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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.

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[–] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  • Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition are both games I've played through and loved multiple times over
  • Skyrim lol but it's infrequent for me now
  • Civ (I've only played 6)
[–] chtk@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Anything Borderlands really, except for the Tales of the Borderlands adventure games.

I'm currently playing BL1 on the Deck.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Tales from the Borderlands is one of my favorite games! The rocket launch scene is so fucking epic.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Lords of the Realm 2

It's not a challenge at all anymore, but I just love everything about it.

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[–] UnPassive@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Since setting up emulation on my steam deck, I've been playing way too much SSX tricky...

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[–] eclipse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Minecraft Sons of the Forest Rimworld

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[–] h0rnman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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?

[–] limeaide@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Ulv@feddit.nu 3 points 2 years ago

Skyrim Dragon age origins Zelda breath of the wild

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

The Binding of Isaac. Around 1000 hours between the original and Rebirth.

[–] rjthyen@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For me it's house flipper.

[–] limeaide@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

American Truck Simulator for me

[–] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fallout New Vegas

Skyrim

GTA 5

Red Dead Redemption 2

Rome Total War

[–] ricecooker@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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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[–] TheMightyBlu@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

At the moment, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The one I've revisited the longest and most often is Dragon's Dogma.

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[–] NelloYello@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago
  • Spyro series
  • Mass Effect series
  • FFX
  • Metal Saga (PS2)
[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Steamworld Dig 2

Have finished it 3 times already and there will be a 4th time for sure

[–] Eramidik@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shenmue and Shenmue II are probably the games I've played the most over the years.

Then it's on to the Telltale series of games and especially The Wolf Among Us.

In general I'm more of a "play lots but complete few" person.

[–] limeaide@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been wanting to find a time to play some Telltale games with my girlfriend. Which ones are your favorites?

The Walking Dead ones look interesting to me.

[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love TWAU and TWD season 1 but really they are all very good.

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[–] loboaureo@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago
  • Minetest
  • Silent Storm (S2 & S3)
  • Fallout
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[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  • 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)
[–] learningduck@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Into The Breaxh, Sekiro, Psychonaut 1&2.

They are so satisfying and not too long. Factorio is a bit too demanding.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Minecraft (modded and unmodded)

Creeper world games

Mindustry

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