cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45801870

I am looking for a game that will make me laugh a lot. I already played Disco Elysium and I am currently playing Stanley's Parable

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[–] 26 points 7 months ago (4 children)
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    Some of the best comedy writing in any video game series, ever.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    Featuring the single best joke ever told in a video game.

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  • [–] 24 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    The Monkey Island games come to mind. A Bard's Tale maybe?

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    People (not me), seemed to really like Thank Goodness You're Here. Undertale is a popular one. Date Everything seemed funny from what I saw of it, and if playing with friends things like peak, baby steps, or getting over it. Lots of different genres there, but steam also has a tag for comedy games. Even if you don't end up buying it on steam, you can always check that out in case you don't get enough options via comments.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I dunno if it’s “comedy based” but I find Grim Fandango really funny.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago*

    If you're into some point and click, I might suggest the Sam and Max collection

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    South Park: The Stick of Truth and its sequel were really funny and the RPG gameplay was a lot more fun than I expected. I’ll also second the recommendation for the Monkey Island series.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    Thank goodness you're here (already suggested and upvoted) and McPixel

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago

    Grim Fandango!

    Never has a game made me laugh out loud like when I first discovered it. Clever humour, unique characters, and each line of dialogue is packed with effortless charm and wit. Not to mention the philosophical themes disguised as one man's quirky Day of the Dead -themed quest to get to the afterlife.

    The puzzles are a product of its time so a walkthrough might be needed. But that's forgivable for the game's big picture.

    Wish I could wipe my memory of it and play it all over again.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    West of Loathing and Shadows over Loathing are two really funny and silly games.

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    I liked Guardians of the Galaxy

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Deadpool the game is super funny if you can get it. There is no legal way to get it.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    The original ace Attorney trilogy is pretty good with humor, some people enjoy the humor in the somnium files, yazuka zero's side content is pretty funny.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Unmetal is a fun spoof on Metal Gear/MGS games

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    The older Sam and Max games were great.

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    Played it over a decade ago but Jazzpunk remains very fond in my memory. Can highly recommend it

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    HITMAN! The core story/cutscenes form a very serious, grim premise. But, the actual gameplay, and the writing of the many dozens of NPCs in each level, is filled with humorous charm and tongue-in-cheek Bond-eque silliness. Characters will acknowledge 47's often paper-thin disguises, make silly remarks about excuses to take off early, or alluding to how horrible it would be if some freak accident occurred. Plus, the mechanics can involve things like dropping banana peels for people to slip on, or luring people with a cartoony explosive rubber duck.

    It takes a bit of time to get used to how the game wants you to explore, and stop trying to brute-force it like a stealth game. Quite often, some of the main intended ways of going about a mission involve little to no stealth. It's a lot of fun and very replayable.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Just the other day I saw the bit where the guard gets a phone call telling him it's NOT prostate cancer, and he's all happy and relieved, and you're just out of the window and have to make a tough decision.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Is this Absolution?

    Before the World of Assassination trilogy, I think the tone was often very grim and mocking even on the player’s side, eg “welp, gotta murder for a paycheck, that’s how the world is”

    For the newer trilogy, there’s still a lot of grim humor, but it’s usually on the part of targets. They’re painted as VERY savage billionaires deserving everything coming their way, and the guards around them less so.

    You also get far more tools to be nonlethal, to the point any kind of gunfire is heavily punished and no speedruns really acknowledge runs where you kill non-targets.

    I did kind of have that feel that previous games were too grim about a lot of things; ended up enjoying World of Assassination quite a bit more.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Depending on when you were born: Class of '09

    I'm not sure how it would hit for non-millenials but if you went to school in the early aughts the entire series is great.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    High on Life is full of jokes from beginning to end. There is a surprising amount of detail and commitment to most of the jokes. It's a shame about Justin Roiland though.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Pizza Tower

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    The Looker is a short parody of The Witness and it’s free on steam

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Both MediEvil games on PS1. Yes they're kind of dated now, but I'll always have a soft spot for Sir Daniel Fortesque and his skeleton slapstick.

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    Have you got the deluxe edition of Stanley parable? It really got me laughing how much it jokes about sequels.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    Tales from the borderlands is one of the funniest games I've ever played. It's a telltale game.

    West of loathing is a turn based game but it's too unserious with lots of jokes.

    South park: The stick of truth is probably the best comedy game I've ever played. You can also try the sequels.

    There was an old deadpool game but I can't remember the name. If you know deadpool, you can expect the type of humour in it. Might not have aged well though.

    And if you want a great game with comedy, the YAKUZA series is in a class of it's own. One minute you'll be laughing your ass out, and the next minute you'll be bawling. I'd recommend not to start with yakuza 0. It's a prequel but the story is so phenomenal that, after playing, other parts feels average in comparison.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Esoteric Ebb

    It's Disco Elysium, but you're a cleric in D&D in a nutshell.

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    There Is No Game. It's not very funny, but still pretty funny.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    It's rather dry humor but I had a pretty good amount of laughs and chuckles from "Thomas Was Alone"

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    If you're enjoying The Stanley Parable, you'll probably like Do Not Press The Button To Destroy The Multiverse.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    "There is no game"

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Promise Mascot Agency had some really solid writing.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Dinocop. There's a demo on steam

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Just say not!

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Sir Whoopass was pretty fun for what I played, and absolutely delightfully funny the entire time

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Crashlands.

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    • Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet (written by British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King who is occasionally on the telly)
    • Yorkshire Gubbins

    I think there's free "prequels" or other ones from both series, if you wanted to test your reaction to the humour.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    Mitchmanix has a whole channel playing through comedy games.

    One of my personal favourites is The Deadly Tower of Monsters.

    I haven't got very far into it, but Rustler is a pretty funny top down view GTA spoof.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Ink Inside.

    Made by ex Cartoon Network + horror devs. Game is basically a cartoon show you play. But with unique combat, a funny narrative, and game mechanics that often can make you laugh with how silly it is (if you like slapstick)

    It's two player co-op as well, with some killer VO.

    Brian David Gilbert is one of the leads, so if their humor works for you, you should check it out! 😁

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    The Dragon Quest series has lots of comedic moments and dialogue, but its a very specific brand of a bit antiquated japanese humor that falls flat for some people.
    Xenoblade 2 as well, especially in the cutscenes, and the dialogue delivered by the cutesey mascot "Nopon" race characters.

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    Super Bunny Man and Heave Ho for multiplayer games. Single player is doable, but multiplayer is where the laughter really hits.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    A little older, but Bard's tale cracked me up pretty good when I first played it.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Good joke games are rare.

    If you like narrative games I would recommend "Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist". It is very short (15 minutes), but it is good, and it is free: https://store.steampowered.com/app/409160

    Another silly game with lots of jokes in it is "Kraken Academy!!": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158220

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