The kind of game you daydream about while at school or work because you can’t wait to come home and play some more.
Crusader Kings 3
Dayz currently. Before that, Rimworld. Before that, factorio.
Spellcaster University.
It’s not the most complex game, but you’re given control to build your own set of universities, trying to accomplish the goals given to you. You have a limited amount of time before the Great Evil comes and you have to start over.
Each location has its pros and cons, different graduation classes can give benefits that persist through the run, and all the building is done through picking one of 3 cards themed around what they focus on(Gold for general improvement and random magic things, Mana of particular types for rooms/items focused on that school of magic).
I think I got this game through a Humble Bundle, but never gave it a shot. Might have to check it out!
It definitely hits that “Simple on the outside, addictive on the inside” itch. Even playing on Marathon, a School goes by fairly quickly, so you get in that “just one more” mentality.
Noita! I’ve stopped playing it now as I more or less achieved everything I wanted to with it, but it really got a hold of me with how much it rewards creative approaches to problems
Completely hooked on would be Dark Souls 3. Right now I’m playing The Witcher 3, and while it’s good, it makes me want to boot up DS3 - less talking more fighting
DS3 is my favorite. I have to fight the urge to play it again fairly regularly. It’s an oddly soothing game to play.
Come back to DS3! Plenty of people invading and praising the sun on PC…
The last game that truly gave me the feeling you described is Lies of P. It was my favourite game of 2023 and the 60 or so hours I put into beating it were very well spent.
Helldivers 2, currently. I’m hooked on the progression and acquisition of all of the unlockables, but it’s the moment to moment gameplay that keeps me wanting to hunt all the loadout options I probably won’t use anyway.
I’ve never loved a game with so many technical issues so damn much
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Ive been playing a lot of read dead redemption lately.
Came here to say this (specifically RDR2). I found the story really slow in the beginning but it got me addicted.
This is me right now with RDR2, almost feverish with it for the last two weeks.
Currently on my second full playthrough. This time I’m changing it up by playing with a controller, and doing a low honour run - role-playing as the disillusioned dickhead that hates the world, antagonises almost everyone and gets bounties left and right. I have been avoiding story missions for the last 5-10 hours just because the world is so engrossing, so rich with experiences and possibilities that the thought of returning to the story starts to feel restrictive. But I’ve added a good 20+ mods to enhance the experience in a lore-friendly way, too.
But man is it fun. God, what a pleasure it is to experience that world, and to know just how much of it I still have left to discover. I love it so much.
Baldur’s Gate 3, four playthroughs back to back, two of em multiplayer. I still play it every now and then when I want to continue my honor run.
Besides that, Rimworld. Nearly 4k hours.
Have you yet done the “all gnomes” playthrough?
Not yet! Waiting on a friend, we’re doing an all-barbarians playthrough, so we were thinking halflings. It’ll probably get very messy.
All-Barbarians is a classic! Maxing out strength and putting zero effort on mental traits was my favorite playthrough on Fallout games.
Not sure of if that’s what it means though, but playing as a group of massive angry toddlers sounds like a grand time.
Ah Rimworld. What are other games except brief distractions from more Rimworld?
It’s honestly a neverending stream of new stories. There’s new, quality mods nearly every day.
I am utterly shellshocked by how much I’m enjoying Helldivers 2. It’s been a very long time since I’ve daydreamed about going home to play but I just can’t wait to blast some bugs with friends most days. It’s like I’m 10 again
I just want to let people with lower spec hardware know about “Earth defense force 5”. It’s better than hell divers in my opinion. Bigger scale, more aliens, more destruction but lower graphics to compensate.
There’s 6 days left on the EDF Humble Bundle.
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/earth-defense-force-friends-unite
Yeah it’s this dog me too except im forcefully teaching democracy to the robots.
Not to mention i really try to help with all the major orders as i want to see where the story goes
I keep seeing so much about it, I really need to give it a shot.
You won’t be disappointed especially if you play with friends or people who communicate
Oh.
Yeah it’s a 4 player multiplayer game. You can drop in with randoms but it’s just not the ideal experience in my mind
I will definitely revisit it as soon as I’ve made three communicative friends!
I just played a quick game before i do some chores now with random people, all American won’t hold it against them but they were good blokes.
Knocked out 2 missions at level 4 cause i just wanted the cruisy experience
I play coop PVE games with random matchmaking, Helldivers 2 is still a lot of fun with random people.
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time with Balatro, the Steam Deck is Dangerous…
I really enjoyed the game, until it came to beating it on the harder difficulties. I lost steam when I had all the decks unlocked except for the ones that require bearing the higher difficulties. I did normal, and the next harder one.
I’ll have to try balatro after I finish minishoot.
Was just telling my friends, had one of those instances where I lost a run, so I closed the game with the intent of going to go so something else, then found myself opening it again 2 minutes later… so addictive
I get angry at the game and instead of turning it off, I switch decks…
Ghost of Tsushima is so good it almost makes me want to buy my own ps5, but I think I’ll stick to borrowing my gf’s.
Good news, It’s coming out on PC.
Horizon Forbidden West just released on PC, been hooked on it since then.
I watched a 14 hour silent walkthrough of it. It’s a game that I actually don’t enjoy playing (I played the first), but I do love the plot so much. Fuck Ted Faro
Completely hooked on: Baldur’s Gate 3.
Completely hooked on in the past tense and stopped playing: Overwatch.
You’ll laugh.
Bus simulator: Ultimate
Android game that will toast your phone, but it’s pretty nice. It has a multiplayer too and a 2nd hand market where people bid on used buses. Naturally this means it’s best to attempt to put a bus for auction in specific hours, and bid in others.Some of the longer routes take well over an hour in real world.
One effect on me, which is also true for trains and busses in real life, is that it makes me sleepy pretty quickly.
Low frequency sound of the engine, trees moving past, road lanes quickly zipping past, you’re just staring in front while doing minor adjustments and falling asleep.
I should not drive in real life.As an avid ETS2/ATS player, I totally get you.
