[suprjami]

OpenXcom adds a whole heap of wonderful conveniences to UFO/X-Com. It's probably my favourite open source game engine clone thing.

https://openxcom.org/

[snvzz]

Dolls / Girls Frontline 2: Exilium[0][1][2] is a modern take on the XCOM concept.

Free (but gacha.)

0. https://gf2exilium.sunborngame.com/main

1. https://gf2.haoplay.com/jp/

2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3308670/GIRLS_FRONTLINE_2...

[suprjami]

> gacha

Hard pass.

[snvzz]

Spending money is actually entirely optional.

I personally haven't, because it would take the fun out of the game.

[suprjami]

Yeah I know. I lost 2 years to Azur Lane. That was enough.

[snvzz]

Love them shipgirls, eh?

Right now, I am caught up with gfl2, and having a blast with Arknights: Endfield. The factory must grow!

In a few weeks, I'll probably be working on my projects and not touching any games at all, as I was just a few weeks ago.

Two years is indeed a bit too much. Got to do something else when it stops being fun. I had to learn that lesson with a few months of DOTA2; it can turn into a job, except that it produces nothing of value.

[lionkor]

> my favourite open source game engine clone thing

For me that's OpenMW

https://openmw.org/