We all have that one game or genre that never gets old and we return to time and time again.
What is it for you and why is that the case?
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It’ll literally always be Minecraft. I think I’ll revisit it every couple months till I’m dead.
I go back to a few almost routinely.
- Mount and Blade: Warband (with and without mods)
- Rocket League
- Crash Bandicoot 2&3
- OpenTTD
- Pokemon (The mainline ones are all basically the same game lol)
For M&B and OpenTTD, being able to rely on my old knowledge of the game to succeed feels satisfying since they both have a steep learning curve.
For RL and Crash, muscle memory taking over the majority of play is relaxing.
For Pokemon I just have a crippling amount of nostalgia
Minecraft. I go through phases of not playing it, but once or twice a year I’ll start up a new world and just mindlessly build and mine while listening to a podcast or an audiobook, and will play every night for several weeks. I’ve started so many minecraft worlds over the years that I really don’t need to think about what to do next
I feel like Minecraft is one of those games that will always be there as an old favourite.
DOOM
So many mods
So many difficulties
Beyond that I’d say Half-Life because that’s also a good classic.
Monster Hunter. I must have spent over 1,800 hrs. on the two latest series. I can’t exactly turn my brain off with this game but nothing makes me more comfortable than having a Lance or Charge Blade in my hands.
Stardew Valley or MechWarrior Online.
That’s… quite a spread. Care to elaborate?
MechWarrior Online when I’m feeling like an online game, but don’t want something fast paced like Apex Legends or Halo.
Stardew Valley when I specifically want a single player game to unwind.
Hope that makes sense.
Yeah it does. It’s just been so long since I’ve played an online game, nevermind a shooter, that I forgot they can be relaxing.
MechWarrior is a game series I’ve been playing since I was a kid. It’s basically big mech combat, but with very low TTK and lots of team strategy involved.
Doom (1993) for me. The newer custom maps and mods too, ofc, but more often than not I’ll spin up episode 1 or 2 just to play through it.
Actually, if I’m really stressed, sometimes I’ll “play” Doom maps in my head - just walking around, trying to remember as much detail as I can. I find it strangely soothing. Damn, I guess Doom is my happy place
A memory palace full of blood and aliens, I can relate lol.
A bit different from the question but
Outer Wilds.
I’ve spent a lot of time in it and have 100% it, so it’s hard to find a reason get back in, but even just booting to the title screen just completely transports me.
Why? Outer Wilds was just an incredible experience, and the OST is astounding and the music completely soaked up the experience and can bring it all back just by listening.
My teenage kids love Outer Wilds so much. They speed run it on the weekends when they’re bored.
Any SoulsBorne, Doom (mostly Brutal Doom), PSX Resi’s or SOTN. Mostly the total comfort of playing what I know so well for a wile.
Hollow Knight for sure. Just load up a couple of randomizers and explore hallownest for the millionth time
Stellaris, Rimworld, or Borderlands 2. Depends on how much I want to use my brain. If I just want to turn my brain off, Borderlands. If I want to really sink into a game, Rimworld. Somewhere in between, Stellaris.
Mirrors edge 1.
The level design was just really good. There were many different ways to tackle various obstacles in the environment and the time trials had many routes you could take.
Now that I’m relatively good at the game I can beat the story levels in around 4 hours ish?
I like to revisit it from time to time.
League of legends obviously I enjoy the toxicity
Battlefield 1. I hop on the same server every time and it’s a nice way to calm myself down if I’m stressed about something in real life. It’s much more fun to be stressed about staying alive and helping my team the best I can. The game sparked a strong interest in history for me aswell, so it’s also a comfort zone in that sense too.
Diablo 2. I return to it about twice a year and have a good time starting a fresh playthrough farming gear for a few different builds. Especially with the QOL that resurrected has brought.
