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 :)

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    10 hours ago

    Can I mod them? Because if so

    • minecraft
    • skyrim
    • terraria
    • dark souls 2
    • hollowknight (so i can finally get those speedrun achievements)
  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    4·
    19 hours 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.

  • orgrinrt@lemmy.world
    2·
    20 hours ago

    Those would be the extremely moddable games with a good all around base set for replayability, so for me:

    • Rimworld
    • Mount&Blade bannerlord
    • Crusader Kings 3
    • Civ 6
    • Luanti (and if have to choose a single game for it, Mineclonia I suppose)

    As long as I can also archive some amount and variety of mods for each, of course.

    If mods aren’t on the table, I think it would still look pretty much the same, except maybe civ 5 in place of 6, and in place of luanti perhaps Witcher 3, or 4 if it manages to release before this thing.

    Edit: Actually hold that a bit: I need Stellaris there, especially if mods are ok. But even without. I’d skip luanti/witcher for that.

  • Skua@kbin.earth
    9·
    1 day 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

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

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

  • ace_garp@lemmy.world
    7·
    1 day ago

    Shattered Pixel Dungeon

    WipeOut 2097(XL)

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

    Descent II

    Simon Tatham Puzzles collection