Hey all, I’m on the hunt for games that really suck you into their world, the kind where you look up and suddenly three hours have gone by.
Games I’ve loved and couldn’t put down:
- Plague Tale
- Horizon
- Subnautica
- Mass Effect
- Expedition 33
- Homeworld
Doesn’t matter the gente, as long as it’s got that vibe where you just exist in the atmosphere and forget about everything else.
What are your go-to games when you want to disappear into another world? Bonus appreciation if it’s something underrated or off the beaten path.
Edit: Thank you all. I will definitely keep this thread bookmarked. You all dwarved what I found on Reddit ir any other platform! Well done!
Elder Scrolls games are the obvious pick, but they’re obvious for a reason. This is basically their whole deal. I found Skyrim to be especially good at this, even though I’d consider Oblivion to be the better game. I have about 5600 hours in Skyrim and less than 1000 in Oblivion despite preferring Oblivion, so that should say something about how easy it is to get lost in the world of Skyrim.
Fallout games will be similar to Elder Scrolls in that regard. Bethesda really is just good at that.
Elden Ring for sure, especially if you’re good at the game. I usually suck at video games but I’m surprisingly decent at soulslikes for some reason, and I just found hanging out in the world of Elden Ring and especially its DLC to be super immersive. If you keep dying over and over it might not be as engaging though.