docking station with a 24" 1920x1080 screen. It's got Intel internal graphics.

For reference, Skyrim runs well on it at 1920x1080 and high settings.

What would you recommend? Mostly interested in open world RPGs.

Specs:
Intel Core i5-10210 (4 cores, 8 threads, 4.2GHz)
8GB LPDDR3 (2133 MHz) RAM
Intel UHD Graphics w/ HDCP support. DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5
shared memory

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I built a $3,000 performance desktop a few years back, and the main games games I ended up playing on it were things like FTL, Shovel Knight, SNES emulators, and other games that could be run on an overclock ham sandwich.

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[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

CDDA: it's basically an immersive sim with zombies and mutants in an ascii new england. Sprites optional;

Stardew valley: haha ancient fruit wine go brrr;

Morrowind: whiff. whiff. cliff racer screech. the sounds of a wood elf screaming from the heavens and splattering on the pavement;

An SNES emulator: there's like an entire library to play here;

[–] Crafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Seconding to emulation, for open world RPG you may find a lot of them on older consoles like pre-Gen 7 consoles (PS3/X360). To OP, assuming emlation is compliant with law on your country, older games are great too if you don't mind delving pre-2010s games.

[–] superkret 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I just stumbled upon something called "Doki Doki Literature Club".
Yes or No?

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes! Don't read anything about it. Go in blind.

[–] superkret 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Just finished it.
9/10, realistic depiction of my dating experience.

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If you liked it and wanna try another Visual Novel, you might wanna try YOU and ME and HER.

Much less horror but similar in other ways, and one of my favorites because of the denpa vibes.

[–] Mistic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Another suggestion for a "mystery type" visual novel:

Everlasting Summer

It has some heavy Soviet vibes as well, it's so good, very atmospheric.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My laptop is WAY WORSE than yours and I could play Fallout: New Vegas with ease.

Edit: I didn't read the RPG part 😅

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Shattered Pixel Dungeon - https://shatteredpixel.com/shatteredpd/

It's free and open source.

[–] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago
[–] missingno@fedia.io 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Almost everything I play is just 2D indie games, practically any 2D game should run just fine on that.

There are so many great 2D games I could rattle off that I almost don't know where to start. But since you mentioned RPGs, I am legally obligated to shill CrossCode at any opportunity.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I really should go back and finish it... I played CrossCode up until after the ice dungeon but never got around to going further. It's an S tier game for sure.

[–] superkret 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thanks for the recommendation! Feel free to rattle off your top 3 2D games, too.

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[–] mmhmm@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Stardew valley :)

I wish there were a site I could report my specs to and get a list of playable games.

I have an 8th gen Intel i7, 32 gigs of memory and beyond SNES style games I have no idea what options there are for me

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There was a site called Can I Run It? i used way back when i was younger that was what you're describing

[–] icecreamtaco@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago
[–] offspec@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Should have a good time with hollow Knight

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Skullgirls is the best game you can play on any machine, and it will run on that laptop. But if you're mostly interested in RPGs, check out the Pillars of Eternity games, especially the second one. Wasteland 2 will likely run on that thing just fine.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

based Skullgirls enjoyer

[–] mmhmm@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Pillars was awesome. I need to grab deadfire

[–] superkret 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I just started Pillars.
Great suggestion, thanks! Also bought Wasteland 2 (with the current sale, I think I bought 10 great old games for $20) and will try that next.

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[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

5 years is a reasonable age but you'll need to post your full specs.

[–] superkret 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, edited it into the post.

[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Inscription! FTL faster than light! Dicey dungeons!

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mine is not dissimilar and it runs BG3 on low settings.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What specs do you have? A laptop with an i5 10th gen CPU would definitely not be able to run BG3. My older laptop with a GTX 1060 would barely run it over 40fps lowest settings.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's a surface book 3. I'm out of office at the moment so the comparison is from memory alone, sorry if I was significantly off.

Further wrinkle: I run it from an external SSD.

[–] N00b22@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

Goat Simulator (the OG one)?

It has a DLC that parodies RPGs

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 3 weeks ago
[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Not an RPG but is open world: Hyper Light Drifter

I've run it on a potato laptop before, so it should run fine.

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 weeks ago

adom ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Plainscape torment. Thanks me later.

[–] superkret 3 points 3 weeks ago

Already played it. So I thank you now.

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Not really an RPG, more of a action adventure, but Far Cry 3 will probably run well enough. I played it on a much worse laptop when I was in highschool.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I bet you could get BG3 running on it at low-mid settings.

Also the Witcher series should work fine.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

wouldn't it be ddr4? I think since 6th Gen Intel.

[–] Jayb151@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

There's no way they have a 10th Gen processor with ddr3. Must be a mistake or typo somewhere.

[–] daddy32@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

1 playthrough for every re-release, just as Todd intended

[–] That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's not an RPG, but I always recommend PowerWash Simulator. It's one of those games where you don't have to pay too much attention to the game and can watch stuff on your phone.

Aside from that, maybe World of Warcraft private server like ChromieCraft.

There's also Starbound, Terraria, Fallout 3 & New Vegas, the Portal and Borderlands games, Half-Life 2 just received an update.

[–] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Tunic

Sea of Stars

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

I would recommend DosBox paired with Catacomb Abyss

[–] cocobean@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Hades

Hades 2

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You can get a lot of games running well for that. Almost every 2D game will run great, and a bunch of 3D titles too.

I picked up Parking Garage Rally Circuit in the sales yesterday because I've followed the dev on tiktok and it's quite fun. A dreamcast-style time trial game!

You can probably even emulate most consoles, excluding x360/PS3/switch (but I wouldn't write them off entirely)

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Such laptops are at the low end. But, if you have a really good Internet connection, you could expand your options a lot with GeForce Now. Basically a paid service to use cloud servers to render your game; surrendering an often-unnoticeable delay in response time. They have a free tier worth trying.

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