Maybe not the best games i ever played, but the games i keep coming back over and over.
- Fallout 1, Fallout 2 (and to a lesser extend, Fallout Tactics and New Vegas)
Not sure i need to elaborate. Those game take a huge part of my passions and free time. Assuming i'll get there, i would still talk about it to my grandchildren until they say «K m'llenial» to make me piss in my pants.
- Age of Empires 1&2
The first game was the main reason i wanted my own computer (i used to share computer with my dad and brother before that)
I keep playing both games today. The second game has so many much needed feature that the previous one lack. But the original just feels at home.
- Civilization franchise, Heroes Of Might and Magic III, Disciple II
When i want to capture cities in turn-based mode.
- Sim City 4
Although i played it less that some other games. I avoid it because it is time consuming.
- Myth I&II (although, i play the first game missions on the second game engine)
The games didn't seem so special to me at the time, but i just can't find any equivalent even today, so i keep playing them.
- Jagged Alliance 2
Ever more unique that the previous exemple. It has no equivalent, even within its own franchise.
- Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage
FPS of the Build Engine era were those which grabbed my attention the most.
- Unreal Tournament 2004
There is just no way i can express how much modded the game is. You can add pretty much any mutator, game mode or crossover character you want.
- Half-Life (+ Opposing Force and Blue Shift)
While it does make history financially, i think we still underestimate how impressive that experience was.
- Soldier Of Fortune 1-2
Best implementation of body part targetting in FPS. I can't believe we regressed that much since then...
- Worms Armageddon
There is so much fun to have with this game, even after all this time.
- Skweek\Slider
Very old indie game franchise. Very simple premise. And yet, when i launch the game, i lose sight of time.
- Lands of Lore
There are much better game around, but i still keep playing this one every 5-7 years.
- Shadowrun Return series
There are rpg with bigger freedom, better replayability, and less formulatic writting style. But i still love the world, stories and atmosphere. Some of DF combat encounters were amongst the best i ever played. And those games just have the best graphics i ever seen.
- Rimworld
A relatively recent game that i purposely avoid at all cost, because it is monumentally time consuming and there are tons of issues with mods (and some of those mods are just gold. I just can't remove them.). I am so drawned into that game that i would totally forget to eat\sleep\respect my commitment if i allowed myself to keep playing.
- Streets Of Rogue
Endless replayability while the playthroughts themselves can be short enough that you can manage withdrawal.
I am tempted to add The Witcher and Metro, but i am more attracted by their universe itself, than the originality of the games. Those games were excellent gateway to discover the books.
