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.
Ratchet & Clank Going Commando. I’ve spent countless hours in that game over the last 20 years. I still keep a PS3 in my room to have the HD trilogy available whenever I want to play.
Really wish it would be remastered to run on the current systems.
Coincidentally, New Vegas was the first ‘resource-heavy’ game I played to test my new Steam Deck. Played great and still holds up. I try a different way to kill Benny every time! This time, he ended up as a slave for Caesar. Benny, vidi, vici!
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
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.
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.’
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.
The first 5 of those i have installed on my phone and i play them during lunch breaks and when i have time at home the last 4 i have on switch and are just great games to revisit from time to time.
Im probably on my 7th play through of icewind dale since i originally played it all those yesrs ago.
You just opened up a rabbit hole for me lol. I didn’t know there were so many full scale games on mobile. I had seen a couple before, but I didn’t know how deep they went. How are the controls on Baldur’s Gate I and II?
Controls are great. Those games controls translate so well to touch screen. Them being point and click games tapping is very natural. And instead of the arrow keys you just drag the screen around. Pinch zoom for more accurate tapping of small things or to zoom out for a better view of battles.
Its like they were made for touchscreens.
I think they are a little more playable on a tablet sized screen or a foldable phone but i played alot of bg1 on my old nexus 6 phone which had a 6 inch screen.
Kotor 1 and 2 play better with a controller like a playstation/switch/xbox control or better still a control like the gamesir that holds your phone and makes it look like a switch.
I need to correct my original post. Its kotor that inhave on my phone and jedi knight on the switch
I go back to sleeping dogs for the fighting every once in a while as well. I’ve been looking for a game with similar fighting style but deeper mechanics.
The ones that I find myself going back to the most in the last decade are indie classics. Hyper Light Drifter, Kerbal Space Program, FTL: Faster Than Light (I just realized all these titles sound similar, but they’re a 2D character action game, a spaceflight simulator/shipbuilder, and a very unique strategy game, respectively, and they’re all among the best in their genres). Also, as a horror game fan and a Resident Evil fan in particular, I keep replaying the Resident Evil 2 remake from 4 years ago; easily one of the best horror games ever made.
I’m barely getting through the forest with a friend and we’re looking to buy son’s of the forest probably next steam sale if we like the story of this one
I’m pretty lame and just run USSEP, Cutting Room Floor, SMIM, Immersive Citizens, Alt Start, Rich Merchants, etc… When I try to go nuts with Mods I spend all my time modding and never actually get into the game. I wish I could find some community advice on minimal mods. When I “used to” look on the skyrimmods reddit most ppl seemed more interested in how many mods they could get, like quantity over quality.
Yeah that’s kinda what kept me from modding skyrim.
I looked into it, but i would mostly find videos with titles like, “MOST BEAUTIFUL IMMERSIVE 400 MOD LIST” and i would try it but by the time i was in mod like 50 i couldn’t even launch the game anymore and i was too lazy to troubleshoot that much lol
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Ratchet & Clank Going Commando. I’ve spent countless hours in that game over the last 20 years. I still keep a PS3 in my room to have the HD trilogy available whenever I want to play. Really wish it would be remastered to run on the current systems.
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Coincidentally, New Vegas was the first ‘resource-heavy’ game I played to test my new Steam Deck. Played great and still holds up. I try a different way to kill Benny every time! This time, he ended up as a slave for Caesar. Benny, vidi, vici!
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I go back to the Mario games pretty often.
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
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.’
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
Icewind dale
Baldurs gate 2
Baldurs gate
Starwars kotor
Starwars kotor 2
Starwars jedi knight
Starwars jedi knight 2
Mario 64
Goldeneye
The first 5 of those i have installed on my phone and i play them during lunch breaks and when i have time at home the last 4 i have on switch and are just great games to revisit from time to time. Im probably on my 7th play through of icewind dale since i originally played it all those yesrs ago.
Based on that list, you would love Neverwinter Nights too.
I did but i tried going back to it recently and it feels so clunky. But it was annold favourite. Nwn2 was a big improvement imo
You just opened up a rabbit hole for me lol. I didn’t know there were so many full scale games on mobile. I had seen a couple before, but I didn’t know how deep they went. How are the controls on Baldur’s Gate I and II?
Controls are great. Those games controls translate so well to touch screen. Them being point and click games tapping is very natural. And instead of the arrow keys you just drag the screen around. Pinch zoom for more accurate tapping of small things or to zoom out for a better view of battles.
Its like they were made for touchscreens.
I think they are a little more playable on a tablet sized screen or a foldable phone but i played alot of bg1 on my old nexus 6 phone which had a 6 inch screen.
Kotor 1 and 2 play better with a controller like a playstation/switch/xbox control or better still a control like the gamesir that holds your phone and makes it look like a switch.
I need to correct my original post. Its kotor that inhave on my phone and jedi knight on the switch
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
God of War
Red Dead Redemption
Banished
Oxygen Not Required
Horizon Zero Dawn
Fable 2 and 3
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I go back to sleeping dogs for the fighting every once in a while as well. I’ve been looking for a game with similar fighting style but deeper mechanics.
Absolver looks really cool
“They’re masterworks all, you can’t go wrong.”
I think I got Dragon’s Dogma on every system I own. And still play it at least once a month.
The ones that I find myself going back to the most in the last decade are indie classics. Hyper Light Drifter, Kerbal Space Program, FTL: Faster Than Light (I just realized all these titles sound similar, but they’re a 2D character action game, a spaceflight simulator/shipbuilder, and a very unique strategy game, respectively, and they’re all among the best in their genres). Also, as a horror game fan and a Resident Evil fan in particular, I keep replaying the Resident Evil 2 remake from 4 years ago; easily one of the best horror games ever made.
Minecraft Sons of the Forest Rimworld
I’m barely getting through the forest with a friend and we’re looking to buy son’s of the forest probably next steam sale if we like the story of this one
Skyrim, grab a few new mods and the game is practically new to be again!
I’ve played Skyrim for over 500 hours but I’ve never played mods. Which ones are your favorite?
I’m pretty lame and just run USSEP, Cutting Room Floor, SMIM, Immersive Citizens, Alt Start, Rich Merchants, etc… When I try to go nuts with Mods I spend all my time modding and never actually get into the game. I wish I could find some community advice on minimal mods. When I “used to” look on the skyrimmods reddit most ppl seemed more interested in how many mods they could get, like quantity over quality.
Yeah that’s kinda what kept me from modding skyrim.
I looked into it, but i would mostly find videos with titles like, “MOST BEAUTIFUL IMMERSIVE 400 MOD LIST” and i would try it but by the time i was in mod like 50 i couldn’t even launch the game anymore and i was too lazy to troubleshoot that much lol
Braid - such a beautiful masterpiece of a game Portal 1 & 2, especially now that 1 has RTX re-release Half-life 2 and the episodes Factorio Rimworld
XCOM series is great. Unfortunate so many of the lead creators have left Firaxis lately.