I had a moment to think about why I like certain games, and I have figured out some criteria for myself,

  1. Vibrant colours
  2. Simple/Cartoon-ish looks
  3. Mid/High level of complexity in mechanics

That’s why my current favourite game is Splatoon 3, followed by Minecraft, and the list consists mostly of Nintendo games.

What’s your criteria?

  • raubarno
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    1 year ago

    Can be a combination of certain traits:

    1. The game is a complex AND continuous/incremental puzzle;
    2. Doesn’t have a boring/idle part;
    3. Emulates real world. (optional);
    4. Player can produce creative output. (optional).

    Games that I like: SimCity4 (2003), Europa Universalis 4 (2010s), Touhou series (1997-now), Taisei (2012-now), Minetest and many Tycoon games that used to be popular in 2000s.

    Programming and math satisfies all 4 traits :) When I started programming 10 years ago, I became less interested in games.