I'm really interested in knowing your absolute favorite games that you always can "go-to" when you're bored. These are the games that you can play anytime, over and over again, and constantly find enjoyment.

This doesn't include games that you played a few times and stopped. Even if the game was great the first time you played it. Great examples of this would be The Stanley Parable (outstanding game but lacks replayability after completing all the endings) and Tell-Tale games.

Top favorite "Go-To" games

  1. Minecraft (1500+ hours) - Pretty sure this doesn't need an explanation. I've been playing this game since 2010
  2. Terraria (600+ hours) - The sheer amount of content in this game is incredible. Been playing this since 2011, and any game that can keep my interest for that long is worthy of praise.
  3. Rocket League (150+ hours) - This game took over my life this year. My 2016 motto has been "just one more game".

Honorable Mentions

  • Don't Starve Together (really close to being a top favorite) - Would have dropped so many hours into this game if I had more people to play with consistently
  • Binding of Isaac Franchise - Unlimited replayability but gets a bit old after a while. Still a fantastic game.
  • Killing Floor 1 & 2 - KF1 is a classic, KF2 is fun but needs a lot of work
  • Dying Light - I've never dropped 50 hours on a game faster than Dying Light. The only issue is replayability.
  • Left for Dead 2 - Thrives off of coop. Fun with friends, a bit boring solo.
  • Risk of Rain - Great with friends, always fun to try out new strategies with each run-through. (Great replayability)
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Town of Salem, since I don't even need to download it :P

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+1 great fun with chat people from groups too ;p

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+1 I used to love that game, I like to think I am actually pretty good at it as well

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kyro90 is definitely mafia.

The town will now vote....

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Lol if you want to hang a jester ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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CS:GO. Don't think I have to say much more about it.
Minecraft used to be a game I played for hours on end when I was younger (2011-2013) and I've attempted to play it on several occasions, but I've just lost interest in the game altogether.
Age of Empires 2 is my favourite all-time game, but just haven't played it in quite a while. Still an absolute master piece tho.

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100% sure my Go-To game at the moment is World of Tanks (although I don't play it that much anymore at the moment), I have over 1000 hours in that game XD

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HALO CUSTOM EDITION!!!

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Tetris

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Damn right!

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Heroes of the Storm. Always my "second game I'm playing at the moment".

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speedrunners

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Most time played would be in Action RPG's starting with Diablo I till Diablo III, Path of Exile and lately Grim Dawn (others too but definitely not as much) and (modded) Minecraft I keep returning to 2-3 times a year for a few weeks.

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Windows Solitaire + Music

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Civilization 2 (it hits that "so simple that it's relaxing, but complex enough to feel rewarding" sweet spot, and due to lack of animations and such, a game of Civ 2 is quite fast)
Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim (I just love this game)

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+1 for Civ 2!

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I also love Majesty, but from my point of view, it is frustrating and very intense (just like Total Annihilation).
Anyway, for this thread, UFO defense would most likely be the game. I just pick one armoured vehicle (mobile cover / scout) and infantry equipped with ac:he and storm everything. I might also play "Tycoon" games (mostly transport and industry related) or Cultures / Black & White.

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Zuma

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PvZ: Garden Warfare 2 is always a lot of fun when you don't know what to play next:) Though Origin still sucks.

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Ticket to Ride
Deus Ex 1
Unreal Tournament 2004
Red Alert 2
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

Depending on what genre I want to play. The general go-to game used to be Baldur's Gate II.

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Mountain

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I AGREE WITH THIS HUMAN.

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MOUNTAIN 2!!!

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Binding of Isaac: rebirth!!

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X-COM: I don't know what you people think about replayability, but for me there's never not the moment to start a new game. With the Enemy Unknown DLC and the achievements is tons of fun granted.
Also, even though I always stop playing for some months and then coming back, Mount and Blade Warband. I'd say replayability is endless in this one.
Oh well, also 250 hours on Skyrim, strange that nobody metioned it yet.

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Yeah I have heard a lot of good things about that game! Will try to get it the next time it goes on sale!

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hearthstone all the way. so glad its not tracked how many hours ive spent on that stupid card game :D

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Kf2 and SMITE!

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Death Skid Marks - Shooting at cars and passengers and ramming them into the side of the screen never stops being fun. I might stop going back to this game once I manage to beat it with all cars. Then again... there are modes I haven't tried yet and harder difficulties so I might start playing those once I beat normal difficulty with all cars.

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lol~ I can hear the music and the BOING of Mario's jumping just looking at the picture!

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To this day, I can plug it in, and just start playing. Without war is, I can easily make it to world 6 or 7.
And I remember where a lot of the secret stuff is

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Happy cake day, Colleen!

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I usually have these three to go around

PAYDAY 2
Rocket League
Dirty Bomb

Currently having Dirty Bomb fever though..

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Football Manager, doesn't matter which year's version.

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