10 Unique Games Worth Spending 1000 Hours In

[@Manakyn]

I was going to spend 1000 hours in Stardew Valley. But then Haley rejected my offer to dance with her. So I shut off the game and decided to cry in the corner for 1000 hours instead...

[@mohammedalnayar]

YOO IM DEADDDDD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 See u at the gym bro xD

[@AFed69]

casual stardew valley experience

[@Kensterrrrr]

Stardew valley... go hang out with Dylan Mulvaney

[@LadyUsakoB]

I spent 1,000 in stardew valley expanded ^_^; really fun :D

[@ramrodbldm9876]

You need a friend and a life

[@t.fernbach602]

This is a channel worth watching 1000 hours ♥️

[@gameranxTV]

😍

[@xpapadeliciosox3986]

Chill dude he pretty much repeats himself every few days If e just copied every video and put a new title no one would notice

[@maxfelber444]

Schleimer xD

[@dddaaa6965]

@@xpapadeliciosox3986 and frankly

[@onlyjoinedtotroll]

...kissass

[@Demorthus]

Skyrim is definitely the old, but final milestone of it's kind lol. It's the one most people perhaps were first exposed to the concept of modding. And maybe even encouraged a new generation of community-based creators (your steam workshops of the world, etc.) There's something to be said for a game as old as that and yet that you can find so many passion projects that sprouted from it! And of course, into other games, like F4/Watch Dogs (the original)/Cp2077 & so forth.

[@me.9780]

Was just about to comment on Skyrim. I just started playing and without mods I would be so turned off. Don't get me wrong, I love grinding and doing quests to get good weapons, but the perks-level ratio is so 🫠 Add in the mob mentaility of 5 against one in fights (I hate having followers) and I was dying too much to enjoy. Being able to add new storylines, homes, people, tweak system mechanics (Better merchants with a resonable amount of money :0) and the game is so nice. Best part is a pc isnt needed. I'm using a ps5 and despite it being the offical community (not nexus) things are so great.

[@antoniotunico5892]

I started modding games in Skyrim haha. I got it working in x360 rgh some mods(they was simple,like new water or timecyle) after this I I got a pc and started modding more games

[@noobbotgaming2173]

I love Skyrim. While I like Elden Ring Skyrim is still my number 1 favourite RPG. I would spend hours outside of quests. Walk around the towns I have houses in. Read books by my houses' fireplaces. Cook and eat. There's so much to do in Skyrim and it feels like a living breathing world.

[@haunterdragon4580]

Sadly most the passion projects it spawned are fan made. You'd think the industry would jump on the darkish high fantasy genre and give us tons of dragons yet they're still underused

[@haunterdragon4580]

@@noobbotgaming2173 I wonder why Elden Ring is such a big deal when so few companies even try that genre

[@stevieroy14]

Oldschool Runescape is definately in my top 3 games to spend 1000+ hours immersing yourself in.

[@alekanderson5478]

I’m hitting almost 2000 hours on one account and I’ve still yet to max 😂

[@ElevenAce]

​@@alekanderson5478 yah.. after I wasted so much time getting the hand Cannon in the game before they came out with rs3 I was mad. I also said that getting level 99 was just not worth it. So many other games to play

[@pucie_boi]

@@ElevenAce Lmao. Dude this happened to me. I spent FOREVER getting the staff of armadyl and I kid you not the very next day rs3 came out. Made me quit for 8 years

[@ElevenAce]

@@pucie_boi dam... For me the hand Cannon blows up a lot with low fire making so that was another stat to level and high-key I don't got time to sit and click the same thing for a lifetime 😂...

[@nickg8454]

I remember RuneScape omg...I played when it only had the 3 original servers lol...I even remember bluerose13x was like the highest level at the time before they even added the wilderness...I was pretty up there but still a little behind bluerose lol. The best armor you could have at the time was rune or mithril I believe...good game...thousands of hours lol.

