Good Games - No Mouse!

leggit

Anybody recommend some good games that don't really depend on using a mouse?

Use a laptop and have Call of Duty 4 on it but don't think it could handle much more than that and if I can't use my mouse I can't really play it! Don't really have room to use a mouse when I'm travelling or just sitting on the couch so it would be nice to have a game that I can play comfortably using the keyboard and trackpad.

I'm into all sorts of games so any suggestions welcome!

Dave_The_Sheep

If you're into the older shooters, you could do worse than the Doom series. Yeah, the turning speed is horrendous compared to a mouse but that's the way it was played back in the day (for me anyways) and it adds a bit of horror to the game, knowing that if something is behind you it's going to have free reign until you can turn around.

The Binding of Isaac is a more recent indie game, requiring no mouse. Decent enough fun, if limited in scope. Cheap too, due to this.

I've never tried it myself but I've heard it's quite possible (and passable) to play a decent game of Civ (4 or 5) with just a keyboard. Might be worth giving a go, to see if that's true. Because Civ 4 is animal. An absolute time-sink.

Chavways

The Sims or Total War series are easy to play without a mouse.I do it all the time.With both you are able to pause if you get overrun with whats going on.

sarumite

I always play minecraft on my laptop using the touchpad. I would say a lot fo strategy games,especially turn based should be fine. I am currently playing Fallout 2 without a mouse.

Sabre0001

Super Meat Boy would be a great one to get. Will definitely keep you going.

Otherwise I'd go for racing / sports titles.

EGriff

You could just get a wired xbox 360 controller and plug that in. Probably even worse than the trackpad for strategy games but you could play shooters (single player) and most other types.

quarryman

Civ.

Magill

I just re-bought the first 3 broken sword games, been playing the first one all day without a mouse.. great stuff. Only tenner for the 3 on steam.

leggit

Chavways wrote: »

The Sims or Total War series are easy to play without a mouse.I do it all the time.With both you are able to pause if you get overrun with whats going on.

ah Total War, how could I forget! Played that a few years ago (Rome) without a mouse and it's very playable if I remember correctly?

Good suggestions so far, have to give a few of them a shot.

Creamy Goodness

any lucasarts game before < year 2000 (except for tie fighter/x wing series of course).

but if you haven't already played these then where the hell have you been?

dibkins

Super meat boy and bit trip runner.

civilnug

Track Mania 2 is pretty good for crashing out on the couch and hammering away at the keyboard in frustration!

gizmo

In a similar vein to Super Meat Boy, there's Dustforce too.

leggit

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

any lucasarts game before < year 2000 (except for tie fighter/x wing series of course).

but if you haven't already played these then where the hell have you been?

Only ever played one LucasArts game I think? Twas Grim Fandango and it was awesome!