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If every video game was to be destroyed but you had the chance to save five games, what would you choose to save? (sh.itjust.works)
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Assuming the equipment was also saved so you could still play the games, and every game in existence you don’t mention gets permanently destroyed, and no new games are ever to be made.

Inspired by a video by OutsideXbox from a few years ago, I thought it would be a fun idea to see what this community would choose. You can choose to be selfish and pick games you personally want to always play, or try to figure out what games would be best chosen for humanity to save for whatever reason. I’d also love to hear why you chose your games. Do they have a special meaning to you? I want to hear your stories.

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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This might be cheating but I'm assuming mods/DLCs to a game count as part of the game.

  1. Factorio. Pretty much endless amount of stuff you can do with mods on top of a top-tier base game.
  2. Minecraft, also for the mods.
  3. Geometry Dash. So many user created levels and the highest skill ceiling of pretty much any game.
  4. Asetto Corsa, or whatever the most realistic, moddable car racing sim there is. I don't play this game but I don't want that genre to die.
  5. ~~Really struggling to think of anything else so I'm just gonna go with another fun, replayable, moddable game: Balatro.~~ Edit: After reading other responses and me forgetting some games I think Skyrim would be a better choice here.