[@JaymesGarland]

Just a small bone to pick: you gave a slot to Crusader Kings 3 but in saying that there is tons of DLC and it could be quite expensive and a lot of it is considered necessary you show screens of Europa Universalis IV. In hopes that people might pick up Crusader Kings 3 and enjoy it as much as I do I'd like to add a correction in that Crusader Kings 3 does not yet have too much DLC and the DLC that it does have is partly just cosmetic and not considered necessary. Thank you

[@TheEdico1]

Can get a part 2 in the future please??? There are a bunch more games that you can dump hours into that i think should be on this list. Minecraft, Civ, HOI4, terraria, Dragon Age, cities skylines, The Witcher 3.

[@silentcleaver9801]

Just checked...I have over 7k hours on Final Fantasy :3

[@OSUTeacher2000]

My favorite on your list is Fallout 4. Got a few vids on just how massive you can build in it. Cool game.

[@azuarc]

Just saw the "most deep mechanics" video, and this right after, and huh, list looks kinda familiar. =p The game I have spent over 1000 hours in with just a year of playing it is Cities: Skylines. Picked it up last January and Steam says I'm at 1591 hours now. Thought I'd be done after a year, but no, I started logging my gaming time this year, and I'm at C:S 360 hours, Genshin Impact 150, and a distant third is Rogue Legacy 2 at 23. (For future readers, this is at the end of May.)

[@ricosuave6898]

I've put at least 2500 hours into Civilization 4, not counting the hours spent using it with my History students.

[@DeGoulm]

i am nearly 1000 hours in The binding of isaac.

[@deeztoasty]

I've spent 100s of hours playing Skyrim, maybe even over 1000, without getting bored, and STILL haven't completed the main story. That's the mark of an excellent game.

[@VinyZikss]

bruh u must be kidding

[@joelim5010]

Mods. Lots and lots of mods. I've been playing skyrim until now ever since it launches. Even the mods are ever evolving.

[@StationOutlook]

Same

[@BedBug1984]

You should do stand-up.

[@justincaldwell8954]

That’s gotta be cap

[@sycix1]

This video made me feel like I want to play video games once again after a very long time

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@yashwanthg9818]

This channel has a way of giving you that feeling.

[@jasonsmith530]

It’s like driving a car…..in GTA

[@zahvy]

Hey I feel that, yeah. we all will have times when it's not as fun, but enjoy it as much as you can

[@FUBARguy107]

We would welcome you back with open arms. Please don't stay gone. The battle needs you.

[@georgelabonte2258]

The Civ series deserves at least an honorable mention. Between Civ5 and Civ6, I've played over 10,000 hours.

[@tmauntler]

lmao seriously... It becomes an addiction and every "one more move" you tell yourself becomes another hr. I had to force myself to uninstall so I could continue my backlog

[@glasslakes]

Recommended map type, map size and timeline for someone who has played them some?

[@alextorres5490]

Civ 5 more fun than 6

[@indianplay2]

@@glasslakes Continents, Standard/Large, and the middlemost timeline out of the 3 options

[@Time4CakeAndSodomy]

​@@webbie7503 Agreed, spent over 1000 hours in Civ 5, didn't hit 50 in Civ 6, just didn't click.

[@VicerExciser]

I'm nearing 2000 hours in Crusader Kings III. Nothing short of a masterpiece.

[@arabgamingtv1261]

Is it as good as CK2 in your opinion?

[@FightYourCouch]

​@arabgamingtv1261 It doesn't have the plethora of mods like 2 does yet, and that is the only issue imo. Other than that, I would say it is a perfect sequel, and the mod issue will be remedied with time. Edit: I think 3 is superior to 2. So yes, go for it!

[@arabgamingtv1261]

@@FightYourCouch Thank you.

[@isaiah797]

U gotta be pushing 40 to play those games right

[@jjw4646]

It’s boring and repetitive

[@draydickey8356]

It's great to see some love for Fallout 4 on here because I've spent soooo much time in that world. Stardew Valley and Skyrim are both great too!

[@darkraven4467]

I agree! Fallout 4 and New Vegas are still two of my all time favorite games!

[@danieln6700]

Fallout 4 was great. Didn't care to much about the settlement stuff much. Not big into building but ppl make some impressive stuff when see vids

[@danmariut3745]

Only game I’ve spent 1000 hours

[@DeviousKitten27]

​@Daniel N yeah the building bit of Fallout 4 was also my least favorite aspect of the game... everything was fine in my opinion however I'm more of a fan of Skyrim so 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@atarithepaladin1821]

My father in law has probably surpassed 1000 hours in Fallout 4 multiple times. He loves that game.

[@theslayer2463]

I'm surprised to see Minecraft was not on here as the base game has some decent content and the modding community is huge seriously the possibilities are endless

[@David-ud9ju]

Runescape, WoW, Maple Story, literally any MMORPG.

[@athraxis]

Because it's not a definitive list.

[@jeremyxmgame]

Terraria is up there for me. There's so much to do on top of the mods, it's so easy to just get lost in exploring and prepping for boss encounters then creating your own base and gathering materials for the settlers. Just so good

[@fedbia2003]

Idk about 1000 hrs though. I'm playing it right now after a few years not having touched it. Without really trying and losing worlds/characters over the years I have almost every achievement and beat the world on Master. And I'm at 400 hrs. I can't imagine doubling that time without just starting new characters and speeding through it, but that can apply to any game.

[@thegoldenfox951]

​@@fedbia2003 I have 1000 hrs on it and still find it fun

[@elijahemerson920]

I sometimes go into Google images to see the bases people have built. Art

[@finkejak]

One of the two games i have over 1000 hours with the other being Rocket League, so i definitely agree!

[@Nightmare18JAKX]

I have about 17,000 hours in FFXIV lol.

[@gameranxTV]

Woah👌

[@pogethedoge]

I'd love to get into ff14 or stardew Valley, but i don't have anyone to play them with

[@evolutionmb]

I’ve played more than a 1000 hours playing the Witcher 3. Loved every minute of it as well!

[@Tech69YT]

i played witcher 3 after playing rdr2 and horse riding is pathetic in witcher. after 10 hrs i quit the shit

[@joejacksonmad]

I did all the game had to offer in 300 not much after that.

[@ovocow9512]

I have never been able to get back into gaming after Witcher 3. I was so spoiled by it. Nothing matches that feeling.

[@raedshow981]

@@Tech69YT you quit a game because the horse riding isnt the same like in rdr 2 ????

[@Tech69YT]

@@raedshow981 yes, horse in witcher 3 is shit. it cant even jump small hurdle. sometimes it gets stuck in stones and in small space. its nightmare to get roach out of that situation.i started watching witcher series coz game sucks. and series is awesome. my guess is only story saved witcher 3 which stolen from books

[@theneurologist1]

Oh man, i put Soo many hours in FF14! And made soooo much money selling just hard leather. Still absolutely LOVE that game!!;

[@gameranxTV]

👌👍🏼

[@muso-kayumethedreambat7654]

Same put so many hours into 14 It had actually become an unhealthy obsession for awhile

[@ghostrider91113]

My only game I had over 1k hours is warframe. In its earlier days, there was so much to do with customizing your warframes build and looks (fashion frame) to be able to last longer in survival like rounds with friends. You always felt powerful when you had to constantly revive your friends. The best part was that you could farm platinum (premium currency) by simply playing the game and aquiring rare items, and then you would negotiate a selling price for your rare items. Loved that game!

[@chrisanderson7820]

Yeah gotta agree, there's a HUGE amount of content (and grinding) to keep you busy in Warframe.

