Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

My son is eleven, and he has been so frustrated so many times when he's found what he thought was a good game, only to discover that it's a pay-to-win game.

I've learned in this thread that there are games where most or all of the IAPs are cosmetic, and don't give players significant advantages. My son already plays Rocket League. Can anyone recommend other good games where you don't have to buy your way to competitiveness?



> Can anyone recommend other good games where you don't have to buy your way to competitiveness?

Single-player games, and a handful of MMORPGs.

Minecraft and Terraria would both probably be good for an 11-year-old. CS:Go of course if you want an actual competitive game.

And Dota 2, if you're OK with your son becoming an addicted degenerate.


MOBAs League of Legends and DOTA2 are FTP but the acquisition of a wider variety of characters in LoL is excruciatingly slow without paying. The communities also seem extremely toxic in my limited experience.


Single player games. Stuff made by Larian for Coop DnD.

Deep Rock Galactic for Coop mining fun.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: