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Related to a post I made last year, but a little different because (1) you get to choose 10 now instead of 5, and (2) other games don’t get deleted, you just aren’t able to play them, so you don’t need to think about the good of humanity or anything, purely just selfish picks because it only impacts you.

A couple notes:

  • Any equipment necessary to play the games, you’re obviously allowed to have
  • You can play any DLC for the games you choose
  • You’re not allowed to make any games for you to play. If you make video games, either as a career or hobby, only other people are allowed to play them
  • Mods are allowed, but you’re not allowed to make any for you to play. You can try to commission someone else to make them for you, though
  • If there was historically a trilogy, for example, that now is sold on a major storefront (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation) as a single game (such as Mass Effect or Hitman) that counts as one game now. Game bundles, though, do not count. Basically, if it’s in one entry in your steam/xbox/ps library, it’s one game

I’m interested to see what this community chooses, and hopefully it’s different enough from my old post to warrant some good discussion here.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
  1. Factorio

I've never played it. We've agreed I'll never start. We're sure it will hook me like crack to a junkie. So all I need is this one, and I figure I'll die of thirst.

  1. Zero-k i can't stop
  2. World of warcraft, classic, before cataclysm. Buy some arrows and bribe a lock for a summons.
  3. Can I decide Linux is a game? But EL6 or EL5 before Lennart wrecked it.
  4. Warcraft III original
  5. Total annihilation with all DLC and balance updates

I cant think of any more.

[–] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

A fellow of culture I see.

Well, since the only one you mentioned that is not on my list is zero-k, I should probably give it a try.

You're a bit more RTS focused than me, so it may not beat out my grand strategy, RPG, or SIM pics but it looks fun. (I can't leave KSP, Warhammer III, CK3/Stellaris, and Vintage Story w/mods, behind.)