[@aryantzh2028]

even the hack and slash games like devil may cry, bayonetta, nier automata, etc. has balance enemy difficulty so its not too hard and not too easy, so its fun to play. but i don't know why some people loved to play the easy game like that

[@aryantzh2028]

even if its made for low level but i saw the gameplay that had the high level their weapon is also 1-shot enemies, so i don't know what's fun about one-shot enemies like that, i totally understand if 1-shot enemies like diablo or path of exiles because they had bunch of enemies like hundreds or thousands but warframe is not a horde enemies but u can 1-shot them

[@aryantzh2028]

maybe for people who just want to play free game only and never played dmc, tales series, god of war, bayonetta, nier series, etc. feels that game was fun but for someone who played a lot hack and slash games that game is too easy so its boring to play

[@rambot_14o43]

@@aryantzh2028 why are you comparing hack and slash games to a pseudo mmo with non linear content

[@htogr26]

I have at least 3000 hrs in Europa Universalis 4. CK3 is extraordinary. Thanks for giving Paradox the shoutout!

[@gameranxTV]

👌👍🏼

[@purepeter4737]

Only 3000 hours? Pathetic

[@htogr26]

@@purepeter4737 I haven't played it in a 3-4 years.

[@YT-CesarB]

I prefer games like these. More bang for your buck. I REFUSE to pay $70+ dollars for a game I could beat in 12 or so hours. Basically over the weekend. I don’t care how good the game is,I’ll wait for a sale…

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@franck3279]

Half of my drive is composed of games I played once or twice. I don’t feel like erasing them until I need the space, but deep down, I know have have a dozen better options available.

[@petelouis1110]

I’ve spent over 300 hours playing animal crossing new horizons 😳

[@InMaTeofDeath]

I don't think I've put 1000+ hours into any single player game I'm sure with things like Skyrim or New Vegas I've probably passed 500 but I don't think it's reached 1000 yet. Now with my current favorite multiplayer game Titanfall 2 I've passed the 3000 mark and it's still fun.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@cptfreeman8966]

I'm so happy to hear people are still playing TF2 it's the game that REALLY made me enjoy FPS games

[@StormTehSinner]

It mostly depends on the person. In my case, I'm someone who can enjoy things they love many MAAANY times without getting bored in the slightest. I've played Skyrim for 2000+ hours by now and I still enjoy it and also I still find places I've never been to. I actually haven't even completed the Dawngaurd and Dragonborn DLCs before the 1000h mark. xD

[@StormTehSinner]

@@webbie7503 Well... people are different. Skyrim just doesn't really get boring for me. Of course I'm not only playing Skyrim. Well... at least the Steam Replay thingy for 2022 said that 19% of the time I've played something else last year. But every now and then after or even while playing through something else, I do get the desire to play Skyrim again and I start a new playthrough. That's how I got thousands of hours in Skyrim. It just doesn't get old for me and thanks to modding the graphics and gameplay is perfectly tailored to me. That also helps with enjoying the game and getting lost in this beautiful world yet again.

[@RoflsaurusRexx]

I'm a Diablo 2 kinda person, play on the daily, but I've heard great things about PoE!

[@franck3279]

I’m more into Titan Quest and Torchlight, but I understand the calling

[@j_alamomusic9604]

You might love Grim Dawn as well

[@MichaelPohoreski]

PoE went from great 1.x to garbage in 3.x. D2R and Grim Dawn are far better. Wolcen and Lost Epoch recently got big updates (endgame and multiplayer respectively) but haven’t played them in ages.

[@alexellis9009]

Destiny 2 is the only game I've spent over a 1000 hours in but skyrim is getting close

[@blubunny2217]

Even after 5 years FFXIV is still a very nice and welcoming community. I mean I personally love to pass time by just helping sprouts in dungeons and trails and raids. (Have severely neglected crafting lol) And bits and pieces of the story have its highs and lows like most games. But there isn't a single bad one. At all. And the fact they took their horrendous first start and also made it apart to the story itself. Just makes it so damn badass lol

[@claudebyronrabie7221]

10* years technically. But love it... Love it.. I only came here to this video to make sure they added FFXIV

[@johnsadventures4675]

I whole fully support this statement. I myself had managed to get level 53? - 54? on my Paladin. I liked the Red Mage too due to its burst-type damage. I tried getting into the Samurai class too, but I just can't get into it. Paladin all the way. Was going to work toward unlocking Dark Knight, but my free-to-play duration was up. Would love to get back into it tho. the only issue is money.

