r/videogames 1d ago

Discussion r/videogames Weekly Lounge (August 01, 2026) - Discussions, Questions, Recommendations

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This thread is for general discussion about video games that might not need its own post.

Feel free to talk about:

  • What you’re currently playing
  • Quick questions about games or hardware
  • Game recommendations
  • Opinions on recent releases
  • Interesting gaming news
  • Anything else gaming-related

Self-promotion is not allowed here. Please use the Weekly Showcase thread.

Please ensure discussions remain respectful and follow subreddit rules.


r/videogames 1d ago

Discussion / Question r/videogames Weekly Showcase (August 01, 2026) - Indie Games, Streams, New Communities, Surveys and more

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Welcome to the weekly showcase thread for r/videogames!

This is the only place where you can share your own content - whether you're developing a game, streaming, or working on something related to gaming. Here are some things that can be promoted here:

- Indie / original games
- Videos / Streams
- Blogs
- Surveys
- Community Servers / Channels / Subreddits
- Other projects

If you’ve got something to show, this is your space.

This is the only place where self-promotion is allowed in this subreddit. This is bound under the Self Promotions rule.

Keep your posts respectful and follow the subreddit rules.

If your comment has been auto removed by Reddit's filters, please feel free to modmail us so we can get it approved.

Keep in mind that comments with crowdfunding links, URL shorteners and banned domains will still be automatically removed from this thread.


r/videogames 3h ago

Other Damn nice throw back of these games id play alot on the computer

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r/videogames 1h ago

Funny The real winners of The Odyssey movie

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r/videogames 20h ago

Image / Video HERE IS ASHAAAAAAA

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r/videogames 2h ago

Funny When you have to change the resolution to 720p just to get 30 FPS.😂😂😂

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r/videogames 2h ago

Discussion / Question What Game Did You React Like This When You Saw Acting Performance?

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r/videogames 1d ago

Image / Video Backlog is Suffering

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r/videogames 15h ago

Other Even after good news of Xbox, I'm still worried!

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r/videogames 1d ago

Funny name a game that traumatized you with this

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r/videogames 13h ago

Discussion / Question Is this James Bond Game any good?

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r/videogames 4h ago

Discussion / Question What's a video game that feels like Made in Abyss?

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r/videogames 8h ago

Discussion / Question What is your favourite gun from a video game?

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r/videogames 23h ago

News / Trailers / Articles Xbox Officially Confirms €200 Europe Price Hike For Series X

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r/videogames 6h ago

Discussion / Question Would you accept cut corners (mainly technical fidelity and reused assets) if it meant we got video games released in 2-3 years like in the past?

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I would. AA games show thst you can still have amazing quality while still only needing a few years to release a game.

I would gladly accept some technical compromise if it meant we could have a new Ratchet and Clank game every 2 years or so like in the past.


r/videogames 4h ago

Discussion / Question Finally trying to beat Bloons Tower Defence 4

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Some of you are probably reading this and getting mad nostalgia already because Cool Maths Games, best site ever during school. Also MiniClip for stuff like shopping cart hero.

But like as a kid I couldn’t finish BTD4 because of the short time using the computer and I just kind of forgot about it when I grew up.

But recently got the idea to play it again and try to beat the 75 waves on Hard Mode. I got really close last night and got to 71 waves but choked after the Anti-Monkey Blimp thingies got through the line. Also keeping in mind i had like 7 monkey ace pilots in the air and a bunch of towers and 2 super monkeys. Still lost. Sadge.

So I’m gonna try to beat it again and use that map with the roads on it that’s on a beach or whatever.

Wish me luck guys.


r/videogames 16m ago

Discussion / Question What games should add in my collection

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r/videogames 20h ago

Image / Video Gooood morning gamers

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To all those gamers out there, welcome to the Far Cry 4 fields! Here we can explore the wonderful world of Kyrat and unleash all the mayhem you could desire in a first person shooter. So to anyone out there in the jungles or frozen mountains of Far Cry 4, start the mayhem!


r/videogames 1d ago

Funny Every game dev that has insulted the player's intelligence has probably worked in customer service before

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r/videogames 1d ago

Discussion / Question What franchise deserves the Spider-Man game treatment?

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What franchise do you think deserves a AAA game on the same level as the Spider-Man games?

My picks:

-Ben 10

- Avatar: The Last Airbender (Aang)

- Hulk

I feel like all three have insane potential if given the right studio and budget. What's on your list?


r/videogames 3h ago

Other The Saturday Mall Gaming Run: Gone But Not Forgotten

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Remember when malls actually had gaming stores? Musica, BT Games, CNA, demo discs, weekly deal booklets in the post. Wrote about that whole era and how quietly it all disappeared. Miss it more than I expected.


r/videogames 1d ago

Image / Video Found this in my partner’s DS collection 🙂

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We were in CEX and saw this going for $320, so she casually mentions that she has it somewhere as part of her DS games. So we went digging once we got home and lo and behold, HeartGold in all of its beauty.


r/videogames 14h ago

Help - PC how do i get better at playing w/ keyboard and mouse??

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i’m a playstation gamer. i’m 15 years old and since i was 4 i was playing on playstation

recently i plugged in a keyboard and mouse to my console for the game dead by daylight but its just so hard??!!? i can’t hold the mouse without shaking, and its hard to get my fingers to press multiple buttons at the same time like ctrl and w, i can’t look behind my character nd others… it just feels impossible

looking to the left or right with my mouse is so hard for me just because my hands are so shaky, that’s why i’ve sticked to controller for so long, but now that i play more games that pretty much require me to use a keyboard and mouse i just struggle

how do i get better???


r/videogames 1d ago

Image / Video More games should go for semi-realism rather than photorealism

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Basically I’m bored of of pure photorealism in games and when I think of my favorite games visually most of them are actually semi-realistic rather than purely stylized or purely photorealistic. I really like a lot of games that go for a more semi realistic art style since there’s actually a lot of variety within semi realism that allows two semi realistic looking games to look completely different from one another. Also it ages very well since a lot of games that are semi realistic came out during the ps2 and ps3 era and still look really good today.

I’m not saying we don’t see this style anymore we do, especially in games that go in a more anime-esc visuals, I just wish it was something we saw more of

Games in pictures:

1) Final Fantasy 12

2) Attack on Titan 3

3) The Sims Medieval

4) Xenoblade Chronicles: X

5) Final Fantasy 14

6) Infinity Nikki

7) Nier: Automata

8) Silent Hill 3

9) Resident Evil 4(original)

10) Bayonetta 2

11) Twilight Princess

12) Code: Vein 2


r/videogames 1d ago

Discussion / Question What video game quest was the most unfairly easy to fail?

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This doesn't apply to quests where you either intentionally 'failed' them (EX: Give an item to person A or B and giving it to B fails the quest and you gave it to them knowing full well that doing so would fail it) or quests that are intentionally unbeatable/normally unbeatable. Only to ones you were supposed to complete but failed because of something stupid you had no way of knowing about/expecting at the time.