r/videogames • u/_BIackstar • 8h ago
Discussion / Question You have a terrible day, turn off your brain, and boot up ____. What game is it?
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u/The-No-God 8h ago
Helldivers 2. Bots. Super helldive.
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u/_BIackstar 8h ago
Iāve yet to ādiveā into that game. See what I did thereā¦ š¤¦āāļø but I wanna try this game out too. Heard many good things!
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u/The-No-God 8h ago
Donāt hold your breath. Jump in. Itās beyond incredible. Such insane attention to detail and the biggest adrenaline rush of all game time.
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u/postpwnedmalone 7h ago
Hey I haven't played since last summer, have been seeing it's a better game now to get back into, is there a good place to go to catch up on changes? I couldn't really find too much coverage on the sub lol
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u/SeniorMatthew 8h ago
TF2 i dunno why it is so goofy
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u/Extension_Patient_47 8h ago
Will always hold a special place in my heart. Characters and voice lines are so memorable.
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u/TacticalSpackle 7h ago
Iāve never laughed so hard as I have playing TF2. I play medic specifically and the kind of things you do and see are just absurd.
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u/LionHunterAnt 8h ago
Obviously Tarkov..to make my day even worse,so the next day will be better.
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u/Nebelklnd 8h ago
Sifu.
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u/_BIackstar 8h ago
Havenāt heard of it but intrigued
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u/CorbynDallasPearse1 8h ago
Mad max. Sometimes you just have to brutally murder a hundred war boys before riding off into the night in a post apocalyptic car with a hunchback carrying a bazooka strapped to the rollbars
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u/Cheshire_____Cat 8h ago
RDR2 and go to fishing.
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u/MarcusQuintus 6h ago
Dark Souls.
The game doesn't give a fuck about your life outside, demands all of your attention, and awards you immensely for playing well. Put it on and disappear for an hour.
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u/Conscious_CMPT13 8h ago
World of Tanks
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u/Sad-Conversation2927 53m ago
Nothing quite as therapeutic as a leisurely stroll with a hetzer through a tier 4 lobby HE nuking any poor soul who crosses my path
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u/No-Parsley-4406 8h ago
Battlefront 2 the original, specially Geonosis and Kamino instant action clone wars era
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u/savvystrider 8h ago
Fallout 4 or any Arkham game
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u/_BIackstar 8h ago
Love the fallout soundtrack. I think thatās the main stimulus for me lol
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u/Long_Cucumber2625 8h ago
Wuthering Waves, No Man's Sky, Crimson Desert, Elden Ring, Death StrandingĀ
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u/whiteshark70 8h ago
Assassins Creed. The brainless collectible hunt helped me through a lot of rough days. Especially the ones in Valhalla
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u/Announcement90 8h ago
Minecraft. Sometimes with a podcast in the background, but mostly with the wonderful and chill soundtrack running.
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u/ComprehensiveKnee284 8h ago
The hunter: call of the wild. Just wander the forest and relax, no grinding
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u/emorazes 5h ago
Same here. Rifle, Binos, Bow, tent and just wonder across maps. Cant beat it.
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u/ComprehensiveKnee284 5h ago
Exactly. Got all the dlcs on sale for a couple bucks at a time and no matter the mood I'm in I can find a map to wander. People don't get it
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u/Frankyvander 8h ago
Wolfenstein Young Blood.
Simple gameplay, decent gunplay and running around blasting nazis is fun
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u/FangProd 7h ago
Recently itās Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
Itās such a great feeling to play immersive mode, turn off the HUD and go in a random direction and try to take over a base somewhere. I usually do solo but adding a teammate once a while is fun.
Graphics are great as well which really helps with the tactical Barbie feeling of outfitting your character.
Just great overall!
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u/Kurunchu 8h ago
For me, itās No Manās Sky ā I know I can always find a Gek with a funny name
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u/Delicious_Bar_8788 8h ago
Farming simulator 25. Seems incredibly boring (95% of the game is driving back in forth in straight lines.), but it's oddly satisfying and relaxing. Second place goes to satisfactory. Something appealing about watching a well oiled machine of industry at work. š
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u/Hotshot596v2 8h ago
Here recently, Monsters Hunter Wilds. I havenāt been able to game recently, kinda just come home and play on my phone infront of my tv, till I had a friend recommend me MH Wilds.
Now I actually look forward to coming home and playing games again right now.
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u/Zomb1stuv 7h ago
Conan Exiles especially in a PVE server. Building things helps to rewire my bad mood because if I can't control the bullshit of the day, at least I can control what my house looks like.
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u/tohn_jitor 7h ago
Whatever I'm currently playing at the moment. Otherwise, I load up a save file of the last mission of Mass Effect 3, and I let my M-7 Lancer sing the Reapers to oblivion.