[@thisisalph]

I started FFXIV by playing free trial. Right now I'm 32 levels. The atmosphere is great but I'm always doing quests, quests, side quests and MORE quests.... Where is the fun fact in this game? Should I enjoy to making quests? I didn't get the point they gave to us. You said I spent 5 years on this game, I really want to know; what are the most enjoyable things in this game? What should I do by myself to get fun.

[@blubunny2217]

@@thisisalph @thisisalph it sounds like your in ARR (A realm reborn) right now. And yes...lol it is known to be a very tedious and rather boring start to the game. I always made a joke I was just the freaking personal mail man for the scions. But it is no joke, once you hit Heavensward (lvl 50) the game just....it gets so good. You will actively be more interested in the story and be more engaged in the lore. Thankfully they have greatly lessened ARR so you can get through it much faster and believe it or not...with less errand boy quests XD. Personally, seek out the raids when you can. Such as (maybe you have already done them? ) the crystal tower. Which is mandatory now...but holds fantastic story and important game lore. And is one of the best ways to really meet the ffxiv community. I would highly recommend focusing on the MSQ right now...dont worry about side stuff as much. You can always join an FC to make the game more interactive with players, as well as reap some benefits from it. (Such as exp bonuses, travel costs are lowered etc...) But most of all. Don't be afraid to take a break. You don't want to burn yourself out...which can greatly diminish your interest in the game. It's supposed to be fun. Not a chore. Take a few days to play another game, or another hobby etc... So take a step back when needed, if you want to keep playing do your daily roulette, (I like wasting time in there myself to help sprouts) visit the gold saucer, do a challenge log, visit some of the other players in game clubs or events. Its OK to take breaks. It sounds like your getting close to the end though. So hang in there! And maybe...cya in the game :)

[@danieln6700]

I kinda want to try that

[@falconclaw1253]

I would also suggest Red Dead 2 which I’m currently playing and just loving.

[@GrumpySalmon]

Ok

[@gameranxTV]

Nice

[@zeehero7280]

Endwalker is among the best expansions on account of it making everything else retroactively better, anyone who has actually played knows that.

[@Galiant2010]

Yeah. Shadowbringers is still the best, but Endwalker was great. And it just made Shadowbringers even better by adding more depth to things.

[@ffRahz]

Shadowbringers is better.

[@vioectrolysis]

I would add Terraria and Minecraft to the list, those games are a time machine

[@kingvega666]

Minecraft would def be number one

[@romainbanks356]

yes and Valheim too

[@HeyNoQuest]

And ark

[@japneetsingh3465]

​@@HeyNoQuest ya dude ark is soo underrated

[@DrSarcasmo]

I came here to the comments to add Terraria. So addictive and so much fun. And some kick ass mods, too.

[@franky2785]

Keep up the amazing content, I love watching your videos

[@gameranxTV]

Will do thanks

[@roshandhar7394]

I'd vouch for elden ring also 😅😅

[@airke]

One good topic would be "games that are hard on newcomers". Great video as always

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for your suggestion

[@NicholasBasile]

I like this idea

[@KallKar83]

Let me think how many hours I've put into each of these. No Man's Sky: 120 hours Monster Hunter World: 3800 hours Rim World: 40 hours Fallout 4: 800 hours Skyrim: 1000 hours (haven't played the others) Elite Dangerous: 4000 hours Warframe: 2100 hours Dragon's Dogma: 2400 hours Mount & Blade Warband: 1800 hours Borderlands 2: 2000 hours Fortnite (Save the World non pvp version) 1300 hours Sword of the Stars: 4000+ hours I have no idea about MMOs back in the day, I played WoW the first four years it was around, I also played City of Heroes/Villains for years as well.

