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What's the game you play when nothing else sounds good? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by perishthethought@lemm.ee to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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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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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I’ll load up Spider-man a couple times a month just to go on patrol, and stop random crimes.

Been doing this since Spider-man 2 came out on the original Xbox. Glad the new one came out, and I don’t have to chase that kid’s damn balloon anymore.

[–] idyllic_optimism@lemmy.today 5 points 3 months ago

Modded Minecraft for sure. But there are a handful of games I keep going back to and common theme for those games that I can listen to a podcast or audiobook while I'm playing them, like Rimworld, No Man's Sky, Stardew Valley, Skyrim.

[–] Narauko@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Warhammer tide games, either Vermintide 2 or Darktide. Best melee combat in a video game, relatively short rounds, and super satisfying to just genocide some heretic/xeno hordes for the Emperor/Sigmar.

You just alerted me to the existence of Orcs Must Die 3, and I am going to check it out after absolutely loving the first 2.

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[–] victory@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dead Cells. I've been stuck on 3BC for years, but someday I'll beat it! Someday...

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[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

When I'm too tired or depressed to dive deep into something it's always something really simple like Ring of Pain, Vampire Survivors, or other slow paced stuff.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Helldivers 2 is great for short to medium sessions.

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[–] Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Perfect FPS for when every other FPS feels like a big endeavor to get into.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Stellaris with the Star Trek: New Horizons mod. Currently doing a Borg run, at war with the Dominion right now, but of course, resistance is futile.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 3 points 3 months ago

Marvel Snap

[–] emerald@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago

Risk of Rain 2. And if that doesn't work, Risk of Rain 2.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago

For me its titanfall 2. Simply because its quite casual and the rounds don't take too long. Just hop on and if you get absolutely obliderated the next round will be better.

[–] RougeEric@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Guild Wars 2 and Dear Esther

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[–] DasSkelett@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Creeper World 4, the daily map usually has a good duration. Takes your thoughts off everything else pretty well, yet is not too demanding. And you can vary your play style yourself a bit / set your own limitations, depending on how much of a challenge you want right now or how much time you want to spend.

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[–] aquinteros@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

we could always use more valiant Helldivers to protect our way of life. for freedom and democracy.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is it right to say that is always multiplayer?

[–] Jonnynny@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Always online. You can start a mission and not call for reinforcements. Sometimes people like to play solo or with just one friend.

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[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

There's good free multiplayer games (e.g. delat force, marvel rivals, deadlock)

Unless you mean single-player

[–] wick@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I've been chipping away at that deep rock galactic reverse bullet hell game for a while now. Don't have the patience to play anything for more than half an hour these days.

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