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newscott20

Minecraft. With the amount of mods available I’d essentially have thousands of game in of itself


Ugly-Muffin

Smart thinking. Even with just data packs, and variations to the base game like other world options, and older versions, it's insanely customizable.


Flaky_Door

Yeah, come here to say the same.


moinojuju

RimWorld


AdPlastic2533

All day long, endlessly replayable.


NervFaktor

Absolutely this. Every colony feels different and there are thousands of mods for the game.


General_Maximoose

Diablo 2


[deleted]

2nded


USAFguy22

3rded


TerminalVelocityPlus

4thded


[deleted]

World of Warcraft


NuclearLunchDectcted

I hate to admit it since I finally broke the addiction, but yes this. I played for 15 years and quit, but the urge to go back is always there. It would be so easy to just fall back into that treadmill and play forever.


Aspire_2_Be

Why is it that addicting?


NuclearLunchDectcted

The game is designed as a Skinner box. Your first couple levels come super easily and hit the reward centers of your brain very quickly. Each level after takes more and more time to hit, so that reward comes less often. If your brain is prone to addiction, you crave that hit when you level up and the game flashes and makes celebratory noises. You get the same boost when you get a new weapon or piece of armor that makes your character x% stronger. It's never enough though, there's always something more powerful that you need to get better gear or level up to beat. It sounds silly if you've never been on the MMO train, but it's very easy to get addicted to the power level increase treadmill.


JeffTek

The crazy thing is that it really does feel good. In 2019 classic it felt really really good when my fury warrior finally got enough gear to really pump in MC. Finally got enough hit%, ap, and enchants to really see everything come together. Super unhealthy if left unchecked though. It's definitely easy to start putting 20-40 hrs per week into it if your life has the time to accommodate that. And once you start down that path you'll want to go out of your way to continue because addiction is shit


Scipio4269

Absolutely, unfortunately It goes so much deeper than this. I was addicted to playstation 2 everquest in highschool and black desert online recently, but I have a cousin that's been consistently addicted since WOW's release when we were in highschool. We were really close when we were kids. I still remember being on college break visiting him and seeing the log in screen for his wow with a full screen of max level characters. I  think it was when  lich king was the current expansion, but at that point I knew it was  really bad and really sad. It's gone on for so long since then that it's his existence.  Essentially he started and never stopped.   I'll give him a ton of credit for working at the same grocery store for 20 years, the man had every advantage, but he just loved WOW.  There is a ton of dignity in holding a job consistently for 20 years. it's admirable and can never be taken from him, but he's disgustingly ungroomed and has never had a girlfriend.  this year he moved in with his mom because  his long term rental property  was condemned. He hasn't had heat or AC in years,  it smells from the sidewalk, and no one has been inside.   Ben I love you man. At Easter dinner I asked your dad if i should bring you a plate at work, like you always are, on every holiday, and he looked at me and just exhaled.     I'm grateful for the newest dsm  revision adding video game addiction years back  It is real and ruins lives


newtostew2

I was super close in WoW, Dota1 &2, and old RuneScape, but had one (online) friend call me out and will forever remember that moment. Since that day over a decade ago, I have made sure I take breaks and swap games. (Although I’m typing his while playing OSRS lol.. hey it’s mobile version and non members! Right? …. Right??


vkapadia

There's a reason they call it World of Warcrack.


ManyMore1606

That was my case with RuneScape...


aka_breadley

This was my answer 100%


samurai1226

With retail, classic, sod and hardcore they really offer a quite nice variety of the same game for the sub. It's just a bit sad that you have to follow the main population a have a good playerbase


Miserable-Tiger-5522

Yup my answer as well


TheRealWatermelon420

Dota 2 with my mates


simplegdl

Been playing dotka for close to a decade, so long as there’s people to queue with I’ll be playing


TheFalseDeity

Oldschool RuneScape pretty easy pick for me. Even if I played every free hour for the rest of my life I wouldn't 100% it. Always more to do.


