Looking for game recommendations

[Gamwal]

Hello. I just bought my first gaming computer laptop and I'm looking for free games I can download that don't require a mouse or controller. I like driving games and non shooter rpg. Thanks!

 

[Zloth]

No mouse AND no controller? Jeesh, I think you have to go back to the old DOS days for a pure keyboard game. Maybe the older Ultima games. Those cost money, but very little. In fact, it looks like Ultima 4 is free on GOG:

Ultima™ 4: Quest of the Avatar

Prepare yourself for a grand adventure! Ultima™ IV, sixteen times larger than Ultima™

www.gog.com

The older Final Fantasy games don't need a mouse, either. You won't get a free one of those, but there is a sale on.

FINAL FANTASY VII on Steam

The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!

store.steampowered.com

It might even be possible to play the Remake without the mouse, but that game is expensive even on sale.

 

[Brian Boru]

Pacman and Pong maybe? Difficult to recall keyboard-only games, it's been well over 30 years…

Possibly Tetris?

 

[technomadic_rony]

I can't really think of any good games that you can play without having a mouse and/or a controller.

Maybe, Rocket League. It's free on Epic Games and you can play it with Keyboard (personally I've never tried it with anything except a controller), but a mouse would help for some extra camera control.

 

[Pifanjr]

My first suggestion would be Dwarf Fortress (I suggest starting with the Lazy Newb Pack). It's really two games in one. There's an adventure mode where you're free to just wander around, recruit some companions and kill whomever or whatever you please with one of the most detailed combat systems ever made that'll allow you to choose which part of your teeth to bite your enemies with:

There's also a fortress mode where you (indirectly) control a bunch of dwarves as they try to set up a new place to live. You'll have to set up workshops, bedrooms, farms, kitchens, eating halls, temples, inns, etc. to keep your dwarves happy and dig ever deeper to mine the metal you need to equip your soldiers for when you'll inevitable get attacked by goblins, forgotten beasts or those damn elves who got pissy because you chopped down some trees.

I also found two free to play driving games:
Crossout is a free to play "post-apocalyptic MMO Action game" involving driving that's described as "Like if Mad Max and Twisted Metal had a baby in a sandbox”.

RaceRoom Racing Experience seems to be a regular racing simulator.

Assuming you have a touchpad, you can also try one of the many free to play MMORPGs out there. A lot of them don't require fast or accurate mouse movements.

 

[Gamwal]

Thank you all. I basically want to test out my new computer before I buy a controller. So far the graphics look great.

 

[HenrykForkbeard]

Pacman and Pong maybe? Difficult to recall keyboard-only games, it's been well over 30 years…

Possibly Tetris?

I ******* love you. 😂😂😂

 

[Colif]

Typing Attack Typing Game

Welcome to play one of the best typing shooting games! The spaceships appear in the screen, you shoot by typing words until the enemies explode at the last keystroke.

www.typinggames.zone

not going to test GPU though

I guess you could play Pong on a keyboard, but mostly we used a controller... although tbh, calling it a controller is being nice to it, compared to what we have now.

 

[Zloth]

Oh, if you're looking to test graphics, you should try finding a graphics demo. I know NVIDIA has some going back years. Just poke around on their web site. There's that graphics testing suite, too, though now I've forgotten the name of it.

 

[Slasken]

Test 3dMark

 

[Colif]

Heaven still ranks up there as well, and its free. https://benchmark.unigine.com/heaven
Many of the features in 3dmark aren't free anymore - https://store.steampowered.com/app/223850/3DMark/
and there is this as well - https://www.maxon.net/en/cinebench

there are more, thats just off top of head.

 

[Slasken]

Maybe post the specs of the computer? Don't know the specs? Run dxdiag, then copy and paste the specs here.

 

[McStabStab]

Fall Guys is free now. You could prob play with a M&K.

 

[DXCHASE]

Fall Guys is free now. You could prob play with a M&K.

Theyre looking for games w/o a mouse


Yes, post your specs. so we can see what we can recommend to you. Also, buy a mouse even if you dont use it often, buy one.

 

[McStabStab]

Theyre looking for games w/o a mouse


Yes, post your specs. so we can see what we can recommend to you. Also, buy a mouse even if you dont use it often, buy one.

Whoops, sorry!

 

[Colif]

using a computer without a mouse requires either voice activation or really good typing skills and knowledge of all the keyboard shortcuts.

Its pretty much impossible now and has been for about 20 years

ahh, trackpad... mouse is still better

 

[Slasken]

Here's a list of games with built in benchmarks and where to get them. Not all are free, but some have free demos.

Games with built-in benchmarks 2024: how to benchmark your PC - Review - Gaming | XSReviews

These games include built-in benchmarks, making them useful for testing gaming PCs and laptops. This way, you can test how strong your PC is in a real game, getting results that are easily comparable between different machines running different hardware. Integrated benchmarks are also handy if...

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