I am part of an event called "nethackathon" where multiple streamers hand over the same character/savegame to the next person in the schedule, like a relay race. What other games do you think would be good for a similar kind of event?

Nethack is ideal for a few different reasons:

it has a clearly defined objective (win the game)
permadeath means there are real stakes, we care if each character lives or dies
a winning run usually takes about 10-20 hours, short enough to be done in the weekend of the event, but also long enough that it can't be completed by a single person and requires multiple streamers in 2 hour "shifts"
transferable savegames (we play on a common server)
the game itself is interesting and deep

What other games do you think would work well in this format and why?

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Any city builder or colony management game.

You can set goals like have X number of population or tech unlocked.

Oxygen not included, RimWorld, Timberborn, Kenshi, Cities Skylines, Transport Feaver.