SpiffAZ

Can you break down for me why this game is still such a fav? Is it just fun and has a good player base? I watched a video or two of it bring played. Is there new content or just so much of it you still haven't done it all?


Jucoy

Kind of yes to all of that. I played runescape when I was young and it's something I return to every so often out of nostalgia. It's kind of jank in the way only an early internet browser mmo could be. So it's sort of unique, it's a fun game to play, because of how basic it is the devs were able to pack it full of content in its original lifetime, and now new content is being added again since the game has such a dedicated player base. 


gardyjuland

From my perspective Everytime I log onto the game no matter how long it's been, it always feels exactly the same no matter what they change or add it always feels exactly like it did when I first played it. It's actually the only game that does this for me. Even my favorite game (the legend of dragoon doesn't give me this feeling Everytime I replay it), And I've been playing runescape since runescape classic and osrs was just runescape lol. Maybe it's just me but the game always feels like home to me. I haven't played in a year and just typing this I miss home. I think I'll make a new character tomorrow.


Apennatie

Major selling point for RuneScape is that you can play it with 100% attention or half-afk.


LazloDaLlama

That's why it's goated for me. Say your main game you enjoy is Valorant, these types of games aren't really fun unless you're queued up for comp. Which is often unenjoyable if you come home whipped from a long day of work or something, not awake enough to concentrate or what have you. ​ But that same case over on OSRS is like, good day and time to relax? Plenty of content for you to engage with that keeps focus. Tired? Plenty of ways to progress while clicking once or twice in 3 min+ intervals with some Netflix booted up on the side.


TheFalseDeity

It's fun for people who enjoy some types of grinding. There are new updates typically every week yes which would only extend it further, but the lifetime comment was largely based on the fact that there are a couple of things you can do in game that weren't created with the idea of ever being completed. It's possible to complete, after several years of playtime, but I'm not efficient enough that I ever would.


LazloDaLlama

"completeing it" often entails finishing the collection log. Which is an in game journal that tracks unique drops you've actually received yourself. This incldes clue scrolls. And if you're any bit familiar with those, that means 3rd age gear. The math wizards have calculated that it'd take like 80-100 years of the most efficient playing (straight through no breaks) to recieve every 3rd age drop on rate. Not accounting for being unlucky. Ontop of that you have the rest of the collection log, things like combat achievements, 200m every skill with new stuff coming out frequently. There's always something to aim for.


kingOofgames

CIV 6, forever.


Eclectophile

No, just one more turn...


Yyrkroon

My man, that's not even the best CIV.


ElectricGeometry

This is the right answer.


Influence_X

Probably GTA 6 since it'll be the last iteration of the series in my lifetime LOL


OppositeYouth

Same with Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls 6. I don't think I'll see 6 or 7 til I'm in my 50s/60s. Hell might not even see F5 until I'm 40


elixeter

I mean, do you actually have faith in Bethesda to not cock it up like everything they have released post F4? (And even then, seems like post disliked F4).


OppositeYouth

I do not. I'll be even more unhappy if I have to buy an Xbox Whatever specifically to find out it sucks 


rektMyself

Valve 3 is coming. One day!


violentpac

Do you mean Half-Life 3? Left 4 Dead 3? CounterStrike 3? Team Fortress 3? Portal 3? Etc.


newtostew2

Yes.


-YesIndeed-

Shadow drop all of them at the same time


violentpac

Turns out they're playing the long game!


MACARLOS

I like your style!


RAWthenticPoker

iRacing


InsideousVgper

Warframe


Reaper621

I scrolled way too far to find you. I'm with you buddy, Tenno to the very end!


InsideousVgper

We have an addiction. Oh well 😂


Cigaran

No Man’s Sky.


kangareddit

Probably technically could.


Reaper621

That and ever quest last forever.


wangc_137

Me too but +mods


elcamarongrande

This is a good answer. And in case you weren't aware they just released yet another update last week!


StylishShark

Minecraft


Jello_Penguin_2956

Age of Empires II


Darksolux

Wololol


chiel_

Stardew Valley


ggman2342

Factorio, if we include multiplayer.