[@ZlothZloth]

Hmmm, Egosoft's X games might work well for you.

[@rubengoncalves3669]

Elite Dangerous is a master piece. Definitely not for everyone, but it's massive and the community is amazing! Going to the center of the Galaxy is an experience like no other game has ever delivered. ♥️♥️♥️

[@KallKar83]

@@rubengoncalves3669 Yeah the problem is I play it on Xbox and they've stopped doing updates for consoles. XD

[@Pads3d]

Pleasantly surprised at how accurate this list is. Rimworld Crusader Kings Factorio Perfect choices!

[@Zood94]

It's kind of mind-blowing that NMS is 6 years old, the free updates they always provide make the game feel like it just came out 2 years ago

[@0987654a5]

At least they’re making up for one of the worst game launches in recent memory.

[@rbarnes4076]

I know! I'm close to 1000 hours in NMS,.. what a fantastic game!

[@Agostoic]

I've sunk aprox 800 hours in NMS around 2020. Would drift again with all the new patches till date, awfully doesn't have the time anymore.

[@dgayle2348]

So what interesting things do you do in the game? Are there cool npcs? I just never got what the actual gameplay loop is in NMS

[@deonm4759]

​@dgayle2348 There isn't one gameplay loop, but dozens of little loops that occur simultaneously. The main one is obviously just look around and see new things, but they added new things to find that spin off on themselves. There's space combat, where you fly around and fight various factions to earn resources and money, during which you can find larger ships that you can purchase to create a fleet for a separate purpose such as expeditions or to help your combat. You can trade with people as a merchant or farmer which you can get started by looking around and finding plants or trade goods. You can stumble upon wrecks that you can explore for resources or monsters that you have to fight and much more. All of these happen independently of each other and you can focus on them if you want, but none of it is actually necessary for game completion. In fact the final mission is literally just to explore the universe.

[@thepews1511]

Just came to say playing Final Fantasy XIV is one of the greatest experiences I've ever had 1000 hours was only the beginning.

[@staples6]

Does FFXIV have like a legit story and everything? It’s the first MMORPG I’ve ever tried but I only played a few minutes. I want to give it more of a shot

[@kelethria]

@@staples6 It's one of the best stories in any game I've ever played. Even if you only play for the story and disable your sub until more story comes out, you'll get a ton out of it.

[@thepews1511]

@@staples6 I wanna do my best to not over sell or be hyperbolic but it's legit the best game story I've ever played not even close. I've played on and off since the PS3 relaunch but only really dove in two summers ago (I also was not/am not a MMO guy I'm a FF guy) and I got absolutely hooked. There's the base game and then 4 expansions that have come out in the years after I had already beat the base game and it's good very much a decent FF story but it's worth it to establish the ground work for the entire world they build off of it. Each expansion tops the last it was wild to play like a decade of their work concurrently and feel like they had weaved the whole thing on the spot right in front of me everything matters everything feels planned and thought of and that makes it feel like actual events actually happening in an actual world and belivable story of the warrior of light. It was really all I could think about all I did I would work, come home and binge tf out of it and again I'm not an MMO guy I wasn't high level raiding I wasn't crafting (all of this stuff is cool and fun tho don't get me wrong) I was there PURELY to see what happened next. I can genuinely say after I got into heavenward there was not a dull moment I couldn't recommend it more.

[@maxbreaker]

@@staples6 I'm not an mmo guy but decided to give it a shot and I got hooked for 1000 hours. I got hooked at the beginning of the first expansion but it could be a bit of a slog to reach out though the rest of the experience for me was very worth it

[@MightyGreedo]

Whenever I watch someone play any Final Fantasy game on Twitch, I am instantly bored to tears. All those incredibly long and unnecessary conversations with NPCs would drive me bonkers.

