What are your favorite single player games to go back to often?
- Minecraft
- Furi
- Mario 64
- Super Mario World
- GTA SA and Vice City
It’s kinda rare for me to go back to a single player game and replay it, but there are some games that are nostalgic in the same way place or smell can be nostalgic.
I know them so well that I can’t help but want to go back and visit and I never really get disappointment by the experience. Sure, I don’t get as immersed as the first time, but I definitely still enjoy the games.
Mod-friendly games with large mod communities like Skyrim or Mount and Blade 2. The ability to play a game like Skyrim in completely different ways keeps it fresh.
Minecraft (modded and unmodded)
Creeper world games
Mindustry
- Halo 2, I know most cutscene quotes by memory
- X3: Terran Conlict, huge time waster, janky, infuriating and I love it
Chromehounds(not really, I lost the CD and my X360 is dead (Armored Core ain’t got shit on Chromehounds, fight me))- Crysis 2, better looking graphics than all the AAA games *I* have seen in the past 3 years
- Terraria, it’s Terraria
- Starbound, it’s Terraria but in space
- Valheim, it’s Terraria but you’re a 3D lowres viking (it’s low resolution textures exhalt my love for normal mapping)
Into The Breaxh, Sekiro, Psychonaut 1&2.
They are so satisfying and not too long. Factorio is a bit too demanding.
Factoring, satisfactory
Heck anything with a dedicated server support. I throw up my own server, connect and play SP. So long as the game is fun, I’ll play it
Hades
I recently picked it up for my switch and I’m really excited to try it out. I’ve heard a lot of great things about it
It’s a great game to kill time, each play through is random so doesn’t feel repetitive. Great soundtracks. I’m playing this on my laptop through a ps5 controller honestly this game is best to be played on a switch or steamdeck type device. Anyway happy gaming.
I’m pretty hyped for the sequel.
Wow there is a sequel? Great!
Highly recommend; it’s on my list. It’s a low-barrier roguelike to get into. Overall, the genre has some friction points, but this game is really smart about it. There is a story! It is advanced every time you die. You slowly get more stats each time also. However, If the game determines you are dying ‘a lot’, it will allow you to decrease the difficulty so you won’t abandon the game. The fun is in combining Greek god powers; you can ‘git gud’ if you want a challenge, but it’s not necessary to ‘have fun.’
I go back to the Mario games pretty often.
Man, Furi, I tried and couldn’t get past the tutorial, lol
Man, Furi, I tried and couldn’t get past the tutorial, lol
Same. The soundtrack is killer, though. It’s in my regular rotation on Spotify.
In my first play through I was surprised how many songs from the games I knew
There are so many Mario games that are easy to pick up and play anytime without worrying about forgetting about the story, controls, or anything like that
Haha I played Furi a lot so now I have the bosses memorized
Virginia and What Remains of Edith Finch are two of my favourite narrative experiences. I’ve played through both of them a few times and I’m always eager to go back.
I’ve seen them on GOG. Maybe I should try them out
The Binding of Isaac. Around 1000 hours between the original and Rebirth.
I generally go back to the nostalgia-filled retro titles from the nes-psx eras or for a more modern experience I’ll lean into Mark of the Ninja, Guacamelee, or FTL. I’ve also put an embarrassing number of hours into the new Tomb Raider trilogy and Breath of the Wild. BotW counts as vintage these days, right?
I started a play through of Tomb Raider 2013 last night on my Steam Deck and I’ve been enjoying it so far. Controls feel a little clunky for me, but maybe that’s just because I suck at using controllers lol
I’ve heard a lot of great things about FTL and I have it on steam, but I don’t think I’ve ever opened it. Maybe I should start looking
It’s definitely the clunkiest of the 3. I almost gave up on it but if you stick with it you’ll figure it out and maybe even learn to like it. RotTR and SotTR are both much better from a control perspective. FTL is great for when you just want a chill game. It’s hard but not sweaty. I really wish they had it for Android…
Since setting up emulation on my steam deck, I’ve been playing way too much SSX tricky…
SSX is probably the only snowboarding game I’ve played/enjoyed. Great announcer, music, tracks and tricks.
Man I still listen to music from SSX 3.
So many great memories from that game.
Deus Ex with GMDX mod
Yeah Deus Ex is definitely my choice too! (though I don’t usually play with GMDX)
GMDX makes it playable in the modern age without removing the original spirit. Revision and New Vision change too much
I use Randomizer. Transcended is also an option, or just plain Kentie’s.
I’ll need to check those out
I’m a little biased but I think Randomizer is pretty cool lol
- Factorio (the factory must grow…)
- Soul Reaver & Legacy of Kain series
- Lufia 2 (SNES)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
- Final Fantasy VI
- Diablo 2
The factory must grow
The factory must grow
For me, Minecraft is not single player, I mean, I always play it with other people , I know it’s only for me 😁
My games are Zelda link to the past, s. Mario world and xcom apocalypse. I replay them at least every two years
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