Games you mindlessly enjoy replaying

[Squarehard]

Games where you can just play it, without really thinking much about what's actually going on in the game.

These could be games that are made with replay-ability, like puzzle games, or rhythm games.

Or, they can be games that you've played to death, and know like the back of your hand.

 

[vestan]

Dishonored and the original Deus Ex.

I think the main reason is that both games are just super quick to get into. There's no real lengthy intro sequence (well, I've got a save that instantly puts me in the prison in the case of Dishonored) and I can drop them at any time with no real qualms. I can just fuck around then dip. I'm not a speedrunner by any means but I love trying to figure out new ways to clear Dishonored levels faster (without any glitches). Great game.

 

[Mike Rambo]

RE4 for sure. There's a few others but that one takes the cake for me

 

[5pectre]

Galaga, Gradius and Kung Fu Master I replay a lot.

 

[Toni]

Skyrim on PC with mods is the game I'll probably will still replaying until Elder Scrolls 6 comes out in 8 years. Ever since it came out in 2011, I played the heck out it in PS3, PS4, Steam & Steam Workshop and now Steam / Nexus Mods.

Now with Skyrim Remastered and Skyrim VR, the ride never ends.

 

[@TheFriendlyBro]

Resident Evil 4, I've completed it more than thirty times and finished it again yesterday.

I don't know why but there's something about that game, I can just enter auto-pilot and play through it all in one sitting.

 

[Mirage]

Dishonored and the original Deus Ex.

I think the main reason is that both games are just super quick to get into. There's no real lengthy intro sequence (well, I've got a save that instantly puts me in the prison in the case of Dishonored) and I can drop them at any time with no real qualms. I can just fuck around then dip. I'm not a speedrunner by any means but I love trying to figure out new ways to clear Dishonored levels faster (without any glitches). Great game.

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Short intros make replaying games so much nicer.

 

[Deleted member 9135]

I play Star Fox 1, Star Fox 64 , Space Harrier and Tetris regularly.

 

[Horns]

Usually I can mindlessly play a GTA or RDR game.

 

[Xavi]

Final Fantasy IV, I could finish it in less than 2-3 days if I had the time.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

For me, it is Braid. I can replay that anytime.

 

[Falchion]

I zone out and play through Mirror's Edge all the time.

 

[The Unsent]

I replayed Mario 3D Land a million times on a plane, coach or when killing time in summer outside.

FF X as well because it's so linear and the music is relaxing.

 

[Deleted member 56266]

Dark Souls

 

[TheWooniestWoona]

Doom, Mario 1, and Burnout 3

I can replay those over and over for years and never get bored of them.

 

[TimeFire]

Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne. I usually multitask them with a youtube video for maximum chillness

 

[nStruct]

I've been going back and deleting my Picross e saves on the 3DS and replaying them from beginning to end

 

[Deleted member 679]

Dark Souls 1 and Sekiro are comfort food at this point. If I have 2 free hours and don't know what to do to pass the time, I can just beat one of them once. Possibly both.

 

[PianoBlack]

RE4? Skyrim? You're all pikers when it comes to gaming zone out.

There is nothing to compare to getting those gambits set up correctly in FF12 and then just laying back, pointing the left stick at whatever you want to die, and building a 100+ chain...

 

[Black Mantis]

Any Crackdown, GTA, FIFA, PES.

 

[Unspoken90]

Jet Set Radio Future and Resident Evil games.

 

[Eppcetera]

Mostly some SNES classics for me, like Zelda: Link to the Past, Super Mario World, Super Mario RPG, Final Fantasy VI, and I could throw in Final Fantasy VII to that list as well.

 

[Boy]

Street Fighter 2. 20 something years later, and i still enjoy the hell out of it.

 

[xneezy]

"And so, the hunt begins again."

 

[Mentalist]

Tetris for Windows

 

[Ravelle]

Monster Hunter. It's so cathartic for me, just turning my mind off and hunt, the fact that any communication with fellow hunters is the fight itself.

 

[flashman92]

I've played thousands upon thousands of hours of Puyo Puyo

 

[Ryouji Gunblade]

Wario Land II because of the multiple paths.

Game and Watch Gallery because you can always score higher.

 

[SigSig]

I'll never get tired of Trackmania and the Tony Hawks Pro Skater series (3 and THUG2 specifically).

 

[LakeEarth]

Street Fighter 3rd Strike in arcade mode. I've played it so much, even Gill doesn't give me too much of a hard time.

