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Help my mum find a similar game to E33!

TL:DR
- gameplay needs to be simple enough (story mode appreciated)
- she loves crime mystery books and movies (not too graphic or with gore)

Hello, like I asked in the title: do you have any recommandation for my mother?
After finishing my first playthrough I convinced her to play E33 together, it was her very first videogame EVER, so the standards are high.

She is looking for other games that have amazing stories, but she didn't care much about the gameplay. We played E33 in story mode and she struggled quite a bit, walking around and moving the camera was already hard for her. Many times she just wanted me to beat the bosses because she mostly cared about the plot, not the gameplay.
She was very good at noticing small details and connecting dots during the story: for example she almost instantly understood>!Maelle and Verso were related because of their eye color!<and that >!Verso didn't save Gustave on purpose.!<

The game she is looking for doesn't have to be turn-based, but needs to have a very appealing story and mysteries. It also needs to be easy enough that she can at least enjoy the gameplay a bit.

I was thinking of some games that are more story-driven, big bonus if the visuals and music are great.
She reads a lot of crime mystery books (that are not too dark or graphic) and watches many movies and series like that (no gore or horror, she hates that).

One idea I had was Detroit: Become Human , but I would like your opinion since I didn't play many games like that (I mostly play multiplayer and competitive stuff).
Another idea was It Takes Two, but I think it will be too hard for her for now.

P.S. Here's a sketch I drew of me and my mum finishing Expedition 33

Edit: Yall are amazing! Thank you already for so many replies in such a short time <3 Sorry if I don't reply to everyone, just know that my mum is thanking every single one of you

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Educational-Mess6022 It's a shame you're disqualifying horror because Silent Hill 2 is one of the most emotionally moving games I've ever played alongside E33. There's a mystery element to it as well, but it goes to very dark places.  4h ago 2 likes
Incitatus_ Detroit is a pretty good choice, I'd say! Just don't go for Heavy Rain by the same studio, that game is terribly written, the mystery starts interesting but just drops the ball about halfway through and never picks it back up.

Disco Elysium is my number one recommendation, it's a masterpiece. But people have already mentioned it, so maybe some other well-written isometric RPGs? Those usually have easy mode options for combat and such so it won't be difficult for her to enjoy it. Particularly Baldur's Gate 3 and Planescape Torment, even if the combat in the latter is kinda bad, the story more than makes up for it.

Oh, and Chants of Senaar! It's a game about deciphering the different languages of groups of people living in a huge tower. It's fantastic and the puzzles are interesting without being obtuse.
4h ago 2 likes