The kind of game you daydream about while at school or work because you can’t wait to come home and play some more.

  • Moonguide@lemmy.ml
    36·
    8 months ago

    Baldur’s Gate 3, four playthroughs back to back, two of em multiplayer. I still play it every now and then when I want to continue my honor run.

    Besides that, Rimworld. Nearly 4k hours.

      • Moonguide@lemmy.ml
        8·
        8 months ago

        It’s honestly a neverending stream of new stories. There’s new, quality mods nearly every day.

      • Moonguide@lemmy.ml
        2·
        8 months ago

        Not yet! Waiting on a friend, we’re doing an all-barbarians playthrough, so we were thinking halflings. It’ll probably get very messy.

        • massive_bereavement@kbin.social
          2·
          8 months ago

          All-Barbarians is a classic! Maxing out strength and putting zero effort on mental traits was my favorite playthrough on Fallout games.

          Not sure of if that’s what it means though, but playing as a group of massive angry toddlers sounds like a grand time.

  • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    8 months ago

    I am utterly shellshocked by how much I’m enjoying Helldivers 2. It’s been a very long time since I’ve daydreamed about going home to play but I just can’t wait to blast some bugs with friends most days. It’s like I’m 10 again

    • governorkeagan@lemdro.idEnglish
      14·
      8 months ago

      Came here to say this (specifically RDR2). I found the story really slow in the beginning but it got me addicted.

    • anton2492@lemmy.nz
      2·
      8 months ago

      This is me right now with RDR2, almost feverish with it for the last two weeks.

      Currently on my second full playthrough. This time I’m changing it up by playing with a controller, and doing a low honour run - role-playing as the disillusioned dickhead that hates the world, antagonises almost everyone and gets bounties left and right. I have been avoiding story missions for the last 5-10 hours just because the world is so engrossing, so rich with experiences and possibilities that the thought of returning to the story starts to feel restrictive. But I’ve added a good 20+ mods to enhance the experience in a lore-friendly way, too.

      But man is it fun. God, what a pleasure it is to experience that world, and to know just how much of it I still have left to discover. I love it so much.

  • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
    26·
    8 months ago

    I’m still playing Starfield. I’m 120% the targeted audience. It helped me go through depression.

    I’m a 45 years old dude, and I started creating a comic with my character in Starfield, by taking screenshots and adding speech bubbles with Figma. I didn’t know I had it in me.

    As far as I’m concerned, Starfield is self-care.

    • chipt4@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      Was just telling my friends, had one of those instances where I lost a run, so I closed the game with the intent of going to go so something else, then found myself opening it again 2 minutes later… so addictive

    • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      I really enjoyed the game, until it came to beating it on the harder difficulties. I lost steam when I had all the decks unlocked except for the ones that require bearing the higher difficulties. I did normal, and the next harder one.

  • all-knight-party@kbin.run
    16·
    8 months ago

    Helldivers 2, currently. I’m hooked on the progression and acquisition of all of the unlockables, but it’s the moment to moment gameplay that keeps me wanting to hunt all the loadout options I probably won’t use anyway.

    • OnU@lemm.ee
      7·
      8 months ago

      Friend gifted me this game just a few weeks ago. It gained more prominence in my dreams than i am willing to admit

    • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      Currently on my 2nd attempt at a Space Exploration run. Part of me wishes I’d just started heroin, it would have been less addictive.

      • neidu2@feddit.nl
        4·
        8 months ago

        I finished SE not long ago. I like the added complexity of logistics, but I found that SE was a bit too repetitive for my taste, as every new resource requires pretty much the same setup but on a new planet.

        I’m more of an angelbob kind of guy.

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
    15·
    8 months ago

    Baldur’s Gate 3. I just can’t get enough. When I’m too tired to play myself I’m watching streams of other people playing. Sometimes I get fed up for a few days but so far it has always pulled me back in.

    The “worst” for me was in 2006 with the release of Gothic 3. I had saved up for a powerful new PC and taken two or three weeks off work to play. I played deep into the night. Then deep into the morning. Then deep into the day. Then deep into the evening. Until my sleep schedule was aligned with my regular schedule again at the end of my holidays.

  • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    14·
    8 months ago

    You’ll laugh.

    Bus simulator: Ultimate
    Android game that will toast your phone, but it’s pretty nice. It has a multiplayer too and a 2nd hand market where people bid on used buses. Naturally this means it’s best to attempt to put a bus for auction in specific hours, and bid in others.

    Some of the longer routes take well over an hour in real world.
    One effect on me, which is also true for trains and busses in real life, is that it makes me sleepy pretty quickly.
    Low frequency sound of the engine, trees moving past, road lanes quickly zipping past, you’re just staring in front while doing minor adjustments and falling asleep.
    I should not drive in real life.

  • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
    13·
    8 months ago

    Completely hooked on would be Dark Souls 3. Right now I’m playing The Witcher 3, and while it’s good, it makes me want to boot up DS3 - less talking more fighting

    • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      DS3 is my favorite. I have to fight the urge to play it again fairly regularly. It’s an oddly soothing game to play.

    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      8 months ago

      I just got it. Beat my first red deck run, but it has yet to really sink its hooks into me. I’d be curious to hear what makes it work for you.

      • WatTyler@lemmy.zip
        4·
        8 months ago

        Have you not seen how big number can be? Number can just get so big. I don’t even care that I’m ADHD and I’m playing into all the worst stereotypes about us:

        NUMBER GETS BIG

      • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de
        2·
        8 months ago

        I couldn’t say why it got me so hooked. I like roguelikes/rogue-lites as well as deckbuilders, and I think it hits a really good balance of the things that make them fun - challenge, randomness, a variety of strategies that can make different runs feel very different. Also good achievements and unlockables.

  • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
    13·
    8 months ago

    Probably WoW tbh. I don’t play anymore and don’t recommend it, but WoW with friends/guildies at its peak is unparalleled. You can’t wait to log on and reconnect with everyone.

    • businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      factorio is one of the best automation games ever, and also has just about any quality of life feature you could think to add to a game.

      i’m in my first ever modded playthrough with space exploration and i’m blown away by the increase in complexity. the vanilla game is great but the mods are definitely worth trying if you want an exponential jump in complexity.

      • kakes@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        8 months ago

        My latest game is with Krastorio, and I’ve been loving the added complexity, though I’ve heard it’s lighter than some other mods. Definitely doing a Space Exploration run next I think.

    • evlogii@lemm.ee
      2·
      8 months ago

      Haven’t touched Factorio in ages. Really looking forward to diving back in with the Space Age expansion!