[@canontheory]

Borderlands 2 has an insane amount of replay value, I had about 800 hours of playtime while my friend had almost 1500 hours lol

[@benpoke]

This^

[@albertocardoza56]

you and your friend are in loved of a very repetitive game

[@BREAKocean]

​@albertocardoza56 with how many people that still play WoW and skyrim I think it's common

[@forestskilbred9461]

dude and all the mods? BL2 Reborn, Presequel reborn, BL3 Redux and Wonderlands redux were all great revisits of each game, I would recommend any of em. Wonderlands redux really made that game feels so fresh though

[@rethiriel]

The Dragon Age Trilogy should be in this list, because of The Keep. With it, the games talk to each other, and I'm STILL playing them because of this. I make tiny changes to the spacetime continuum and then follow them to see how far they ripple out across Thedas and how much they affect characters. Easily 1000+ hours.

[@jclosed2516]

Good catch. I have forgotten how many hours I spend in them, but it must have been a LOT. Especially the very first game in the trilogy had gotten me hooked, and I played it with several origins. Contrary to a lot of people I liked the second game more than the third game. Dragon Age 2 just "clicked" more than the Inquisition game. Don't ask me why...

[@funkymonk2893]

@@jclosed2516 yup da2 is definitely better than Dai

[@portport9139]

As someone wirh over 11,000 hrs on poe i can say pqth of exile is the ultimate time sink, and im nowhere close to stopping

[@LoneTreeAdventures]

One of the best suggestion topics in a while! Thank you for the 10,000 hours of gameplay yet to come!

[@Ben-rz9cf]

We could use a list of great games to hook non-gamers. I got my friend into hogwarts legacy, she never plays video games and was outright refusing to play most of the stuff i shared with her but as soon as she started playing hogwarts she became a straight up addict and i want to find more games like that for her.

[@64ccd]

Yeah, no one around me in my life really gets games the way I and the kind of people who watch these types of videos do. I've tried with Mario, The Last of Us, Kentucky Route Zero, Smash Bros and Journey, but it never seems to click. They look at games like a cute childish distraction, meanwhile I've had some of my best cultural moments with games. Exploring new worlds, experiencing amazing stories or just having fun. But time and time again people pick bad tv, movies and books over great games. Like Disco Elysium is better than so many books I've read, and I've had so much more fun with Mario Odyssey than I've almost anything cultural outside of video games. How do we get people to take this medium seriously?

[@Bill_Garthright]

@@64ccd _Yeah, no one around me in my life really gets games the way I and the kind of people who watch these types of videos do._ Heh, heh. Yeah, tell me about it. I'm 72-years-old, and I've never known _anyone_ in my personal life who is into computer games. :) Maybe that's changing, though, since my little sister - only 70 - saw me play some games, and now she seems to be hooked on it, too. I've needed to pick games I can show her in co-op play, but... I've been surprised by that.

[@otum337]

Other WB games are pretty straightforward but I guess it always takes experimenting to see what they enjoy playing

[@jamesmiller5331]

Why

[@lokifrostpaw2976]

I haven’t played Hogwarts Legacy, but according to reviews, I think it’s similar to popular rpgs these days, i.e. witcher 3, rpg AC trilogy. The main attraction of Hogwarts Legacy is… well, hogwarts and exploring the world perhaps. So imo, try witcher 3, RPG ACs, or maybe something with jp touch, like dragon’s dogma or even elden ring. Rdr also comes to mind.

[@Zafire063]

I did an "Iron Man" file on Fallout 4 (Survival mode, restart the game from exiting the vault if you die) that took me months to get down, so definitely spent something like 2000 hours just on Fallout 4 alone throughout various files. When I finally succeeded, I had every non-radiant quest done that I could do and 800 hours logged. Fantastic game, I don't know why it gets the hate it does.

[@ShenDoodles]

It's not a bad game, but it's a bad RPG. It tells you exactly who you are and what your goal is. Compare this to Fallout: New Vegas, which opens with you getting shot and leaves you to decide what you do next. They cut down the dialogue options to four and didn't tell you what you were going to say until you already said it, leading to choices people didn't want to make.

