I generally like my games short and tight:
Online FPS games come in 20 minute chunks.
Catacomb Kids is a splendid Early Access roguelike platformer, similar to Spelunky but much harder and terrain is generally indestructible. The amount of item and dungeon feature interactions is crazy, and the game is notable for having smart humanoids as its most dangerous enemies. They chase, keep distance if you have a longer weapon, run away and bring reinforcements when badly wounded, or escape to the next level. It may look like a brutally hard arcade game at first, but your success chance dramatically improves with planning ahead.
I also play many board games. Board games are funny because good games are played for decades, unlike Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Heroes of Might and Magic II, or Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. They are also extremely modding friendly, and it's trivial to write a patch (it's called "house rules" and it's widely used). Board games have the sense of community like in old FPS games that had multiplayer based on dedicated servers. You don't get people randomly disconnecting. Also, one copy of a game is enough for several people. Board games also have the advantage that they are more about mechanics. I mean Quake and Unreal Tournament is basically the same game. Heroes of Might and Magic III would be called an expansion pack to HOMM2 if it was a board game. People play the games that are most fun, not ones that look best or have best action figures.
It's really hard to get "good" (I've played on and off for 2-3 years and still don't feel competent!) but the matchmaking is good enough that you win about 50% of games.
I like that it's 1v1, so when you win or lose, it's usually completely your own doing.
I also like that you pay once and are on a level playing field with everyone else. All of the in-game purchases are purely cosmetic. I played Hearthstone for quite a while but eventually totaled up the amount I spent on it and promptly quit!
Also Hearthstone casual player here as well :)
I also bought a Nintendo Switch recently and its a great 4 player party game device, I play Zelda but its much better to play on a big screen....
I was just happy to see someone playing similar games :)
Kerbal Space Program is by far the one I spent more time in, probably around 1000 hours.
Dark souls was one of my favourite (1st and 3rd), spent a lot of hours there too. I'm also playing a lot of board games lately, not sure if they count!
I'm always looking for cool new games, I'm really picky.
Oh I almost forgot! XCOM and Invisible Inc, both great!
Maybe I'll stop when that rumoured Mario & Luigi remake comes out. If not, probably when Super Mario Odyssey is released.
The other game I play is Battlefield 1942. I've been playing that game since 2002 and there are a number of communities keeping the online scene alive even though Gamespy shut down their master server browser.
- Dishonored 2 - The Witness - The Talos Principal - Batman - Arkham Knight - Shadows of Mordor - Transistor
Want to try Red Orchestra with old MOH/BF series friends but trying to avoid time suck online FPS games.
Factorio - when I need to relax
I tried Rimworld, but automation aspect in Factorio is soo much nicer :)
It is in test phase but you can try it: http://www.gametroleum.com/news/invitation-to-photon-rush-te...
I'm playing Lufia II for the snes
I'm amazed I missed that one at the time.
After an exhausting day of swimming in the current of JIRA issues, bugs, pull requests, server logs, and such, Overwatch gives me a dose of pure fun and excitement!
It's a Game Of The Year for a reason!
You know, the world could always use more heroes ;)
Risk of Rain would be my indie game addiction.
Dwarf Fortress 2 when I need to immerse myself in something completely different than theoretical chemistry.
You from the future, mate?
Just to get my mind somewhere else.
Fallout3, Fallout New Vegas,
Tower of Hero (until their most recent update broke the game)
Surprised how many Factorio fans there are here.
My own prototype board game
Severed
Desert Golfing
Mobile: Super Hexagon, Glitchskier, Alto, hocus, Snakebird
Clash Royale
Dark Souls 3
TIS-100
Rocket League