These days I'm mostly playing our stuff. There's just not a lot of time for other games. So lots of Ara: History Untold, GalCiv IV, Sins of a Solar Empire II and even some Ashes of the Singularity.
But what are you guys playing? Anything you would recommend I should check out?
Mechabellum
https://store.steampowered.com/app/669330/Mechabellum/
It is an auto-battler that you can get into for 15mins or 3hrs. I've been playing it on and off since I think 2023 (when Paradox released it).
Whatever you did in the previous round of the match you are stuck with, but you can add more units and tweak some things (there is an ability / card that lets you REDO one unit each round etc.).
Playing this game makes you realise fairly quickly exactly how many moves ahead your brain is capable of thinking! In my particular case......it is not that many!
Someone will hit me but I'm still playing Spider Solitaire....the one that dates back to XP.
I'm playing Anno 1800 which I highly recommend especially think some concepts would slot into Ara. The are also working on Anno 117 now. Looks like they are making pretty big changes. We'll see how those pan out. Doing another run in Cyberpunk 2077. As well as picked up Runescape Dragonwilds. The last is a pretty new game but really enjoying it. I'm actually trying to fit in Distant Worlds 2 into my game time...but as you can see with my list still might be a bit.
Galciv4 !
Working on trying to beat the missions thus far ... on the Korath mission where everyone hates me and is declaring war constantly.
Since we’re talking about what we’re all playing lately (and what we always seem to go back to), for me it’s my Nintendo 64 and Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Bros. Those are still my go-to comfort games when I want to unwind. There’s just something about picking up an old favorite and instantly knowing what to do—it’s like muscle memory kicks in and you’re transported right back.
Curious—what draws everyone back to older games when there are so many new ones out there? Is it habit, pure fun, nostalgia, or a great brain break? And for those who enjoy casual games, have you all found any modern versions that capture the same charm—or do the originals still win?
And since Frogboy asked: what’s everyone’s “old reliable” game—the one you’ll always find time for, even with all the great new releases coming out?
All of the above, probably.
My old faves were things like Terra Nova ... ran that again recently via Dosbox.
I still have pretty much every Mechwarrior game made [for PC], though haven't played it in a decade or so.
Only 'real' game I frequent is FSX as I skin for it [paint the aircraft]...
Online chess
RimworldMechwarrior: Clans
these are the two I just reinstalled after whiping my machine...new update/DLC for Rimworld and Clans I have not gotten past the first mission yet
Yea, I am playing quite a bit of Chess on my iPad at night.
Honestly, Factorio eats a tremendous amount of my time. Beyond that, it's mostly been RPGs. Falcom RPGs all work well on my systems.
As for Stardock software, I've been playing a lot less of it since I moved every one of my systems to Linux. Now that Proton is doing a lot better, I need to try more of them under that... The one stardock game I've played a lot of recently is Dead Man's Draw, because it works pretty well in Proton aside from sound effects.
Been using Stardock software for years and just found this forum. Feels like walking into a bar where everyone knows each other. Seems like a cool crowd.
Came here to say, Minecraft 🤓. But I want to try Death Stranding when I have time for a more involved game.
Quarter century and counting....
It must be your shout .....
I'd been using Stardock software since their Star Emperor game was included in the OS/2 Family Funpak, so it's like 3 decades for me.
Death Stranding is definitely a game that will eat your life for a month or two... I spent 100 hours finishing Death Stranding 2 recently.
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