If you were going to be stranded on a desert island, and for some reason you could bring 5 video games with their required hardware and means to power them, what would they be? No compilations or online multiplayer if you want to be a purist about it, but I’m still interested if you have thoughts about them :)

  • Bruncvik@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 day ago

    Games with the highest replay value for me:

    • Civilization 4
    • Heroes of Might and Magic III
    • Sid Meyer’s Alpha Centauri
    • TES3: Morrowind
    • SimCity 2000
  • steeznson@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 day ago
    • Dark Souls + DLC
    • Metroid Prime
    • Super Metroid
    • Persona 3 Portable
    • SMTV:V

    Edit: Might swap DS for Sekiro

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Can I mod them? Because if so

    • minecraft
    • skyrim
    • terraria
    • dark souls 2
    • hollowknight (so i can finally get those speedrun achievements)
    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      23 hours ago

      DS2 gets hate for that agility bullshit, which wasn’t completely undeserved. But that game is one of my favorites of the whole souls Bourne collection.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Minecraft as a reference guide for how to survive on said island.

    Animal Crossing so I have someone to talk to.

    Elden Ring to remind me how bleak and hopeless everything is.

    Solitaire and Minesweeper. In case I get bored.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    13·
    3 days ago

    Minecraft: Java Edition
    Stardew Valley
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
    Geometry Dash
    Hogwarts Legacy

  • Skua@kbin.earth
    9·
    2 days ago

    Gotta be one of the Paradox strategy games. I have two reasons for this: the first is that a good game unavoidably takes ages on them, so they have staying power; the other is that I know how to mod them, so I can make myself new scenarios once I get fed up of it. I’ll bring Crusader Kings 3 and Victoria 3 because I like them but haven’t yet played them much

    I’ll add in Assetto Corsa and Dirt Rally 2 for some driving. Both have very high skill ceilings that I am nowhere near, so that gives me a lot to do. I also don’t own a wheel, so if I get that as part of the deal then that’d be fun to try. These two also have an odd bonus for me: they both have courses set near my home. I can sort of visit them by playing when I get a bit homesick

    Lastly I’ll have Deep Rock Galactic for low effort shooty fun. I can’t always be putting mental energy into games

    There are games I like as much or more than these five but which lack the replayability for this scenario. Like I adore Outer Wilds, but you can only really play it once

  • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Roguelites are the way, fam:

    • Noita
    • FTL: Faster Than Light
    • Slice & Dice
    • Death Road to Canada
    • I’ve never actually played it yet, but maybe S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, or else possibly Infested Planet or RimWorld
    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 days ago

      Any time someone mentions FTL, I use it as an opportunity to let people know about the Multiverse mod. It’s been praised by the original devs and is like 4x bigger than the base game.

      It’s set 20 years after the first game and adds hundreds of new ships and weapons, several new races, new sectors, thousands of new events, new win conditions, new achievements, everything. It’s essentially FTL 2.

      If you liked the original FTL, seriously check out Multiverse, it’s breathed new life into the game in a way I’ve never seen another mod do.

      • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Thanks for the rundown. My biggest problem is that the literal only copy I have is from the DRM-free Humble Bundle from way back then (I gave away the Steam key to a friend of a friend), which is on a higher version than with what Multiverse is compatible, so I’ve never been able to play it all these years even though I’ve been itching to try.

          • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
            1·
            1 day ago

            I’d rather just play other games as I don’t feel good about doing that, partly because I don’t want to deal with any malware risk due to confidential information on my personal PC.

    • Skua@kbin.earth
      1·
      2 days ago

      You’d better bring a copy of the Noita wiki with you so that you can decipher what half the late game stuff is/does. Or even just where it is. Although I suppose if you have basically unlimited time, you could just do your alchemy from first principles

  • ace_garp@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 days ago

    Shattered Pixel Dungeon

    WipeOut 2097(XL)

    Tetris (arcade) or Karate Champ (arcade) or Speed Rumbler(arcade)

    Descent II

    Simon Tatham Puzzles collection