On Android, I use AntennaPod. Does everything I want from a podcast app and more.

I’m currently keeping a close eye on both Thunder and Liftoff.

Both have been really nice and interesting so far :) I would recommend trying both out and see of one fits your needs.

This looks amazing! I would love to see these implemented/added officially into Beehaw!

That’s how I’ve been starting to see this all as well. The seperate, smaller instances remind me a lot of 00’s phpbb forum, but it’s with the UX of Reddit. Lastly the intercompatibility feels comparable to e-mail: It doesn’t matter that I use gmail and you use Outlook, we can still send eachother an e-mail and both servers will talk to eachother without any issue. It’s the some of the best of many worlds and I’m feeling Lemmy and Kbin are here to stay for me.

My last few adventures have been: J-RPG > Farm sim > City Builder.

It’s been really fun to explore genres and games that I had not really touched before, both new and old games. It made gaming a lot more fun again

I agree. I’m still hoping some subreddits will move over to Lemmy, but I’m really enjoying Lemmy anyhow. The Lemmy communities seem generally really positive so far and there is enough content for me to enjoy. It even helps with reducing my time lost on the internet while still providing me with the community and information-influx that I enjoy. Quality over quantity. I also really love the idea of the technical parts: federated, open source and self-hostable.

Same for me, most of my favorite games nowadays are indies. Like Valheim, Stardew Valley and more

Those games might be worth checking out, it’s a very different experience than online multiplayer shooters. But maybe shooters just aren’t your thing at all, which is okay as well :) If you need more game-recommendations, both shooters and non-shooters, I’m happy to scroll though my Steam list and gather some more for you!

I think Guacamelee hasn’t been mentioned yet.

There are also a lot of amazing Lego games that are fun for all ages. I really enjoyed Lego Lord of the Rings myself

What about games like Half Life or Metro? I don’t like most mutiplayer shooters either, but storydriven singleplayer games can be great imo

Complete dealbreaker for me. You’ll never actually own games with such models, as you are completely dependand on the publisher. Once they pull the plug, you can’t play the game you paid for. Server probleem? Sorry, you can’t play right now. Traveling? Sorry, can’t play.

It is also generally bad for modding and the overall user experience. These kind of games often have DRM that don’t allow for modding

You might want to keep an eye on OpenGoal. It’s a decompilation of the original engine. This allows you to run Jak 1 natively, and they’re working on porting Jak 2 as well. This can also result in higher performance, better graphics and more :)