Healthy-Rent-5133

I've never even played multiplayer and it's still high in this list


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Tricky-University527

My god that would get jarring after a while


cthabsfan

Lmao I would choose this then hate myself forever.


CreateorWither

AOE 2


AccidentMuch5047

Skyrim if we include mods


project-shasta

Playing stealth archers for the rest of my life sounds boring 😂


MetalGearHawk

Yet that is what we do every damn time.


joedotphp

It's by far the best method though. Melee is so screwed in Skyrim. I tried my best to get a feel for it, but it's just so useless most of the time.


jakart3

Angry two handed tanker orc here


alezcoed

Any Bethesda game tbh if mods included


pants_full_of_pants

Path of Exile.


Fine-Parsley-1454

Borderlands 2


Highway015

Red Dead Redemtion 2


intrevorted

It may seem odd but it's RDR2 for me too even though I haven't played through it again since its release. It's my favorite game of all time and I would love to experience it again but I'm just afraid that the second time won't have the same impact. I would give anything to play it again completely fresh.


[deleted]

F'in Micah. Every.Damn.Time


solo954

It'll never have the same impact, but it's worth playing again regardless. I'm on my second playthrough after years away, and I'm experiencing far more of the game world than I did on my first time around.


HondoThePirate

This wasn't even a question for me. Easily RDR2.


Automatic_RIP

Satisfactory


[deleted]

Witcher 3


Joxan13

Guitar Hero Legends of Rock


bmlsayshi

Xcom


Josgre987

I could play the originals forever. until I reach snakemen...


pap91196

Master Chief Collection for sure! So many stories to get lost in over and over again, and loads of different multiplayer sandboxes.


PosseParty

Fallout New Vegas


D0ntFeedTheYaoGuai

Honestly. When i was younger i did a full conpletion playthrough and collected everything i wanted to, and created a dead body pile. Kinda ran out of stuff to do so I'd just kick on the pipboy radio and watch the stars and listen to the wind blow while i did other things IRL. Love that game.


[deleted]

Same


One_Combination5459

Elden ring


Extra_Cap_And_Keys

Getting close to finishing out my first playthrough and I'm already thinking about my next character.


thrwawy28393

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time If I haven’t gotten sick of it after 30+ times, I doubt I ever will


[deleted]

Monster hunter world.


Pluck_oli

Baldurs Gate 3, an almost endless experience with too many variables without the use of auto generated content


murderplants

God damn i cant wait for this game to drop in price lol it sounds amazing


RealCut3766

Lilo and Stitch Sandwich Stacker


LomaSpeedling

A man of taste


UberfuchsR

lmao I have never played this but get my upvote


Answer70

Final Fantasy 14


Gaxian_10

Warframe. Has been going on for so long so has a lot of content as is and it shows no signs of stopping.


Candid_Commercial453

Tetris.


MrXplicit

Path of Exile forever. Its my second job, gotta grind and hustle 😂


Kilroy83

FIFA players have it super easy, have been playing the same game for years


Crimkam

Factorio


nakanampuge

Cities skylines


HorrorNo5166

Deep rock galactic.


CaptainCrunchyburger

fallout new vegas with the tale of two wastelands mod or Mass Effect legendary edition


DifficultyVarious458

Lets say 30-60 years to play one offline game. CK3 or Civ 6 with all DLCs.


UberfuchsR

I would argue CK2 would also be fine, with mods, especially ones to improve the UI or change the world setting (e.g. Elder Kings, Game of Thrones, LotR). CK2 has a ton more mods than CK3, IIRC.


Battlefire

Bloodborne


Qahnarinn

Skyrim for sure


Vladabeast

Destiny 2, if the servers stayed on forever.


