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We met on a Minecraft server over ~6 ish years ago when we were like 12. We've definitely split over time but we still chat sometimes. Their birthday is in like a week and id like to give them a gift this year since it's their 18th and also I would like to give back to them since they've been a great friend for so long.

I'll list some attributes:

  • they are trans but closeted for the foreseeable future (I am trans too that's kinda why we get along so well)
  • they cosplay for conventions every year. I considered going once but it's like 13 hours away.
  • they have a laptop and a Nintendo switch, but mainly use the laptop
  • they like Minecraft
  • they like the band Crane Wives

I ideally would like to spend $15-20 and my options are really limited since we only know each other online. My thoughts are either like 3 months of the basic discord subscription (they expressed they wanted it in the past) or a game on Steam.
I'm leaning more towards the game on steam as it's a long lasting thing.

I'm thinking either A Hat in Time or OneShot

I've never bought a gift for someone online other than among us to someone for $5 when it was popular.

Is there anything im missing or anything else you'd recommend?

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

As stated by others, their Steam wishlist is always a good starting place.

If they like story games, To The Moon is like a book you wish you could forget so you could read it again for the first time. It's best played with 0 spoilers.

If they are the type of person who tries to optimise everything and automates a lot on Minecraft, Factorio (a bit expensive) might take over their entire life for a few years.

If they enjoy puzzles and/or you want to play with them, Portal 2 has a co-op section.

I will happily agree with everyone who mentioned Stardew Valley. It can be single or multiplayer, and has a large number of mods. The Expanded and Ridgeside mods add a huge amount of content including trans characters.

Depending on how well you know them, you could try asking if there's any game they'd like to play together that they don't have. Having a friend to play with is often better than the game itself.
PULSAR: Lost Colony and Void Crew are mediocre games made fun by forcing interaction with other players (friends or random people in open games). They also have a surprising proportion of LGBTQ+ players.

[–] seralth@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I have no idea how I first obtained too the moon but that shit made me cry my eyes out and refuses to ever leave my head.

10/10 would be traumatized again

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

~~Instead of Void Crew (which uses Epic launcher and is not quite done yet)~~ I recommend Raft. Quite replayable, fun, has a nice story.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You might be thinking of another game. Void Crew is only available on Steam.

I would also recommend Jump Ship which is in the same style, but I doubt it will be released in time.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Daaamn, you are right, I was half-asleep, I have mistaken it with Void Train.

Raft suggestion still stands tho!