I’m curious what game you guys have sunk the most hours into. Mine has to be RuneScape, I don’t know the total hours because I’ve had so many accounts over the years I don’t even remember half my passwords, but it’s definitely in the thousands of hours now. I’ve played on/off RS2, OSRS, and RS3 since 2004.
I’ve also probably sunk anywhere from hundreds to 1000+ hours into Skyrim and Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura, though I don’t know the counts there either since neither were through Steam. Embarrassingly enough I’ve never completed either of those two games - I get sidetracked making so many alt characters.
What about you guys? & What got you hooked on said game?
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Games are short (5 mins). Queues are short (less than 1 min). Cross platform. Runs on Linux. Controller support (preferred). Easy to understand, but high skill ceiling. Amateur leagues are fun. Keeps my reflexes sharp. Can turn chat off. A decent esports scene.
What a save!
This is definitely the answer for me, at least since Steam showed up. I have no way of knowing how many hours I sunk into Quake-Q3 Arena and OG Team Fortress mods though
One of the great things about rl was there were no cheaters but now with bots and anti cheat not sure where it’s heading next.
Im sure the new EAC anti cheat that was included in the latest patch will help with the botters. It works on Linux too. While its unfortunate some of the mods will no longer work when running in Online mode, you can still use mods in Offline mode. Plus they started working with modders to include some of their features in-game so that those who were used to playing with mods still have similar experience online.
This game really hasn’t been plagued too much with hackers and botters, and I think its good to see the devs are still attempting to keep them out.
I have a couple hundred hours in rocket league from playing with friends around ~2020. Was a ton of fun, even if I never managed to get any good at it. 🤣
The progress you make from driving and bumping the ball to rocketing through the air and dunking is amazing.
Then the match making is so good that every match feels challenging but still fun.
Did not care much for the expansion, just didn’t like the game play. Didn’t even finish it, so it is almost all base game and mods.
What didn’t you like about the expansion?
Biggest complaint I’ve heard (besides Quality complainers) is that they don’t like that T3 modules got retconned into needing other planets to get.
I personally find that a good change, and also quality is ignorable. I don’t have nearly the hours you have into it, but a respectable high triple digit number, and about 200 I’d guess of those has been post-space age. Haven’t actually played base since space age launched.
I didn’t like all the back and forth between planets. Just not my play style I guess.
I don’t think the expansion is bad, and I support the factorio devs in making a really good game. I just personally didn’t get sucked into it.
Yeah, fair. I dont do a ton of that, myself.
I build a heavy cargo ship with a bunch of raw supplies, assemblers, roboports, and ingredients for a rocket, go to the planet, slap down a rocket, some solar, a roboport, and logistics chests, and leave.
If I have to return in person, I have failed my challenge.
T H E F A C T O R Y M U S T G R O W
I I keep getting stuck once I get to blue science packs. I usually play without enemy spawns.
I really should try this game.
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I have been playing Unreal Tournament (1999) since 2000. It is impossible for me to tally up those hours.
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I miss arena shooters.
This battle royale stuff just doesn’t turn my crank.
I’ve got over 2500 hours in Civ VI, and probably double that or more for all previous versions of Civ
I haven’t touched it in years, but I don’t think anything is going to surpass World of Warcraft in hours played anytime soon.
Next up would be Monster Hunter World and Dark Souls III with 2000+ hours each.
Late to the party, but for me Endless Sky: https://github.com/endless-sky
As far as I know, it’s the only open source and crowed developed game out there.
If you remember EV series, it’s basically that. But better and under constant development.
Allow me to introduce you to BAR. (Also open source)
That looks really good and will scratch the ancient Starcraft itch. Thanks!
I’ve played it. It’s much more like Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander.
God I miss the heyday of playing TA online.
TA was great too.
Endless Sky looks cool. Definitely going to give it a try.
My two favorite open source games are Thrive and Cataclysm DDA
Thrive is an evolutionary survival game. Similar to Spore, you start as a single-cell microbe. You gather nutrients, evade dangers, and evolve adaptations. Eventually, you can progress to the multicellular stage, then macroscopic, etc. up to spacefaring. Currently everything after multicellular is placeholder, but the cellular gameplay is fun and has enough viable strategies to make replaying interesting. https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games/Thrive
Cataclysm DDA is a zombie-survival rogue-like simulation game. You start as a single survivor and need to scavenge for food, shelter, and protection. If you like games that focus on system/simulation complexity over visuals (e.g. dwarf fortress) I’d recommend this one. For example, the vehicle system allows you to build custom vehicles, which can be anything from a dinky wooden bicycle to a monstrous RV-turned deathdozer+mobile base-on-wheels. https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
I bought Spore for my kids when it came out but wound up playing it far more than them!
