The kind of game you daydream about while at school or work because you can’t wait to come home and play some more.
No Mans Sky. Off and on for like 4 years now. But I keep coming back with each new update and I get completely hooked again.
Palworld! Couldn’t stop playing it with my friends, it was such a blast! I say “was”, because we quickly all got to level 50 and now we’re waiting for a big update that’ll make the game fresh again!
Currently hooked on Factorio.
Before that, Baldur’s Gate 3.
Before that, Factorio.
Haven’t touched Factorio in ages. Really looking forward to diving back in with the Space Age expansion!
Factorio is eternal.
Can’t wait to play the new extension.
The Factory Must Grow
factorio is one of the best automation games ever, and also has just about any quality of life feature you could think to add to a game.
i’m in my first ever modded playthrough with space exploration and i’m blown away by the increase in complexity. the vanilla game is great but the mods are definitely worth trying if you want an exponential jump in complexity.
My latest game is with Krastorio, and I’ve been loving the added complexity, though I’ve heard it’s lighter than some other mods. Definitely doing a Space Exploration run next I think.
Krastorio 2 + space exploration on the same file works well together
I’m still playing Starfield. I’m 120% the targeted audience. It helped me go through depression.
I’m a 45 years old dude, and I started creating a comic with my character in Starfield, by taking screenshots and adding speech bubbles with Figma. I didn’t know I had it in me.
As far as I’m concerned, Starfield is self-care.
I really enjoyed that game, despite its faults, and despite the loud folks yelling about how it was the worst game ever. I put around 150 hours into it.
Awesome. I’m way past 500. Not sure, I don’t check much.
That’s deep rock Galactic and star trek for me, whenever I’m bringing those 2 then times are tough.
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
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.
Path of Exile.
Still am, but used to be too. Eagerly anticipating poe2 release.
To the moon. Played it a few years ago. Cried.
There are sequels too!
What? No. Seriously?
Yesterday i started playing custom doom wads at night because i wanted to see what new mods where available and lo and behold; i saw the sun rise.
“Ok, I’ll play till midnight and then hit the sack.”
(Suddenly, you hear birds singing.)
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time with Balatro, the Steam Deck is Dangerous…
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…
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.
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
Come back to DS3! Plenty of people invading and praising the sun on PC…
DS3 is my favorite. I have to fight the urge to play it again fairly regularly. It’s an oddly soothing game to play.
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.
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.
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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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.