 

[Chibs]

Bully, Mirror's Edge, Alan Wake.
Pretty sure I'll come back to Spider-Man many times in the future as well.

 

[Rune Walsh]

Mega Man 2, Chrono Trigger, Skyrim and Fallout: New Vegas. With mods, some games can feel fresh every time.

 

[CloseTalker]

3D Mario titles. Odyssey, Galaxy, 3D World, etc. Even Sunshine. Games are so fucking good

 

[SpitztheGreat]

NFL2k5, when I need a to unwind and kill an hour or so I can pop it on and destroy the opposing team. It isn't a challenge and hasn't been for years, but I'm not looking for a challenge, I want to destroy something.

 

[Rotobit]

I used to be able to replay longer games like Metal Gear Solid 3 and Mass Effect easily back in the day but now nope

Put Elite Beat Agents or Theatrhythm in front of me though and I won't stop

 

[Majora's Mask]

Bloodborne is a game I can usually mindlesy replay, although I haven't finished it a lot of times (Just twice). Resident Evil 4 and whatever the current FIFA is available are good, turn-off your mind kind of games for me.

 

[X-Peaceman-X]

GTA, Borderlands, Destiny. The usual play forever stuff lol. But oddly I also love those horrible low budget super hero games like Hellboy science of evil and Deapool by highmoon, I usually play thise over and over and over just cause I love the characters

 

[Serpens007]

Borderlands, Doom, Bioshock (though I wouldn't call this one "mindlessly"). Mortal Kombat too, and the MGS series

 

[Aexact]

There is nothing to compare to getting those gambits set up correctly in FF12 and then just laying back, pointing the left stick at whatever you want to die, and building a 100+ chain...

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Haha, this is definitely the point where I wondered if I was actually enjoying FFXII. Like, discovering 100% HP Steal and seeing it in action was exhilarating but nothing ever matched that high again and it was more rote bookkeeping.

Anyway, on topic, I didn't really think too much most of the time in Terra Battle (mobile gacha game). The proper encounters were a blast but 90% of the game was grind that you do while watching Netflix. I dont remember if fondly, but I did play it without thinking about it.

 

[Why would you do that?]

Not including arcadey games that are meant to be replayed over and over, my answer would probably be Zelda 1 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I've replayed those games about a million times, and randomly I'll just replay one of them without thinking about it.

My most recent playthrough of OoT was entirely on accident, before I knew it I was already at the Forest Temple lol. So I said I might as well keep going...

 

[Phellps]

Any Pokémon game. I just go back to any one of them and avoid using Pokémon I'd usually pick, as to force myself to try something different at least.
Also, Dragon Age: Inquisition. Despite knowing everything there is to know about this game, I just love replaying it and trying to role-play a different character.

 

[Giga Man]

Kirby Super Star and Super Mario Land 2 were those types of games for me when I was a kid. I would play through these games countless times and never 100% them. Eventually, I said to myself, "You know what? I'm going to 100% this game for the first time, and then I'll be done with it!" And so, I did and haven't picked them back up since.

I don't replay much of anything nowadays.

 

[JustTom]

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I know this game by heart. It's one of the few games I can play in both, pain and pleasure.
The other games are Uncharted 1 to 3.

 

[Sordid Plebeian]

DOOM for sure

 

[Transistor]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

I can 200.8% the game completely from memory

 

[bionic77]

Mindlessly? A lot of NES games like Megaman 2 and Ninja Gaiden 2. When you get in the flow of those games it is just a lot of fun and they can be finished really quickly.

Chrono Trigger is my most replayed game but I won't say I enjoy playing it mindlessly. I always get into that game no matter how many times I play it.

 

[BennyWhatever]

Link's Awakening GB
Donkey Kong '94
Mario Land 1 & 2
Dark Souls (new addition to the list)
Kirby's Dream Land
Pokemon Leaf Green

and of course
Downwell

 

[Deleted member 17207]

Animal Crossing Gamecube for one. I start a new town every time I return to that game. Can literally hear the song that plays in the train as Rover asks you questions in my head as I type this.

 

[lord_of_flood]

The Metroid Prime Trilogy and some of the Metroidvania-style Castlevania games (Aria of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia in particular). I've beaten them so many times that going back to them feels extremely natural. I can blaze through them with very little thought most of the time, Aria of Sorrow especially.

 

[ApeEscaper]

Kingdom Hearts 2
Love this game