Spode demanding tribute to their religion again? Oh no! I destroyed all your cities and turned your planet into a nature preserve so you can never come back.
I had mixed reactions about Spore. The ambition/breadth of gameplay was impressive. The creature creator was impressive, and it was fun to see other people’s creatures show up in-game. I was disappointed at the shallowness of individual stages, how little earlier stages affected later stages, and the tediousness of space. I think without the pre-game hype, the balance would have been more positive feeling than negative for me, but I mostly remember it as few gems wrapped in disappointment.
My eldest son shares your views entirely.
Final Fantasy XIV and it’s not even close… need to grind to get my girl new outfits
I’ve been playing since mid-2020 now and mostly spend my time either playing the story, doing side-content or making pretty screenshots of new glamours
I was scrolling down to find someone list the best game and here were are.
I’ve been playing since beta for 2.0, so it certainly is my most played game.
Hell, I played some over lunch today.
FFXIV is one of those games that I liked, but wished I could like more. I wasn’t into progression raiding or crafting, so it was always a matter of time before my interest would fizzle out once the current MSQ was done.
Your character looks nice, btw.
I just quit last year. Been at it since ARR. Don’t have time for it anymore. It is easily my top hours too.
I actually just started playing it again after a nearly 2 year long break too, so that can’t possibly turn out to be a bad life decision.
If the 10,000hrs is correct then your Dota expert now.
I definitely wouldn’t say that, but it was kind of surprising how after that long of a break without playing any similar games I completely still had the muscle memory for it.
It’s impressive how long muscle memory lasts. I’ll forget how to play a game, but my fingers will naturally go to the right buttons to perform actions still, even without nearly this amount of time in a game.
You ok over there?
Don’t worry, I haven’t played in over a year now.
🫂
That’s eight hours a day for five straight years. You sure love those cookies.
No Man’s Sky 1556.5hrs
Rimworld
According to Steam it’s Terraria with over 1200 hours. I bought it in 2012 and have replayed it regularly alone and with friends.
My second place isn’t even close, and it’s not actually a game. I bought Aseprite during the summer sale last year to see if I could stumble my way to something resembling visual art and I have about 250 hours logged, though I think a lot of that is me leaving the app open overnight.
It’s mine with around 750 hours. I was so excited for the game that I pirated an unreleased alpha and played that before it released. I bought it immediately at release and have played it off and on over the years. I just recently did another full playthrough and then some to get all of the new achievements.
I’ve bought the game many times to give away as gifts back when you could buy a 4 pack at a steep discount.
Red light, green light
About to play a couple more rounds now on my way to the grocery store
I don’t have specific numbers since some of these games were played on various platforms or outside of environment which keeps track of play time. Still, these are the things that come to mind in regards to where I spent most of my game time.
I’m putting each title into a spoiler to avoid a huge wall of text. I tend to get a bit rambly when talking about games, sorry.
Civilisation V
I never played IV and I don’t really like VI, Civ V however managed to grab me in a way few other 4X game could. I haven’t played it in a few years but I still remember the feeling of “one more turn” - this stuff is addicting.
The Division (both games)
I was curious about the story concept for the first game but didn’t like the idea of a modern shooter with bullet spongy enemies so I avoided it for a good few years before giving it a shot. When I did jump in however, my initial hesitation evaporated pretty quickly as the atmosphere of winter New York grabbed me 100%. There are still times where enemy tankiness or firepower can be annoying but that’s mostly end game issues and something I can deal with if I lock in.
I probably have more playtime in the second game by this point but I still think there are some things the first game did way better than the sequel (writing, atmosphere, enemy factions, some skills, cosmetics). It’s why I tend to alternate between the two whenever I’m in the mood for more TD.
