A big problem today for gamers is that most cannot afford high-end PC gaming. Some reasons could be a slow, old PC/Mac or not enough money to get the latest Call of Duty or Halo game. Fortunately, there are fun alternatives to expensive high-end games that most people can afford.
It is unfortunate that most popular video games are $60 or in that price range. Most people just cannot afford them.One gamer at the iSchool, Anthony Velez, was asked if they would buy a $60 game, and responded, “No, I can get an entire chicken for less.”
Thainawan Medina, another student at the iSchool who likes video games, said, “$60 is kind of a lot...”
They probably do not know the many alternatives Steam has. Steam is a free platform used to buy games and communicate with other gamers. Download that, and you are one step closer to finding fun alternatives to high end games.
Indie games are probably some of the best alternatives to high end gaming. They are really inexpensive because they are not created by a widely popular company, and usually don’t require a large amount of memory to download.
This is the cheapest game mentioned in this article, and its a comedy game called McPixel. McPixel's objective in the game is to defuse bombs or "save the day" in 20 seconds each level. There are four chapters in the game, each with three levels and an unlockable level.
This game is guaranteed to make you laugh...or make you go “What the ...?” It is all about randomness and trolling. Best part? It is only 5 bucks.
Another Indie game is The Stanley Parable, a mod for Half-Life 2. The first version of the game is actually free, but they recently released a new, stand alone HD remake for only $15.
In this game, there are no combat or other action-based sequences. Instead, the player controls the protagonist, Stanley, through a surreal environment, with each step of the process narrated, voiced by British actor Kevan Brighting. The player has the opportunity to make numerous decisions on which paths to take, including going against what the narration is telling them to do, each choice leading to different narrations and endings. This game is really worth it, in my opinion.
Another indie game that is actually popular is Minecraft, a sandbox game which is only $26. The creative and building aspects of Minecraft allow players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, gathering resources, crafting, and combat.
Gameplay in its commercial release has two principal modes: survival, which requires players to acquire resources and maintain their health and hunger; and creative, where players have an unlimited supply of resources, the ability to fly, and no health or hunger. A third gameplay mode named hardcore is the same as survival, differing only in difficulty; it is set to hardest setting and respawning is disabled, forcing players to delete their worlds upon death.
This is definitely a more expensive indie game, but its not as bad as some other price tags. This game is not available on Steam, but you can get it on the website, minecraft.net.
Now, for the last two, I cannot stress the need for these games enough if you like FPS games.
The Half-Life series of video games share a science fiction alternate history. All of the games are first-person shooters on the GoldSource or Source engines, and are linear, narrative, single-player titles. Half-Life 1 and 2 are $10. They also have Half-Life Episode 1 and 2, which just continues off from Half-Life 2. Those are $8 each.
Garry’s Mod is a modification for Half-Life 2. It has no game objective and players can use the game's set of tools for any purpose whatsoever. Garry's Mod allows players to manipulate items, furniture and "props" – various objects that players can place in-game.
You can also play on different servers that people make, and even different game types online with others, such as Trouble in Terrorist Town, Prop Hunt, Stop it Slender, even Zombie Survival! You can play almost anything on Garry’s Mod. Plus, it is only $10 as well. I cannot recommend these two games enough.
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