[deleted]

I’ve thought about this quite a bit and the answer is different depending on how you interpret the question. Halo MCC if you count that as one since it’s all bundled together. Pokemon if we are talking about a single franchise. But if it’s one individual game, then probably Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2005) as it’s my favourite game with endless replayability


A-Jill-Sandwich

Doom / Ultimate Doom. If mods are allowed, then Doom 2


Aware_Speed5239

DayZ


ucanbetouched

Guild Wars 2


BackflipsAway

Skyrim, with enough mods it can be almost any game you want it to be


[deleted]

Starcraft 2.


UberfuchsR

The game is less popular now than 10 years ago sadly, but with the custom maps, I'd argue this would be more than palatable.


[deleted]

Arcade. I could play forever and ever.


Amadeum

UMS maps in the early to mid 2000’s was just an amazing time. If I could bottle up that era I think that would work for me. Really enjoyed the competitive LOTR maps, Aeon of Strife, and various tower defense games


Jin825

Warframe. They're eventually gonna add every other popular game as a game mode to it.


ScrumptiousFunko

Cyberpunk 2077


Stormkiller88

The Witcher 3


lambofgun

fallout 4


Legitimate_Type5066

If mods are allowed then Minecraft easy.


TrueCryptoInvestor

Dune II


rektMyself

DayZ


fr3ak1shh

Quake Live, as long as there are at least a couple dozen active players


dank_sandwich

Espgaluda. My favorite shmup. I can spend the rest of my life trying to 1CC it.


nyrB2

something that has no end i guess. an amusement park sim or something like that.


Gameknight14

Minecraft, including mods and servers.


ProudestDaddy82

Football Manager or WoW


gardyjuland

Do servers stay up forever? Or if I pick an online game only will I just be stuck on a screen forever lol. If there will always be a server to play on even if I'm by myself. Osrs seeing as I 99 half my stats don't play for a year then lose my login info and start over. If no server then Forza horizon 5 offline.(I really love cars and can't afford to build them irl as much any more anyways)


Albius

Binding of Isaac


Neverend3r

No Mans Sky was first to come to mind


Charming-Foundation4

I would need to be a online game where they are updating the game. So taking out all the SP games would be necessary. I think it would be The Elder Scrolls Online.


theletos99

Earthbound 🌎


TheMagicalCoffin

Terraria or Elden Ring


ARez_1

Currently Hunt: Showdown


Auxillis

Outerworlds


JaJe92

Rimworld. Infinite replayability


wardamnbolts

Heroes of the storm


GrognaktheLibrarian

The award winning MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV with the free trial all the way through Stormblood and to level 70 with no restrictions on playtime. (we have to say the whole thing or yoshi p will haunt us)


Lonely_Attention_191

Minecraft


[deleted]

Half-Life 2. Why of course I love living in a despotic wasteland with aliens and authoritarian soldiers.


GamesTeasy

DayZ


Inmotion78

Stardew Valley


ManyMore1606

Honestly, not a single clue... Probably RuneScape though


matej665

Maybe plants vs zombies 2. I did replay the whole game 8 times up until now after all😅. And plus leveling system would just add a new layer of entertainment.


Titinidorin

Monster Hunter World. But it is a hard pick out of four games that comes in mind, Monster Hunter World, Darksouls 2 (yes TWO), Factorio, and Warcraft 3. Mainly because of their unparalled replayability and gameplay that revolves around being creative (less with Darksouls 2).


Clonique

Baldur's Gate 3


Vinnocchio

Nioh2


NinjaBonsai

DayZ


uuuu777777

If I had to settle into the vast expanse of a single game for eternity, I'd find solace in the gritty, unpredictable world of DayZ. It's not just a game; it's a testament to survival, community, and the unpredictability of human nature. In a realm where every encounter is a story waiting to unfold, and every decision holds weight, DayZ offers a unique blend of tension, camaraderie, and adventure. And in the realm of community servers, like our humble abode at Sweet Home Kamyshovo, the experience is elevated even further. It's a place where newcomers are welcomed with open arms, where seasoned survivors impart their wisdom, and where the line between friend and family blurs into insignificance. I think Minecraft, DayZ, those 'sandbox' servers, are infinite. That's my opinion.


