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

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

FIFA, a lot of the time. Lately it's been Rocket League.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

OpenTTD.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I so want to like that game, but that UI is so hard for me to get used to, I never have (after a few tries). Always glad to see it mentioned online though.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Balatro is my current go-to game. Not sure if it is patient gamer material since it came out relatively recently but it is cheap and on all platforms. Poker themed maths game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

Unless you mean single-player

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I could see myself enjoying Helldivers if it wasn't for the trolls I get matched with.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it right to say that is always multiplayer?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hardspace: Shipbreaker. If I’m wanting to play a game but don’t have anything specific it usually means I just want a mental break from life. Shipbreaker is perfect for that. It’s fun and engaging but you play at your own pace and no one is shooting at you. Plus you’re floating around in space with 6 degrees of movement (not considering 360 degrees of rotation) tearing apart spaceships!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I want a sequel to this so bad. Loved almost everything about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dino Run

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

dl-ling!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

X-Com (1993)+Mods, Jagged Alliance 2, Master of Orion 2, Starsector, Avorion and lately Balatro and Peglin for mindless fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Probably Fortnite. It's not just one battle royale game anymore. If I feel like racing, I can play Rocket Racing. If I feel like building, I can play Lego Fortnite. Festival if I want a Guitar Hero experience, Ballistic if I want a Counter-Strike experience, and so on. It's all tied to Epic's servers though, so it's not for life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ys Seven for the PSP. I have Ys VII and Ys: MoC for the Vita and Ys IX for the Switch, but there's something about Seven that keeps me coming back.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I play the "What's that black dot on the wall and is it moving?" game.

Very fun until one actually starts moving.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Another playthrough of BG3.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Shmups. Not any one in particular, although ESP Ra.De. or DDP DaiOuJou often tend to be top of my list.
Otherwise, Streets of Rage 2 or TMNT: Turtles in Time.

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