What game is your happy place?

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Caesar 3 without a doubt.

 

[Butter]

Wizardry 7, Deus Ex, and Fallout. I can fire any of those up at any time and it's cozy af.

 

[Ladonna]

A relaxing game?



Always on my hard drive.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

I have a game or two that I consider my "happy place".

But no way in hell am I gonna disclose that publicly, because that will get some deranged troon going and trying to actively sabotage it.

Better be quiet and enjoy things while I can.

 

[NecroLord]

I would also like to add Arcanum.
There is a very relaxing quality to be found in playing an RPG set in a land undergoing an Industrial Revolution while being Victorian in aesthetic. That melancholic soundtrack also helps.
Spiritual successor to Fallout, and it shows.

 

[Tweed]

Darklands, Ultima V, MM5, MM6, Deus Ex, Daggerfall, Morrowind.

 

[Darkozric]

URU, when I die someone should make a RIP URU thread and bury me there.

Just don't forget to post a lit candle once in a while.

 

[Abu Antar]

Game: Championship Manager. Even when it it pisses me off, I'm still happy.
Soundtrack: Arcanum and Final Fantasy VI OSTs always have a good effect on my mood.

 

[Wyatt_Derp]

Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Probably the last time I felt like an innocent kid with a game. I'll never play it again; want to keep the memory intact.

 

[Gahbreeil]

I'm inbetween the original Baldur's Gate series and Morrowind with both add-ons.

 

[Stella Brando]

Baldur's Gate 1.

Icewind Dale is too cold.

 

[Hag]

Closest must be Getting Over it with Bennett Foddy.

 

[NorwegianWolf]

Factorio.
The factory must grow.

 

[Elthosian]

For the most part, Faster Than Light. It was one of the first indie games I played, and I really enjoy the way you can do short sessions with the amazing and relaxing soundtrack playing in the background. I also play it sparsely enough that most of the random encounters feel fresh every time.

Other than that, I still haven't finished the first campaign, but playing Rain World with my wife fills us both with joy despite it being a really difficult and intentionally frustrating game. It's a really well-designed package with no flaws and seemingly endless amounts of content.

 

[Stella Brando]

Daggerfall.

 

[Dadd]

I have no happy place. Sometimes exploding corpses in Diablo II is relaxing.

 

[Cologno]

For the most part, Faster Than Light. It was one of the first indie games I played, and I really enjoy the way you can do short sessions with the amazing and relaxing soundtrack playing in the background. I also play it sparsely enough that most of the random encounters feel fresh every time.
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Yeah, I played the iPad port alot back then. The unlocks felt satisfying, too. Really satisfying when everything goes right and you get all the events to get the Crystal B ship (IIRC? Maybe C?). God that was great. Or after twenty middling to crap runs you get a weapon pre-ignitor and four burst laser mk2's going. OP as hell, but not unwelcome. Not too grindy, with enough of the gambling-roll-the-odds RNG to keep it moving. Just a really cool game.

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

I have no happy place. Sometimes exploding corpses in Diablo II is relaxing.

Act 2 Diablo is super comfy. It's a shame it peaks so early and Act 3 can be such a slog, but act 2 has perfect music and cool enemies. We need more red skeletons.

 

[ropetight]

MegaTraveller: Zhodani Conspiracy (love the setting and character creation, I create party and start a new game at least couple of times each year),
Might & Magic 6 (first time you cast Armageddon, see dragon flying, get master level skill...),
Jagged Alliance 2 (everything, what to say).

From non-RPGs games I played with friends have that special feeling.
Fruity Frank, Target Renegade, Time Pilot, Arkanoid, Cadash (co-op with Mage and Fighter is great), Lotus Turbo Challenge, Super Frog, Ignition, HoMM3...

Spoiler

 

[Spike]

Diablo 2 and Spyro 1 and 2. Also Sly 1 and 2 and Jak 1 and 2 prob. Ratchet 1 and 2 as well.