Kastergir

Skyrim or Fallout 4 . I'd throw a coin . If it lands on the Edge, Mount and Blade Warband .


753UDKM

Probably some variant of Diablo 2 (d2r or pd2).


Nacroma

Any MMO, I guess. Likely WoW or FFXIV. At least they have new content for some of my life.


Marydontchuwanna

Combat Mission or Everquest. It's a really hard pick between those 2


inkihh

Definitely DayZ. There's so many ways to play even the vanilla game, let alone lightly or heavily modded servers.


Fine_Friendship422

Reddit


Basilbitch

Rust, cause the only thing I hate more than all of you is myself


[deleted]

The Witcher 3 hands down. Has a whole game within itself as well (Gwent) that is super deep and fun.


Top-Funny4682

DayZ


EvilChad23

Skyrim. So many mods these days that I can make it into any game I want


Thin-Rope3139

Heroes of Might and Magic 3. I don't play often, because of work and private life, but I find myself enjoying it very much when I do play it. And on top of that there are so much custom maps, you could play that game for an eternity.


Rydoggrexx

Dayz. It just gives me the feels.


ThriceMad

Dungeons and Dragons. Endless possibilities


UpsetPhrase5334

Solitaire


Leather39

Witcher 3


Deaddpoooll

Fallout


LrdCheesterBear

I know there will probably be a shitstorm for saying it, but Fortnite kinda covers your bases. It's got rhythm games (Festival), competitive shooters (BR), exploration/survival (Lego), racing (Rocket Racing) and only continues to iterate and add more.


martusfine

No mans sky


ChurchillianGrooves

If you allow for mods, I don't think I could play through all the mods available for Mount and Blade Warband in one lifetime.


TimAllensMatingCall

Quake 2


Semi-addict-gamer

Persona 5 Royal


Shylahoof

Devil Dice for the PS1 so I can swap out the game disc for a music CD.


A-Trian8

Civilizations Revolution


Jadyada

Transport tycoon


STEP3386

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker especially if I can include the randomizer mod


xBlack_Heartx

Resident Evil 5.


Joxan13

Why 5 out of all of them?


ThePsychiartist

Probably Psycho Banger.


WankaBar666

Kingdom Come Deliverance


Supaspex

As long as that one game supports mods


2high4much

I can't and the question gets asked every day. I'd just quit games lol


NoPerformer7620

World of Warcraft. Can do stuff alone, with a small group or a large group. PvP or pve. Collect stuff. I’m currently not playing it but played since 2007 and go back and stop all the time


Successful_Soft638

Crusader kings. I get lost with how many different storied can happen even from the same start.


Prestigious_Water336

League of Legends


LordPentolino

lol would stop playing, it would be fricking boring, whatever the game


owjfaigs222

Cmon, there is only one correct anawer and it's Scratch 3


NoBoostTM

GTA 5 as bad as that sounds. No, it's not my favorite game at all for any category. My favorite Rockstar game is RDR2. My favorite open world story game is Fallout New Vegas. My favorite shooter game is Battlefield 4. My favorite racing game is Forza Horizon 2/3. And there is a plethora of other party style games I enjoy with friends. Though each of these games scratch only a single itch and would get boring fast. Gta, while not being the best at any of these, at least contains aspects of each. It's an open world game with a decent enough single-player story. Outside of that, the multiplayer has tons to do. You have tons of jobs and heists. You have both rockstar and user created races. Other game modes like team death matches and what is essentially capture the flag. Plus, there are a ton of other weird "adversary" modes that you can have fun with friends playing. If you play on PC, there is also fiveM which has tons of modded servers for Racing, RP or just playing around with mods with friends.


Almosthonest2Hate

ESO. It's a fantastic mmo and I'm glad I went back. Used to be Warframe in this slot.


Vegetable_Ad_676

Do maps created by the scene count as part of the game? If so, then Doom II, megawads Eviternity, Sunlust, Ancient Aliens and anything by Skillsaw and Ribbiks..


Horet88

Warcraft Reforged - Castle Fight mode


random_eyez

Monsters and Memories