What is your gaming "comfort food" and why?

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨messem10@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

We all have that one game or genre that never gets old and we return to time and time again.

What is it for you and why is that the case?

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Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Minecraft. I go through phases of not playing it, but once or twice a year I’ll start up a new world and just mindlessly build and mine while listening to a podcast or an audiobook, and will play every night for several weeks. I’ve started so many minecraft worlds over the years that I really don’t need to think about what to do next

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- pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I feel like Minecraft is one of those games that will always be there as an old favourite.
  
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dhork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Civilization. There is nothing quite as cathartic as subjugating the world under my iron fist…

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- Kyoyeou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Under my Home made Religion you mean of course
  
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AcesFullOfKings@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Subnautica. Very cosy, once you get used to the terrifying monsters and endless abyss of death. Apart from that though.

We don’t talk about Below Zero.

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- sebinspace@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Was Below Zero bad or…?
  
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  - AcesFullOfKings@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I wouldn’t say it’s bad. If it were a standalone game it would be good. But it’s just not the same as the first one, and it’s weirder in a few ways. The first one is SCARY, and has an interesting story. BZ feels sort of contrived, and doesn’t capture the magic of the first, sort of trying to replicate the first game’s feeling but somehow not quite getting it right. And BZ has a weird ending that I didn’t like. And the added cold meter is completely pointless.
    
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InevitableCriticism@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Portal 1 followed immediately by 2 after I’ve completed the first. I own them on every console and also PC and I just love the feeling I get when I play them.

I’ll never forget finding the Orange Box in a bargain bin at BestBuy and how much fun I had playing Portal. GLaDOS being cheeky then becoming full on sadistic and homicidal was something I’ve never experienced in a game before. I laughed a lot and remember my heart beating so fast in the final stages - the thrill I felt when I finally beat her and then starting all over in order to get all of the achievements. It was the most fun I’ve ever had in a game.

Needless to say how excited I was when 2 was announced and I was not disappointed. They’ll never get old for me.

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- FartSmarter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  So far I have made two friends two play the entire Portal 2 campaign while I watched just so I can get a hit of the drug one more time
  
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  - InevitableCriticism@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That’s awesome lol
    
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- dilligasatall@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Have you tried Portal Reloaded yet? It’s pretty good as well and as of the June 2023 “Cooperative Update” adds 20 new levels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_Reloaded
  
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  - InevitableCriticism@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I have it downloaded, but haven’t played it yet! Hopefully soon! :)
    
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marlowe221@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Morrowind! It’s such an amazing game and such a break from reality. There is tremendous depth there, if you go and look for it, but you can also just dungeon dive and smack monsters in the face with a sword if you want.

Check out OpenMW for a great, easy to use, source port of the game engine.

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catalyst@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Hades is one that I’ll still fire up now and again if I’m not sure what to do. Currently losing my mind at the lack of Hades 2 news.

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- secondaccountlemmy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Seconded… I take roguelite breaks after every other game I play… Hades, Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Griftlands, and Little Noah have been sort of relaxing to me.
  
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Deestan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Factorio for me. There is always some old megafactory to pick up again or a new mod nightmare to try out.

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currychaos@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Hollow Knight for sure. Just load up a couple of randomizers and explore hallownest for the millionth time

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- cyberpunk007@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Randomizers? You mean you can rearrange the whole game or something?
  
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  - simple@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It allows you to randomise which enemies/bosses spawn where, and it randomises items. The world stays the same but the game plays out differently because it often changes how you progress.
    
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CombatWombat1212@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It’ll literally always be Minecraft. I think I’ll revisit it every couple months till I’m dead.

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- TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It has been updated significantly over the years, and there’s a lot of cool mods to try. If I had to pick a single game to play forever it would be Minecraft.
  
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LucidNightmare@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Red Dead Redemption 2, Chapter 2.

Galloping around, taking in the hazy morning with a cup of coffee at a makeshift camp, the ambient music and noises as your travel. It gives me such wanderlust.

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Botree@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Binding of Isaac and Death Stranding. I just keep going back to these 2 even after I’ve 100% them.

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- all-knight-party@kbin.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Death Stranding is downright meditative. One of the most interesting and compelling games I've ever played. I just love delivering the packages and just soaking in that world.
  
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JehovasThickness@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I always play a game of Stellaris every few months. The combination of roleplay and grand strategy massages my brain just right to make the happy chemicals.

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Cingul@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Definitely Stardew Valley. It’s not necessarily like I could play it endlessly forever but whenever all other alternatives seem boring or like they require more energy than I feel like spending, I always turn to Stardew exactly for comfort.

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- ytsedude@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yes! I’m genuinely surprised I had too scroll down so far for Stardew. It’s overflowing with charm and coziness! Perfect gaming comfort food.
  
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poke@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I go back to a few almost routinely.

Mount and Blade: Warband (with and without mods)

Rocket League

Crash Bandicoot 2&3

OpenTTD

Pokemon (The mainline ones are all basically the same game lol)

For M&B and OpenTTD, being able to rely on my old knowledge of the game to succeed feels satisfying since they both have a steep learning curve.

For RL and Crash, muscle memory taking over the majority of play is relaxing.

