I’m suddenly reminded of an old flash game about this concept, where various religious icons fought each other (and I think maybe they were mostly portrayed somewhat offensively?)

it looks like a car you’d steal in Cyberpunk 2077

Don’t insult Cyberpunk’s car designs like that, man

FWIW, I’ve been following this game since it was revealed over a year ago. They’ve done some pretty significant marketing over that time, with gameplay reveals, soundtrack drops, all the normal marketing things with a ramp up to release.

The person who said it’s like The Witcher 3: 2 is totally right; there are several mechanics that totally feel like the devs (who worked on TW3) wanted to have or expand in TW3 but were likely told no.

For AAA games, discs have just been fancy download codes for the last decade. I don’t understand getting upset is now; if these retailers were going to “honor the people who pay their hard earned money to purchase it,” they should’ve started complaining a long time ago.

The Outer Wilds

All due respect to the other recommendations in this thread (The Witcher 3 is in my top 3 favorite games ever), but I get the sense you’re looking for a similar vibe - that self-paced, quiet, almost lonely exploration where, though you do have a goal, the point of the game is to wander the world and discover things. While most of these recs (and most open world games in general, so it’s understandable) have a strong story focus, The Outer Wilds will give you that quiet, unguided exploration BoTW does so well.

(And I know explicitly turned down souls-likes, but Elden Ring also hits that vibe super well. If you’re really stuck for something to play, it might be worth a try with one of the magic-focused builds that significantly reduce the skill needed)

I wonder if this counts as baiting for the states where it’s illegal

Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is like Skyrim but with better combat and dar King Arthur themed.

Potion Craft is a game where you run an alchemist shop, entirely stylized to look like medieval paintings.

Buddy Simulator 1984 is a game about a digital companion that likes you too much.

I could give more, but I never see anyone recommend those, and you have a lot of recommendations in this thread already.

“In a world of black people, be white”

Baptists are Protestant homie