Like, games that you have played through multiple times, but you still like to replay them from time to time because you can just relax and have a good time without too much hassle.

For me some are Dark Souls 1&2 and Borderlands 1, I can play them without too much thoughts about what I’m doing, but still be focused enough so no bad thoughts appear.

    • Chezus9247@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 days ago

      I feel ya, for me it was Terraria in those times. Since currently everything sucks, I might give it a shot(again). <3 Thank you. :3

  • hactar42@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    Red Dead Redemption 2 - played all the way through 3 times. Now I’ll just load up in a random chapter and just enjoy the game and atmosphere. Sometimes I’ll go a play a mission where I get you go nuts, or just load up go camping with my horse and explore the map. Or I’ll make up my own challenges. Like hijacking a train to see how far around the map I could make it before getting shot. Or seeing how many racist/KKK members I can burn alive.

  • thezeesystem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Factorio. Always. Others depends on mods. Minecraft, rimworld and satisfactory are great if mods are good for them. Well mods for Factorio too but playing space age without added content is just always so relaxing to me. Only 5k hours sadly in Factorio.

  • Modest_Toxic@feddit.uk
    18·
    4 days ago

    GTA 4 and cyberpunk 2077 for me. I’ve played through both of these games so many times I’ve lost count. I don’t quite know what draws me to these two games but whenever I feel like shit playing one of these games just takes my mind off things

    • Hackworth@piefed.caEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Ditto on Cyberpunk. I think the only games I have more hours played on are EQ, TF2, and Rogue Legacy 2.

    • Chezus9247@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      4 days ago

      Currently trying to get 100% on GTA4. It’s such a great story-game, but I’m not a big fan of the realism-part. Also, there seems to be soo much missing in comparison to GTA:SA. Still, having a great time and I’m hyped af for the DLCs. Only have to finish the monster jumps and doves. c:

      • Flamekebab@piefed.socialEnglish
        7·
        4 days ago

        I’m perhaps the outlier in that I felt like San Andreas felt like they’d thrown shit at the wall to see what would stick. Most of the extra mechanics didn’t land for me at all and I was pleased to see them gone.

  • grahamja@reddthat.com
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    3 days ago
    • Age of empires 2
    • Morrowind
    • Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri

    I do not think i can ever play minecraft ever again, i feel like I am wasting my life mining a new diamond block for the millionth time. New indy games like Everwind or Abiotic Factor far better satisfy that creative adventure for me, and i enjoy trying new cheaper titles of the survival adventure type.

    I miss playing COD, Halo, and Mario Kart at lan parties but those don’t happen as much anymore. I think party games are great with friends.

  • Coelacanth@feddit.nu
    12·
    4 days ago

    For the longest time growing up it was Baldur’s Gate 2. Was such a formative gaming experience for me as a kid and several of those companions feel like reuniting with old friends.

    More recently, Civ V on a medium difficulty is like Solitaire for me. You can just kind of go through the motions and enjoy building an empire.

    For a different kind of relaxation-through-stimulation I also kind of find myself going back to Ninja Gaiden 2 recently. It’s hard to explain why this would be comforting (and the game can also be infuriating at times) but there is just something to the combat and the constant stimulation that can take your mind off things. Especially when you go back and just replay the best parts in chapter challenge as opposed to a full campaign.

    • Chezus9247@lemmy.worldOP
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      4 days ago

      More recently, Civ V on a medium difficulty is like Solitaire for me. You can just kind of go through the motions and enjoy building an empire.

      I really feel this, in a weird way. I reaaally suck at RTS games, and I don’t wanna know how bad I am at those extremely complex games. Not my cup of tea(sadly), but they’re definitely interesting af and in my childhood I played a lot of Anno and Stronghold games, so I’d kinda love to check them out.

      • Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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        3 days ago

        Unmodded the AI in Civ is pretty bad. On lower difficulties you can have a good time just doing your own thing if that is what you want, just building cities and infrastructure and whatnot. If you’re interested you shouldn’t be intimidated by them, I’d say. Plus you can regularly pick up Civ for like 2-3 bucks these days.