I stupidly injured my left hand and it’s going to be out of commission for the next 3 months. I usually play Sim racing games and first person shooters.
What games would be available to me in order to keep streaming while only using my right hand? Ideally racing themed.
I can somewhat use my left hand to hold a controller but not use any of the buttons on the left side or the stick and pad.
PS: Don’t stick your fingers in a blender without powering it down first. Trust me.
Edit: Thanks for the suggestion everyone, it turns out I already own a lot of these through humble bundles. Time to work through that backlog!
Telltale Games would work well I think, Tales from the Borderlands is my recommendation from those.
You don’t need to have played Borderlands games (atleast I didn’t) and it’s a funny engaging game, I don’t know how good you are at mashing buttons right now though since the game does have a couple of fail states over those
Maybe racing management game ? I found Motorsport Manager on Steam, i never played it but it looks like it’s playable with only a mouse, and it has excellent reviews.
Adding to that, racing games from my experience shift gears automatically, so the hand OP would use for shifting them would be mostly free.
Also makes me think, maybe the pedals could be configured as the motion keys in shooter games? Mouse could steer the character left and right, while pedals would move ahead and back. Just dunno how many keyboard keys OP would need to be creative with.
I’m currently playing Cocoon, it’s a fun little indie gem with only an analog stick and a single button to control it, and an accessibility mode in the controls settings that makes both sticks and all buttons work; so you can play with just a stick and trigger – one hand.
Frostpunk is the first mouse game I’ve played in a decade. it was really nice. it’s a citysim but you have to prolong the life of a civilization through the heat death of the universe. Since every end state is freezing to death it makes you consider living in an interesting way.
also it made me cry which is a really weird emotional beat for a citysim. who does that?
Check out brotato. It’s a cheap game but it’s got an addictive gameplay loop, all you have to do is move a character around. I’ve put over 100 hours into it, and each session is pretty short.
If you want something with a bit more story I will keep proselytizing for Chrono Ark. If you enjoy roguelike deckbuilders like StS then this is one of the best ones from a pure game mechanics perspective, and it also has an entire visual novel baked in with a surprisingly interesting story.
Something I haven’t heard recommended yet: One Finger Death Punch 1 & 2. It is completely mouse based, pretty addicting, and satisfies the itch for interactive stick figure fighting like the old Flash videos used to do.
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Telltale Games would work well I think, Tales from the Borderlands is my recommendation from those.
You don’t need to have played Borderlands games (atleast I didn’t) and it’s a funny engaging game, I don’t know how good you are at mashing buttons right now though since the game does have a couple of fail states over those
Point-and-click adventure games can be played with just the mouse. Full Throttle is about bikers.
I remember playing that all the way back on the Amiga
Holy fuck, you blended your hand? Is it okay? Is it intact?
I have a couple severed tendons and lots of stitches, my entire left hand is immobilized and wrapped up.
If anybody ever asks “but will it blend?”, you have the answer.
Have you considered turn based RPGs?
Trackmania would be my recommendation, you can do almost everything using just the arrow keys and mouse for menu navigation.
Perhaps switch to a keyboard for the time being?
I severely broke 3 fingers in my left hand half a year ago and was able to play Elder Scrolls games and Tux Kart surprisingly soon after the accident.
Sufficient to be able to just move the flat hand left and right a bit and get the fingertips a few mm down to press a key.
Being able to use a controller again took more than 2 months and wasn’t even fun then (did it mostly for the therapeutic training effect).
Maybe racing management game ? I found Motorsport Manager on Steam, i never played it but it looks like it’s playable with only a mouse, and it has excellent reviews.
Motorsport Manager is a banger, it’s a classic. Definitely recommend it if you’re into management games.
Have you considered using the pedals of a steering wheel and configuring that to take the work from your left hand to your feet?
Adding to that, racing games from my experience shift gears automatically, so the hand OP would use for shifting them would be mostly free.
Also makes me think, maybe the pedals could be configured as the motion keys in shooter games? Mouse could steer the character left and right, while pedals would move ahead and back. Just dunno how many keyboard keys OP would need to be creative with.
And to the OP, hope you can recover fully! 💪
I simrace competitively, autogears would destroy my MMR 🤣
Though lack of practice would do that too.
Realistically, I won’t have fun doing it that way.
Adding to this. I play racing games daily and drift fine with automatic gears and only 1 hand.
Keyboard and mouse setup with old school DnD. The games that move your entire party with a single mouse click on the map.
Baldurs Gate 1 & 2,
Planescape Torment,
Neverwinter Nights campaigns 1-3,
Neverwinter Nights 2, 1 & 2. MotB is artfully made. And you get to heroic and levels.
Iirc Dragon Age Origins has a similar setup, BioWare breaks from the format in later editions.
There’s always 4x. Endless Legend is neat. Stellaris. Civ for classsic content.
Vampire Hunters
This, and other games like it can be played with 1 finger:
I’m currently playing Cocoon, it’s a fun little indie gem with only an analog stick and a single button to control it, and an accessibility mode in the controls settings that makes both sticks and all buttons work; so you can play with just a stick and trigger – one hand.
Frostpunk is the first mouse game I’ve played in a decade. it was really nice. it’s a citysim but you have to prolong the life of a civilization through the heat death of the universe. Since every end state is freezing to death it makes you consider living in an interesting way.
also it made me cry which is a really weird emotional beat for a citysim. who does that?
I was just about to suggest this game!
Man that game is ROUGH, but so fun. Totally agree it’s playable with one hand.
dude why did it make me feel things??? why did it make me starve the children and put down the revolution? then sacrifice myself for everyone???
I just bought it because it was winter and I wanted a game about being warm.
Check out brotato. It’s a cheap game but it’s got an addictive gameplay loop, all you have to do is move a character around. I’ve put over 100 hours into it, and each session is pretty short.
Slay the Spire 2, you just need the mouse. And yes you can race, you can speedrun dying lol.
I played the first game for a bit, I’ll give the sequel a shot for sure
If you want something with a bit more story I will keep proselytizing for Chrono Ark. If you enjoy roguelike deckbuilders like StS then this is one of the best ones from a pure game mechanics perspective, and it also has an entire visual novel baked in with a surprisingly interesting story.
Something I haven’t heard recommended yet: One Finger Death Punch 1 & 2. It is completely mouse based, pretty addicting, and satisfies the itch for interactive stick figure fighting like the old Flash videos used to do.
oh that brings me back