I saw a recent post that 60% of playtime in 2023 was spent on games 6 years or older. What 6+ year old games are you playing?

I haven’t stopped playing Overwatch since it came out, still getting on with friends 2 or 3 nights a week and putting in a few hours (and I’m still awful lol). I also still log on to Battlefield 1943 from time to time to get in a few matches.

I also collect retro games so there is a good bit of time there. If anything I’ve struggled to find new games that I’d want to play more than something older and cheaper. I just picked up Dark Messiah for like 2 bucks and its amazing, hard to justify a $60-70 purchase when you can find deals like that on older but still great games.

I saw a lot of the playtime goes to still updated online games like Fortnite and Apex, but I wonder if part of it is that as time goes on there is a bigger pool of games to play. Sure there will always be cutting edge graphics and gameplay, but many people wouldnt be able to tell which indie dropped in 2010 and which dropped in 2024.

ReallyKinda,

AC Origins

Nemo,

Spelunky, My Time at Portia, Stardew Valley, River City Girls, Super Mario World

dumpsterlid,

Why not Spelunky 2? :P

Seriously Spelunky is one of the finest platformers of all time period, especially among co-op splitscreen platformers.

Nemo,

I have both on PC but only the original (well, the HD version) on Switch, and Switch excells at couch coöp. My kids want to beat the original together before we move on to the sequel.

dumpsterlid,

Damn, what a great game for your family to play together, have a blast!

SlippiHUD,
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Super Smash Bros Melee

MacedWindow,
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With that username I’m not surprised! Whose your main? I play Ganon and Sheik.

SlippiHUD,
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I play Puff in melee, Falcon in 64, Sonic in PM, and Greninja in HDR

QuantumStorm,

So. Much. Warframe.

lastunusedusername2,

We’re on year 11, Tenno!🤘

jqubed,
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I’ve still been playing Civ V because up until recently I didn’t have a computer that could run Civ VI. Once I finish my current campaign I’m going to finally try out VI, but I think that actually might also be 6+ years old.

I’ve also gotten back into playing the old original Star Wars Battlefront games. And I’ll usually play through both Portal games every few years.

MacedWindow,
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I have V on my switch and don’t feel any need to go to VI. I still lose entire days to that game on the reg.

Menagerie,

VI comes with a clock up in the corner of the screen so you actually have something tethering you to reality.

jqubed,
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I remember when V came out the lack of a clock caused a lot of commotion. Someone made a mod to display a clock but then most achievements became unavailable because you were using a mod. I run dual monitors now so it’s not as much of an issue.

Skua,

Victoria 2. I like 3, but I've got a heavily modded megacampaign with my friends going and I don't know 3 well enough to tweak it yet. 2 is still a great game.

Also Assetto Corsa. Competizione looks fun but I like driving stuff other than GT cars

Addition1291,

Playing through 7 Days to Die for the first time with some friend and having a blast.

HopeOfTheGunblade,
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Later on you can try Darkness Falls and Undead Legacy. Both good in their own ways.

AcesFullOfKings, (edited )

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  • MacedWindow,
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    Undertale is great you’re in for a good time.

    I would have dropped watch by now but its what everyone has/plays. Its hard to get 7ish people switched to something else, especially when the current game is FTP and has crossplay. Maybe someday something will take its place but we are nearing a decade of play with no real contenders.

    Gullible,

    Replaying hollow knight ahead of the imminent release of silk song. It’s so close that I can taste copper.

    iheartneopets,

    Damn, as desperate as we elden ring fans were for dlc, I can only imagine and pour one out for what hollow knight fans are going through. Hoping you guys get a release date soon!

    Jaysyn,
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    Civ 4 & Neverwinter Nights & Caves of Qud are pretty much it for me these days.

    Modern AAA games are generally flashy garbage.

    Lycist,

    love Caves of Qud, such a fun/brutal game.

    dumpsterlid,

    Have you tried Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead? Try the Sky Islands mod, it is a blast.

    Ignacio,
    Ignacio avatar

    I'm ripping and tearing in Doom 2 megawads... until it is done.

    Lemminary,

    Faster than Light and League of Legends

    I’d say Noita but it was released in 2020

    witten,

    If you like FTL, you might also like Into the Breach.

    Lemminary,

    Oh, I love watching people play ITB but I don’t enjoy playing it myself. Just like Dark Souls, it’s entertaining but not for me. 🙃

    witten,

    Fair enough!

    clay_pidgin,

    Stardew Valley and Minecraft, mostly. I played through Morrowind and Fallout 4 recently too.

    kindenough,
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    The Long Dark, came out of early access in 2017, so I got the game earlier than that and it still has updates.

    Dishonered 1 and 2, a playthrough every year, Witcher 3, Mad Max, MGS V, Prey, theres tons of good games to play a second, third or yearly playthrough.

    MacedWindow,
    @MacedWindow@lemmy.world avatar

    The open world Mad Max? That game is so underrated. I love using the grappling hook

    charonn0,
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    Left4Dead2, the greatest game ever made.

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