For Pokemon I just have a crippling amount of nostalgia
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drailin@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Fallout 3. I know New Vegas has a better story and proper ADS. I know 4 is a markedly better handling experience. But 3 holds a special place in my heart

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supercheesecake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Dark Souls. Makes my own life feel not quite as hard 🤘

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BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Dynasty Warriors (and its many, many spinoffs). I know they’re not objectively good, but man does it feel great to kill 1,000 enemies just by mashing Square and Triangle.

The older entries also had endearingly bad English voice acting.

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- Rhotisserie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Oh man I used to be a major dynasty warriors fan. Specifically of the empires spinoffs. I wish they were more accessible on PC (specifically 7 empires, or the samurai warrior empires games).
  
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  - ewe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Yeah, I tried one after many years…I had fond memories of the old PS2 versions.
    
    PC port of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends and janky everything was a barrier just too high to overcome.
    
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Nioxic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Open TTD.

Its free.

But its just so cozy and fun. Who doesnt enjoy seeing a train arrive to the new station for the first time?

I dont play it a whole lot at a time… But i do enjoy it every time i get back to it.

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- oddspinnaker@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Kept meaning to come back to this thread and talk about OpenTTD! I’ve been a Transport Tycoon game since I was fourteen or so! I love getting sucked in to a new transportation empire.
  
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- NathanielThomas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Nothing like making a 9 billion dollar tunnel
  
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TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
City builders seem to be my comfort food. I go back to Banished every now and then to get my fix. I’m currently playing Kingdom Two Crowns to fill it.

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- GingeyBook@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Couldn’t come up with an answer until this comment.
  
  Still waiting for something to hit the same way that banished does.
  
  I also find myself coming back to Software Inc every couple of months for its management gameplay
  
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  - 7StJcS7I3TMNM3i2qf1C@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s too bad banished always turns into a hectic click management game once the community gets to a self supporting size. Migrants show up and you expand for them… And then you get to run through the same operations every season, setting fields for plant and harvest, prioritizing workers and resources. It gets repetitive and the reward for getting bigger is just more clicking and more management.
    
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HipPriest@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
For me, Mini Metro. I can just zone out on it. I get that with Tetris and similar games (rymdkapsul is another, Civilization) - there's that thing of, 'this will end at some point, but before it ends just focus on the now' which puts the mind at ease. But Mini Metro has a more relaxing theme and art style for me than Tetris.

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Zerfallen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Beat Saber. It’s not my usual type of game/genre, but somehow I just keep coming back to it when i want to chill out.

Maybe also Dead Cells. And again, I actually usually hate rogue-like mechanics.

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thorbot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Animal crossing. Enough said

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- TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  That is sure a comfy one
  
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newthrowaway20@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Katamari.

I can pick it up, play 10 minutes, and put it down. I’ve played this game every few weeks for several years now because I just love rollin shit up.

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d4bn3y@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Skyrim for me. I always run across a new mod or modlist on YT or socials and it inspires me to venture in again and again.

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- NathanielThomas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yeah it’s just my forever go-to. It just is so disappointing that such an overwhelmingly successful series has been ignored by Bethesda for so long. 2016 should have been the next TES series, not just a resale. Same with AE.
  
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Quill0@lemmy.digitalfall.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
DOOM

So many mods

So many difficulties

Beyond that I’d say Half-Life because that’s also a good classic.

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CoolBeance@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Monster Hunter. I must have spent over 1,800 hrs. on the two latest series. I can’t exactly turn my brain off with this game but nothing makes me more comfortable than having a Lance or Charge Blade in my hands.

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bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Stellaris, Rimworld, or Borderlands 2. Depends on how much I want to use my brain. If I just want to turn my brain off, Borderlands. If I want to really sink into a game, Rimworld. Somewhere in between, Stellaris.

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FoodDude@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
On my steam Deck I play Stardew, Mario kart 8, slay the spire with mods. Because these game I can pick up without feeling I lost the Story.

On my phone all the kairosoft games. It’s easy , fun and and there is usually a end goal.

On my laptop it’s sid meyers SimGolf or the Sims 4. Just nostalgic.

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Crystal_Shards64@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Mirrors edge 1.

The level design was just really good. There were many different ways to tackle various obstacles in the environment and the time trials had many routes you could take.

Now that I’m relatively good at the game I can beat the story levels in around 4 hours ish?

I like to revisit it from time to time.

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- infotainment@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  What did you think of the second one? I liked how it was open world, though the story itself left a lot to be desired IMO
  
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  - Crystal_Shards64@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I thought the second was interesting. I didn’t like it as much as the first but for what it was it was pretty good.
    
    The way they made the open world didn’t work very well in some ways. For example to get the player into new areas they had to funnel them through specific choke points. Additionally I wasn’t a fan of forced combat.
    
    However I thought the main missions and the graphics were high points. I enjoyed finding various collectibles/exploring and some time trials were actually a pretty good time. I hope one day they decide to revisit the series but I have a feeling it might be shelved for quite a long time.
    
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sebschaef@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Company of Heroes

When it came out in 2006, I played it with all the time with my brother against Bots only and planning out every move. I recommended it to my friends a bit later and every few years we made a LAN party or an all nighter online session. Through the years all of us moved into different parts of the country, got older and building families. But around this year’s new years eve, we got into it again, play it every Friday since then. We spend more time together through the game and everybody is having fun, because every match turns out different since everybody got really good at it. Also, it has a surprising strategic depth once you’re really in it and it runs on every shitty PC without any bigger issues. I really love the game for enabling us this good time together.

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