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Do you have a game you play over and over, when nothing else fits your mood? That game that is infinitely re-playable, somewhat the same every time and somewhat new and interesting?

For me it's the games in the Orcs Must Die series. But mostly OMD 3. I play the mode called Scramble, where you have to beat 5 rounds of orcs, and they get harder and harder as you progress. There are random things to make it harder (nerfs) and you can choose 1 thing per round to make it easier (buffs). I've probably played that something like 300 times now since I beat the main game + DLCs a long while ago. I go into a special mental state while playing, since I know it all so well, and just zone out for about an hour each time.

Patient gamers, what's your "I will keep playing this game for the rest of my life" fallback?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Europa Universalis IV. There are tons of countries to play, lots of variation each time, and so many options for self challenges (e.g. accomplish goal by year).

The only thing that would get me to stop playing is if EUV is good, and then only a few years and DLC in. Even then, I could see myself coming back to it.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Dark Souls. If there's nothing else I want to play, I'm always up for another run through Lordran with a build I've never tried before.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Long Dark. Something about wandering an icy wasteland scavenging, hunting, fishing, works for me.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (5 children)

StarCraft. The original. My brain and body is hardwired to play that game. "SCV ready" triggers something. I have a fantasy of retiring in an old folks home and me and a few of my fellow geriatrics fire that shit up and play LAN games until the DNR kicks in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

The atmosphere in that game is very unique and extremely well done. No shade to SC2, it just didn't require capture the feel, the music, the dread the way SC1 does

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Phigros

It's a mobile rhythm game without ads and in-app purchases. It's also completely offline so I don't need an internet connection to play.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hardspace: Shipbreaker. If I’m wanting to play a game but don’t have anything specific it usually means I just want a mental break from life. Shipbreaker is perfect for that. It’s fun and engaging but you play at your own pace and no one is shooting at you. Plus you’re floating around in space with 6 degrees of movement (not considering 360 degrees of rotation) tearing apart spaceships!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

what's your "I will keep playing this game for the rest of my life" fallback?

Lately it's OpenRCT, Counterstrike 2, or Cities Skylines. On the phone it's minecraft.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Destiny 2. I have no idea what's going on but I sure do love shooting those aliens.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I don’t think bungie knows what’s going on either to be fair

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When in doubt, true doubt, Doom is always there for me, in every device I own.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Space Engineers. I can just build and build and build, and the community seems to always have a few new interesting mods whenever I'm looking to start a new world.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Factorio, Minecraft, Stardew Valley. Also solitaire on my phone (PySolFC).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ooc do you play pysolfc on mobile?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Crypt of the Necrodancer.

Really fun roguelike game where you and enemies have to move to the beat of that floor's song. I think part of the reason I still play it a lot is that it's amenable to very short sessions. I've played enough that runs go fast and I either clear or die within 10 minutes.

Over 1200 hours now almost a decade after release, and a huge chunk of that is probably sessions of under 30 mins in length.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Marvel Snap

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago

Slay the spire. Quick 30-45 minute run is just enough to kill time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Project Zomboid, or one of the Arkham games.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My main ones are: Minecraft, age of empires 2, postal 2.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

With Minecraft, just walking around, seeing what you can create, listening to that chill music. Good times.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Rimworld

I just keep coming back.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I love hunting for achievements and there’s always one unfinished game that’s a fallback to push a bit further in these cases where I stare at my Steam library for five minutes without starting anything, right now it‘s „if in doubt, play Metal Gear Solid V“

Runs 60 FPS all high on the Deck as well, which is crazy to me

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Skate 3

I'll just load it up, find a new spot and make some clips.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh me too. I can just roll around for a long while, not even doing anything in particular.

Skate 3, the relaxation tool.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mass Effect. Always new choices waiting for you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Oh! I just started the Legendary edition this week for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'd love to be a fly on the wall <3

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You’re in for a treat! The Legendary edition was a great release, and the perfect excuse for me to replay the whole trilogy a couple years back for like, the fourth time. So good.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Shmups. Not any one in particular, although ESP Ra.De. or DDP DaiOuJou often tend to be top of my list.
Otherwise, Streets of Rage 2 or TMNT: Turtles in Time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Recently, some doom mod

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

For me that's rocket league.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Caves of Qud

Ohboy. It's git that simple text UI. I need more ... visual interaction I think.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I mean it does have sprites, but yeah. I like to read.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

For years that game was Warframe for me. Just turn of my brain and run missions I know inside and out while watching twitch from the corner of eye on a second monitor. At some point I wanted to have more time to play other games so I stopped and didn't find a new cozy game

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Me too. Stopped a couple years ago after I hit 2,000 hours of play time. This year I've played a lot of Helldivers 2 and Monster Hunter, which I have a combined total of nearly 1,800 hours again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

This is mine- I always wind up coming back to it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Burnout Legends for me!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I was going to say, mine is Burnout Revenge. I think last I looked though only Burnout Paradise was available on Steam for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Classic! I should re-buy this on steam so I can play it again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don’t think it is available on Steam. I have to play it through PS2 emulator.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Aww, bummer. I'm sure I could get a PS2 emulator up and running, but I don't think it would be worth it just for Burnout 3

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

For me, that would be Flatout 2 - more debris and stuff flying around but same great racing in some ways.

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