War for the Overworld (I have many thousands of hours in this)
Settlers 2 Gold
(Both the above have a lot of user generated maps, which has given them most of their longevity.)
Factorio
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If you're into boomer shooters, you can't go past the original doom for infinite playability. Literally 30 years worth of user created content and mods.
You can get hundreds of hours out of Binding of Isaac, easy
Rimworld, Terraria, Minecraft, Satisfactory, basically sandbox games, where each playthrough is different.
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Just Cause 3, with the additional DLC. I've been through all of it three full times, slowly plugging through a fourth (when time allows)
Football Manager!
Slay the Spire
Balatro
I want to throw out Mario Bro 3, Tetris, Dr Mario, and Sonic Mania. Just pick up and go, no long term commitment, always fun solo but you can add a friend anytime. Simple but rewarding game play loop.
Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 4, the BioShock series
My top ones I constantly replay are Factorio, rimworld and modded Minecraft java version, mainly because there's a incredible amount of mods For all of them, make themed runs for each one. Sometimes action adventure sometimes just pure automation.
Nearly 8k in Factorio and probably Minecraft, not as much in rimworld but only because I bought it about a year ago
I'm seeing Rimworld and Factorio in a lot of the comments here. I have played Factorio already, great game. Guess I'll try Rimworld now.
Dwarf Fortress!
I'm a huge fan of Rimworld! Very excited to hear you're giving it a try. It really can become whatever you want. There is an abundance of Quality of Life mods too. I definitely have recommendations if you'd like.
I am currently in my like 90th run of Subnautica. I'm doing an "All Cuddlefish, no native food, save the Sunbeam" run.
I can play Control over and over again.
Factorio and RimWorld immediately come to mind. Even with the base unmodified game, you’ll likely get several weeks of gameplay out of Factorio. Then if you dive into modding, you’ll never put it down. Multiplayer is really nice too. And their big DLC just got announced, and is planned to drop in a few months. So now would actually be a great time to dive in, because you’ll get access to the DLC about the same time that you’ve burned through the content on the base game.
Dungeon keeper.
Any of impression games latter worldbuilders (pharaoh, zeus, emperor)
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I've played a lot of RimWorld, and I don't feel anywhere near done
Rimworld, especially with mods is a game I can always come back to. Such an amazing game.
Super Metroid. The game really opens up if you spend a bit of time learning alternate routes and sequence breaks. Many of them are kind of easy too. Besides all that, I just feel weirdly cozy in the depths or outside in the rain. It's also a shortish randomizer if you go outside of the vanilla experience with like 100 places to check.
Doom. No the originals. Doom, Doom 2, and Doom Final. I always go back every few years.
4x games tend to be functionally infinitely repayable, since a single game often takes an eternity and there are usually many factions to play.
I particularly like sword of the stars 1 & 2. Honestly don't remember which I preferred but I know I got an insane amount of time sunk into both of them.
Whoah you are probably first person i encounter that enjoyed SotS 2. First one was one of the best 4x in history though.
Currently looking for a new 4x game that will scratch my itch. Been going through tons but they all seem like watered down versions that "simplify" the process. Last game I played was SpaceEmpires (4&5), completely addicting but after over a decade of bugged games I've just completely given up on it. Definitely got my playtime out of it though, great game regardless.
Have you played AI War? Or AI War 2?
Minecraft, Hades, Solitaire, Civ, Gunfire Reborn, Vampire Survivor, Vampire Hunters, and Placid Plastic Duck Simulator,
One of my favorites is Invisible Inc. Top down tactical game but focused on stealth instead of combat. Its a cyberpunk setting with a stylized art style. You run a corporate espionage outfit, that's just been doublcrossed and exposed. Your supercomputer only has a few days worth of juice so you've got to a few days to get to the bottom of it and rebuild your agency enough to survive.
The levels are procedurally generated and sunce each campaign is time limited you really have to work with what you're able to find each run. You choose two agents to start and can find up to two more to round out your group as you go. They all have different abilities and synergies with each other so lots of combos to explore.
There's also an endless mode thats fun as well, and is different than the campaign since you don't have a time limit. You have time optimize your agents and have time to get your ideal gear loadouts. They also throw more security measures at you as the days progress.
Its super well balanced, and i can't recommend it enough