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If every video game was to be destroyed but you had the chance to save five games, what would you choose to save? (sh.itjust.works)
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Assuming the equipment was also saved so you could still play the games, and every game in existence you don’t mention gets permanently destroyed, and no new games are ever to be made.

Inspired by a video by OutsideXbox from a few years ago, I thought it would be a fun idea to see what this community would choose. You can choose to be selfish and pick games you personally want to always play, or try to figure out what games would be best chosen for humanity to save for whatever reason. I’d also love to hear why you chose your games. Do they have a special meaning to you? I want to hear your stories.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Hmm, tough one. I'm going to maximise replayability and this assumes all DLC too

  • RimWorld
  • Factorio
  • Balatro
  • FTL or Slay the Spire
  • Civ 6 or Cities Skylines

Honourable mention to several JRPGs from Squaresoft

Edit: I'm now reading the thread and second guessing everything. But gonna keep my original list

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

JRPGs can be annoying to play multiple times.

Civ 6 (or some other strategy game like Age of Empires) and Factorio are great choice for this though.