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    #1  Edited By psyborg0815

    Hey guys, I got a new laptop and I'm looking for games that are playable with only the keyboard.
    All I've got so far are Trackmania nations and some rhythm games.
     
    Does anyone know other games?

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    you cant use a mouse why?

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    #3  Edited By psyborg0815
    @hedfone: Because I'm not always sitting at a table where I could use a mouse and all I want to do with the touchpad is to navigate menus
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    the mouse is all the pc has... get a ds

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    #5  Edited By W0lfbl1tzers
    @psyborg0815: I once played tf2 for eight hours straight with a mouse one the edge of my laptop
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    #6  Edited By psyborg0815

    Oh, right. There are no games that are plazable with the kezboard, so I should get a DS ... wtf kind of answer is that?

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    #7  Edited By zanzibarbreeze
    @psyborg0815 said:
    " Oh, right. There are no games that are plazable with the kezboard, so I should get a DS ... wtf kind of answer is that? "
    A logical one, yo.
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    #8  Edited By Ineedaname

    Not gonna lie, I posted a rather large paragraph, and my shoddy net never posted it.
    In short, the old GTA games, 1 and 2.
     
    Pause and play games are easy enough to play, like Dragon Age, Baldur's gate, Planescape and Icewind Dale, aswell as others.
    Audiosurf and Altitude might be worth a look.
     
    And hack and slash games aren't terrible with a mouse pad, I've played a few hours of diablo 2 using one so maybe go that route.

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    #9  Edited By apoptosis61
    @ZanzibarBreeze said:
    " @psyborg0815 said:
    " Oh, right. There are no games that are plazable with the kezboard, so I should get a DS ... wtf kind of answer is that? "
    A logical one, yo. "
    w8 until 3ds comes^^ more logical :P
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    #10  Edited By rinkalicous

    Have you got an xbox? Plug in that controller and have yourself a good time, mouse-free.

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    #11  Edited By zanzibarbreeze
    @Ineedaname said:
    " In short, the old GTA games, 1 and 2. "
    Those games are totally free from Rockstar's site. Though, to be honest, only GTA2 is really worth the hard drive space.
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    @Rinkalicous said:
    " Have you got an xbox? Plug in that controller and have yourself a good time, mouse-free. "

    while your at it just throw your laptop in the trash and just play the xbox
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    #13  Edited By haggis

    I don't actually like playing games on my laptop for this reason. But mostly I play games like Sim City 4000 and Civ 4 when on my laptop. Although I did do a run through of Portal just using the touchpad. Since the game doesn't rely too much on twitchy reactions, it's not bad playing without a real mouse.
     
    And yeah, your Xbox controller (if you've got one) will work with quite a few games on the PC.

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    #15  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

    I'd recommend Audiosurf.

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    #16  Edited By Kieran_ES

    Adventure games would probably work well enough with a pad, and slower strategy games like Civ are fine.

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    #17  Edited By Ryax

    street fighter 4 doesnt need a mouse

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    Spelunky? 
     
    Could check out some old emulator stuff.  
    Megadrive classics on steam, Braid maybe. 
     
    Edit: Bionic Commando Rearmed should work.

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    #19  Edited By i69edUrGpa

    Chips Challenge?...
     
    Just use a fucking mouse

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    Also you could get a cheap usb controller. With Xpadder or JoyToKey it would make a decent mouse that doesn't need a surface to use. 

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    #21  Edited By mazik765

    You might consider trying out games like Diablo 2 or Torchlight. I used to play those on my laptop between classes on campus with my touchpad. It's more difficult than using a mouse, but once you get used to the keyboard shortcuts and stuff it's totally doable.
     
    Man you people are assholes. All the OP wanted was some games they could play decently without a mouse. I can totally relate since, like I said, waiting on campus in a chair you don't have access to use a mouse. Either give the OP a legit answer or don't post asshole remarks just to get your post count higher.

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    #22  Edited By Outrager

    Altitude would work. Also, you can try a trackball, but those are kind of expensive.

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    @Outrager said:
    " Altitude would work. Also, you can try a trackball, but those are kind of expensive. "
    Avoid those one finger mouse trackballs they suck for gaming.

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