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u/surewhydafuqnot 5h ago
I fucking love that gun, I'm currently playing Mass Effect 2 and just got re acquainted with the Mattock..... Pure. cranium. popping. bliss
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u/tohn_jitor 5h ago edited 5h ago
For that, I use the silencer with the headshot muzzle. Lightweight and powerful. It's what I use on the mirror match in Armax Arena for farming credits.
EDIT: Oh, you meant ME2.
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u/thatweirdshyguy 8h ago
Couple of options depending on my fixations. Skyrim/fallout either or is a semi yearly obsession, A dark souls game, or maybe monster hunter
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u/TheWaffle94 8h ago
Skyrim or Fallout
Powerwash simulator
Spyro
ā¦..honestly backyard baseball once itās available on Xboxā¦..
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u/Negative-Tap-8406 8h ago
Honestly, fallout 3. If ive had a really bad day and just want to switch off ill always revisit fallout 3. Know the game like the back of my hand so I can just hop back in whenever and immediately know what im doing without using my now switched off brain š
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u/DemiFiendAstar 8h ago
I have quite a few games for this.
Kinda mid-term length struggle? Super Mario RPG.
I just need an hour or so of being a god to get over this? The first four (especially first three on SNES) Mega Man X games. If it takes more than one, that's okay.
Sometimes i want to drink to get over things and for some reason during this time if I am alone I will play Trauma Team on the Wii U. The OST had no reason to go so hard and some of the mechanics get me so focused and actually stress out my arm to the point where I forget about what I was frustrated about. Or with other people, games like Mario Party or any of the Wii Sports style games can be quite relaxing.
Just a few examples
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u/IceFisherP26 8h ago
Any game that I can instantly just turn off without having to save first if I need to just shut down.
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u/raptorrat 8h ago
It used to be IL-2. (The old school, and BOX) but that is made by 1C, which is a Russian state company. So, yeah...
Been rotating games ever since. Though, I do keep getting back to cities Skylines 1. It's like digital bonsai, you tweak the city a bit, and let it run, then tweak some more.
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u/Reasonable_Duck_236 8h ago
PokƩmon champions or dead by daylight.
Just to remind myself that my day in fact, can be worse
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u/Fabulous-Homework727 7h ago
If the day was the darkest most soul crushing sanity sapping day that sent me backwards 20 years into a spiral?
Spyro trilogy.
Just a busy day at work?
Hard drugs.
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u/uncledungus 7h ago
Slay the damn Spire and mumble to myself the whole time things like āooo I love a dominate thatās dopeā and āwhat the fuck have they always hit for 36?ā
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u/Rowsdower32 7h ago
Red Dead Redemption 2
Just hanging out in that alternate world is enough for me.
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u/ECUDUDE20 7h ago
Anything with the boys. They all have big boy jobs too so the bullshitery is exactly what you need to bounce back.
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u/HealthySetup 7h ago
Easy answer for me is Tetris. Puyo Puyo Tetris specifically, just running through the campaign on a loop. Something about blocks falling in time with chiptune music just shuts everything off in my head. I used to play it on the bus home after rough shifts at my old job and the combo of motion and the puzzle wiped out whatever was bothering me before I hit my stop.
Honorable mention goes to PowerWash Simulator which sounds dumb but it's the same thing, just a meditative task list. Your brain finally gets to stop running worst case scenarios and instead worries about soap ratios. Way better than zoning out on my phone and doomscrolling.
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u/Mitts009 7h ago
Dynasty warriors 8 / senran Kagura
Mindless action but satisfying like a fresh double cheese burger when your hungry
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u/clownsinadarkforest 7h ago
Nightreign. The minute the kid is gone bed and I can sit down and relax i love a game of nightreign
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u/HG21Reaper 7h ago
Arc Raiders. The player base has become increasingly aggressive both in-game and on social media.
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u/TammyShehole 7h ago
Valheim. Yes the game itself can be hectic but itās simultaneously also very chill and relaxing.
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u/Coupaholic_ 6h ago
Recently been appreciating smaller, chill indie games.
Playing Easy Delivery Co. Charming (if a little creepy) game.
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u/POSloader69 6h ago
Pokemon Yellow. The nostalgic 8-bit audio and Pikachu following me around help heal me
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u/ItsShowtime_88 6h ago
WWE2K26, create a superstar mode is my zen space. Fire it up, throw on a podcast or a show on the side tv and just forget the world exists.
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u/M4rshmall0wMan 6h ago
Cyberpunk. Not even doing any quests, just driving around the city with full path tracing turned on.
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u/Shaaagbark 6h ago
Dota 2. Itās the only game Iāve played where I just focus on the game and nothing else.
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u/JalapenoBusiness29 6h ago
If Iām angry, something where I can just go wreck stuff
Warframe
Diablo
WoW
If Iām exhausted and just need headspace
Forza Horizon games help clear my head
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u/MoonMan757 6h ago
Overwatch, but mystery heroes specifically. Without that mode or available internet then probably Skyrim
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u/Mrsen 8h ago
Counter strike, farm 3 losses and then go to bed emotionless and without brushing teeth