For me, Elden Ring. I enjoy open world exploration and collecting-heavy games, and I also enjoy soulslikes for the strategic combat and variety of options. So ER was like two of my favorite ice cream flavors combined into one delicious meal.

I’m sure they can find another publisher if it comes to that, with how good their games are

This one and Balatro have consumed many hours of my phone’s charge

Shot put all the way

At least I still have time to finish it!

This is why I’ve never really gotten into either League, Dota, or, lately, Deadlock. The matches are just too long and most of the length is padding.

Overwatch has its issues, but at least even the worst match is over after 15-20 minutes. And the stomps are even faster, reducing the amount of time you spend not having fun on either side.

Imagine is one of the favourite games in my IRL friend group whenever we get together. It’s basically Alias, but instead of explaining the word verbally, you use transparent cards with shapes drawn on them that you can overlap and move around. It’s chill, fun, and fits any group size.

Calico is my personal favourite, because the concept of making a kitty blanket is just too cute to pass on.

P. S. The link isn’t where I bought the game - I just googled the English version and posted the first link I found.

Good old gunzerker gameplay

Melee enjoyer, I see! My fav is the turtle guy.

Don’t worry, Genshin has that already

Is that a new medical condition that is caused by sitting in one place for tens of hours playing PoE2?

Clarification: right wing libertarian

-fall seems to have taken over from -craft

Jimbo would, of course, be amused

So it’s going to be AAAA

Welp, there’s always Elden Ring modding scene for new releases

Correctly done level scaling should be optional. Like in Dark Souls 2, after you defeat a boss of an area, you can use a special consumable to increase the difficulty of that area to NG+. And it’s stackable, too. That was one of DS2 unique mechanics I’m actually sad they didn’t add in DS3 and Elden Ring, because sometimes I don’t want to restart the whole playthrough in NG+.

I mean, fun is subjective. For a lot of people Balatro strikes just the right spot between strategy and randomness, and is very replayable. It’s perfectly okay if it’s not your cup of tea, though.

Balatro getting nominated for two separate GOTYs is wild (in a good sense)

And it’s also made by Sony who have a lot of money

Innovation for the sake of innovation isn’t it either, chief. You gotta strike a balance between new and familiar.

HoloCure is another take on Vampire Survivors genre, but with slightly more complex mechanics (closer to a twin stick shooter) and VTuber themed characters. It’s also completely free on Steam as it’s a fan made project, but that does not detract from its quality in any way.

So, it’s just like traditional sports now

The answer is I enjoy both games that capture my whole attention and games that allow me to watch something in the background. Sometimes I feel like doing the former and sometimes the latter

Hi, I’m plenty of people

I usually open streams on a second monitor while playing, unless the game demands my full undivided attention for extended periods of time. It’s more of a case by case basis for me.

It is ported pretty smoothly. The only downside for me is that there is no cross progression if you played in PC before, but that apparently will be added in the future

Buying Balatro on mobile was the worst best decision I’ve ever made

I second Darkest Dungeon and Hades

It’s an extremely addictive and replayable deck building roguelike with poker theme. Although you don’t need any previous knowledge about poker - all information you need is in the game. It’s very easy to pick up but gets tough at higher difficulties, and it hits that “one more round” urge just right. Oh and it’s also dirt cheap even among other roguelikes.

There’s also a mobile version if you have a lot of extra time but not a lot of access to a PC.

Balatro

Meanwhile Balatro has 5 and I’m voting it for all of them 🤡

It is dangerous indeed, I have lost hours without noticing

oof. If Blizzard does that, they’d have to cut like at least 1/3 of the characters lmao

Oh they’re aware. It’s always projection

Good. Hopefully russia also bans all the games portraying LGBT characters and ethnic minorities, so I can fucking play Overwatch without running into these assholes every other match

“Shared background and culture” more like forcefully homogenised by russian empire and then ussr. Jesus Christ there is no end to the gaslighting

I’ve had random people whisper me to compliment my character’s hat and ask where did I get the cosmetic in Elder Scrolls Online. To be fair, it was a pretty silly hat.

And all of those shops are in a SimCity

Adding Dead Cells to the list. Handles surprisingly well with touchscreen