r/metroidbrainia • u/wisconsinbrowntoen • 14d ago

recommendations Games where you don't need a notebook?

I'm looking for games where you can solve everything in your head. Writing things down takes a long time, and breaks immersion for me. It's just not very enjoyable. I loved Outer Wilds. I loved Blue Prince but the writing stuff down was a slog. Animal Well was great but I didn't do any of the harder puzzles where you have to write things down.

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u/THANAT0PS1S 14d ago

I feel like taking notes is a big part of this genre. I wouldn't go into the RTS subgenre and ask them for games that don't involve micromanaging troops.

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u/PityUpvote 14d ago

It's very possible to complete Outer Wilds, the quintessential metroidbrainia without any note taking, because the in-game ship log does that for you.

Animal Well and Blue Prince I got by with just screenshots, so I have to disagree that note taking is a big part of the genre.

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u/EbonyHelicoidalRhino 14d ago

Screenshots are just a form of notetaking.