In no order,

Tetris nes, Vanilla wow, Pokemon red, Zelda a link to the past, Final fantasy vi

Not in order:

Sim City 4

Mario Kart 64

Smb3

Little Big Planet

Fallout 4

Duke Nukem 3D should be on this list, but I'm unwilling to bump any of the others off.

Edit: how'd I forget Tetris (NES)?! Put that on the top five and bump Fallout 4 to an honorable mention.

I know you specified no need for explanation, but I’m in a sleep deprived state and feel the need to state several caveats. Heh.

Games I come back to over the years:

• Arx Fatalis
• super Mario World on Super Nintento
• The Legend of Zelda The Ocorina of Time
• Transistor by Super Giant
• Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince with Friends
• Reciever 2 if not

• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Morrowind
• Rimworld
• Subnautica

• Street Fighter 2 CE
• God of War (2018)
• Final Fantasy 7 (original)
• Elden Ring
• Resident Evil 2 Remake

Honorable mentions: Resident Evil 7, Doom Eternal, Duke Nukem 3D, Left 4 Dead 2, Helbreath, Super Mario World, Sniper Elite 4.

Arma Cold War Assault (OG Operation Flashpoint)

Automobilista 1

Morrowind

Quake 2

DayZ

Some flight sim that i haven't played nearly enough, like Ill-2 Sturmovik 1946 or F22 Total Air War

Witcher 3 Elden Ring Age of Empires 2: Conquerers Mass Effect 2 NFL QB Club

Honorable mention to Asheron’s Call. Not because it was a great game but because it was my first MMO and had all those addictive qualities that make people dump 1k+ hours into it and pay a subscription.

• Smash melee
• Left for dead
• Oblivion
• Hunt showdown
• Valheim

Extreme APM for me

GunZ

StarCraft

Teeworlds

Couldn't find other games that are as intense, pvp.

1. Sonic the Hedgehog
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
4. Sonic and Knuckles
5. Alien Isolation Sonic Spinball

Oregon Trail, Solitaire, Blackjack, Duke Nukem 3D, and Quake 2 plus Castle Wolfenstein

Donkey Kong Country, Legend of Zelda Link to the past, Oblivion, Witcher 3, Resident Evil 2

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - pick one

Rimworld

Dwarf Fortress

Space Station 13

The Witcher 3

• skyrim
• red dead 1
• cs2
• sc2
• quake live
• doom
• dragon age inquisition

oh that's 7

Blue Prince

Shadow of the Colossus

Kirby Super Star

Brave Fencer Musashi

Morrowind

Would be two lists for me. One for "best", as in they were great, gave me joy or strong emotional responses, but their replay value is not great:

1. Enderal
2. Ocarina of Time
3. Death Stranding
4. Horizon: Zero Dawn
5. The Witcher 3

"Best" as in can't get enough of it and would take to a remote island:

1. Factorio
2. Kerbal Space Program
3. Civ V
4. Oxygen Not Included
5. Valheim

Demons' Souls (PS3)

Tie Fighter

Outer Wilds

Master of Orion 2

Shenzhen I/O

It's a very difficult question to answer. Best of all time what? RPG's? Sandboxes? MMO's? They're not comparable at all. For example, I have SO MANY fucking hours in Rimworld, but I would never say it's a 'better' game than Disco Elysium, where my hours played are very limited indeed (it's not a game you play for weeks on end, of even replay very often). They're both good games, but I would still say Disco Elysium is a 'better' game, even though I would never pick it in a "you're only allowed to play 5 games for the rest of your life, which do you choose?'-situation.

So let's see, I guess any 5 of these would do (Mass Effect + 4 of these anyway)?

Mass Effect
Disco Elysium
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Path of Exile *
Deus Ex
Rimworld *
Terraria *
The Witcher
Baldur's Gate
Dishonored
Divinity Original Sin
No Man's Sky *
Slay the Spire *
Fallout New Vegas

And an honorable mention because I played it for over a decade in the past:

Ragnarok Online

Honestly, I've tried so many MMO's in the years since then trying to capture that feeling.. You all know what I'm talking about. THAT FEELING. Never found it again.

(The games with the * are the ones that I have the most hours in, not because they're the "best" games, but because they have the most replayability and no stories that can end. In a "pick 5 games for the rest of your life" situation those would be the ones I'd choose, I think. Or maybe I would trade one in for Mass Effect, because I can't have N7 Days otherwise. ;))

In no particular order:

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• CK3 (or Paradox games in general)
• Rimworld
• Overwatch 2

1. Baldur's Gate 3
2. Stardew Valley
3. Skyrim
4. Chronotrigger. 5.Rocksmith 2014

WarCraft 3 Quake 3/live Warsow Binding of Isaac Counter-Strike

1. World of Warcraft
2. Baldur's Gate 3
3. Nioh 2
4. Doom Eternal
5. Overwatch

Quest for Glory 4(wholes series of that is an option) Valheim Witcher 1 Stardew Valley Mount and blade

Shared 1st place: What Remains of Edith Finch & Kentucky Route Zero

3rd: Scarlet Hollow

4th: Life is Strange

5th: Baldur's Gate 3

Not in order

1. gothic
2. Witcher 3
3. baldurs gate 3
4. red dead redemption
5. half life 2

In no particular order

• Animal Well
• Outer Wilds
• Disco Elysium
• The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Minecraft - It's Minecraft

Factorio - Best factory game on the market and one of the best-designed pieces of software of all time

Celeste - Most artistic game on this list and the skill ceiling basically doesn't exist

Team Fortress 2 - Still a contender for the best class-based shooter of all time, I love making loadouts and screwing around. Best shooter community I've experienced.

Not really sure what to put for my 5th. Some sort of puzzle game? A coop friend game? idk.

1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3. Saints Row: The Third
4. Sekiro
5. Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap

Off the top of my head really quickly. Ask me tomorrow and it might be five entirely different games.

In no particular order:

• Dwarf Fortress
• Kerbal Space Program
• Project Zomboid
• Vintage Story
• Stellaris

I love these questions but the also cause me much many stresses so I apologize in advance that I’m gunna cheat.

Also, this is not in any specific order except #1 is absolutely my #1 of all time game.

1. Red Dead Redemption 2
2. The Horizon Series (thus far but Gorilla is making me nervous)
3. Kena - Bridge of Spirits
4. Stardew Valley
5. Hades 1 & 2

1. KOTOR
2. Majora's Mask
3. Shadow of the Collosus
4. Fable, with the DLC
5. Pokemon Emerald

No Man's Sky, RDR2, Disco Elysium , Forza 5, and split between MK3 and Sonic on Sega

No order:

• Celeste - Mostly Modded
• Minecraft - Only modded like GregTech: New Horizons and Divine Journey 2
• Factorio
• Hellish Quart
• Siralim Ultimate

• Bastion
• Heroes of Might and Magic IV
• Doom Eternal
• Diablo II
• Super Mario Odyssey

Based purely on soundtrack.

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Stanley Parable (2)
Chrono Trigger
Octopath Traveller
Portal (2)
Outer Worlds