Girls' Frontline
Came for girls with guns, stayed for the story. It’s a gacha game, which I know many people might scoff at, but it’s from the time when the monetisation practices and tactics where very different to the current landscape (there’s no premium pulls, paid weapons or anything like that, the only thing you’d really spend your money would be skins - if you want).
Gameplay is pretty simple (build your squads, traverse node based stages, partake in semi-autobattler combat and complete objectives) but it’s pretty enjoyable for the most part. It also does a great job of combining stage challenges/difficulty with what’s happening in the story (something its sequel is simply unable to do due to a modern, dupe based character gacha and progression).
We’re two weeks from the final main story event of the game, which after more than 7 years of playing feels somewhat bittersweet. It was a fun journey though.
Gothic 2
Played it multiple times, never finished it - usually because I got distracted or just had my fill of fun.
I actually like the Gothic series more than any of the Elder Scrolls titles. These games feel somewhat more alive and immersive to me, to the point that even the unusual control scheme, preset protagonist (I really like making my own characters) or lack of “forever fun” aren’t enough to make me lean the other way. There’s some “magic” in Gothic that’s missing from TES games for me, even if they’re great in their own right.I finally managed to finish the first game a few months ago so I hope I’ll do the same with this one “soon”. I’d like to scratch it off of my backlog, if only to give myself some closure in that regards.
Skyrim
I don’t really like Skyrim. I find it to be pretty shallow and boring in its vanilla state and the only reason I spent as much time on it as I did is mods. I pretty much use all Elder Scrolls and (modern) Fallout games as a base for a modern life-sim experiences where I just do whatever I feel like at the time - anything except for being the hero. So yeah, it’s just a backdrop but I guess it counts.
I wish Cyberpunk 2077 had as big modding scene as Skyrim. It’s another title I like to use for my “be whoever, forget the story” playthroughs and one I vastly prefer in pretty much every aspect.
Team Fortress 2
I haven’t touched it in years but it’s still one of my most played multiplayer titles ever (or at least it feels like it). I tried going back to it a few times over the years but modern TF2 is simply not the same. I also really don’t care for PvP these days so while I was curious about the classic mod/rework released some time back, I never even gave it a shot. I think I had my fill of competition.
There are probably a few more titles with similar play times but I don’t want to make it look like I had no life as a kid (I didn’t). I love games man.
Division is a top 5 for me too. The gameplay just perfectly aligns with my brain for some reason. I wish there were more weird builds to play with but what’re you gonna do. I can’t fricking wait for Survivors though…
I never really got too deep into builds and just threw together whatever looked or sounded cool until recently. I’m finally starting to try come up with things that actually work properly within the intended mechanics though even then, I don’t really care about min-maxing and popular builds and simply tinker on my own. That said, I mostly play solo so it’s not like there are people who could get angry at me for not playing “optimally”.
Do you also alternate between the games or did you found one that stuck with you for good?
Occasionally I’ll play a couple rounds of survival in 1 but I’m mostly in div 2 now. The mobile game resurgence just got an actual PC release so I’ll probably play some of that too. I’m mostly a solo player also ✌️
I should really give survival another shot. I played it maybe 3 times so far and while I did like it, it never managed to stick with me beyond that - I’m not sure why. Guess it’s as good of an excuse to reinstall the first game as anything else.
Came for girls with guns
!militarymoe@ani.social, if you’re not familiar.
I actually know it exists thanks to a few cross-posts between it and !girlsfrontline@lemmy.world but I keep forgetting to check it out. Thanks for the reminder!
My Civ 5 experience was similar. Steam has me at 800 hours though I don’t count all of that since some was AFK. But 5 was just so addicting to me.
One of the later expansions kinda ruined it for me oddly enough but there was a time when I could just devote an entire weekend to it.
I tried 4 and 6 and neither worked for me at all.
Was it a specific mechanic, the whole theme of the expansion or something more specific like how it was utilised with the difficulty you play on? I’m pretty sure I like all of the expansions for that game but I’m also a rather casual player when it comes to 4X games so I’m curious about your experience.
Team Fortress 2
Same, i haven’t touched it in 10 years but it’s all my top played game from my college days. Poetically followed by Sims 4 but my hours are skewed since my spouse and i both play it on the same account.
I had about 700 hours played in high school, I picked the game back up ~2021 and am now up to 2,000 hours. Working from home helped with that alot, although I haven’t played in 2 or so months.