[@ivorphillips]

For Total War Warhammer the Immortal Empires campaign was made free for all owners of Warhammer 3, so the cost of entry has dramatically decreased.

[@matthewmason6352]

seconded. I was just scrolling through the comments to say this too lol.

[@Nonpain]

@@matthewmason6352 same

[@DaleWrecker]

And wh3 already goes 20% on sale on steam during sales, 50% outside

[@iDEATH]

Lol, I feel that part about modding Skyrim. Bought it on launch day, but I've never finished the story. It's been years since I last played it, but every time I did I'd load it up with mods until it broke irreparably. Good times! I've actually been thinking about it again lately. I love those open world games I can really sink my teeth into, and currently don't have one. Checking out the mod situation since I last played Skyrim is really tempting, save for the many, many hours it takes to set that up.

[@danbardos3498]

Same lol

[@jasonw.7331]

There are some great guides out there (such as "A Dragonborn's Fate") that walk you through a whole curated list of mods. Might be worth your time to check something like that out. 😊

[@iDEATH]

@@jasonw.7331 Yeah, I've thought about those curated lists/collections at the Nexus. Maybe there's one that could at least provide a base for me to tweak further.

[@Nonpain]

@@iDEATH you mean to break further .

[@iDEATH]

@@Nonpain 😅

[@MisterSchwabenland]

Sorry, but Endwalker has been rated better than any previous expansion of XIV. It was absolutely loved.

[@zanderman15]

Do a single player only version of this list! (Unless i missed one already) Rdr2, Witcher 3, Borderlands 2, GTA5, Skyrim Those games had my focus for YEARS...some still do! lol

[@arxeha]

i saw the thumbnail and i just realized i have spend around 2000 hours in Final Fantasy 14 and i just played it since late 2021

[@gameranxTV]

😅🤝

[@cherrydragon3120]

Closing at 2700 since last year february, its great fun. Especialy with friends

[@lkpcarvalho]

Man, you forgot Warframe. This one is the real timesink with infinite grind, there is always something new to be farmed.

[@glimmermoth9307]

That could just be put under (any looter). Warframe, D2, BL2 can all be played forever but two of them are live service anyway

[@ali-k-gamer1881]

I spent 1000 hours or more in Red Dead Redemption 2 and i loved every second of it

[@Knowledge.to_Come]

Best game ever made

[@nicolasbissonnette1010]

What did you do? After like 150hours you finish 100% the game do you count online hours then?

[@Knowledge.to_Come]

@@nicolasbissonnette1010 if you explore for 100% of the achievements in game and explore each house etc its really amazing

[@nicolasbissonnette1010]

@@Knowledge.to_Come you could do that but i just prefered to let it go at this point

[@Knowledge.to_Come]

@@nicolasbissonnette1010 some games are just worth it to 100% lol

[@chasehicks7465]

Of course skyrim let's be real

[@coupematt]

Just as a heads up, the fully combined Immortal Empires map is part of the base game now for Total War: Warhammer III. If you want to play as a specific character from the older games, they can be purchased separately but you can play the full Immortal Empires map with any of the WH3 base game characters just by purchasing WH3 itself. No need to own all three games to unlock it anymore.

[@andybolton3971]

It never ceases to amaze me just how much gaming knowledge that you guys possess, I'm seriously every single game, (and there have been thousands)that you cover, it feels like you have put hundreds of hours in each one, you have my respect 🥇

[@LCInfantry]

Well, for them they probably have it all panned out. Got to play so many games a week. But after watching them for many years…. They just repeat the same games over and over … the same triple A games. But, then again, they sometimes have videos like this one where they take a risk at mentioning different games then the ones they always are “safe” with.

[@mmcmullen8543]

No it's actually very obvious when falcon hasn't played the game because he will mispronounce every single name in the script.

[@Seth-Halo]

You make it sound like they have played every game they talk about to get the information they bring us. I've always figured that they get the info from either people telling them about things or various other forums and KZbin stuff. You don't gotta have all this knowledge in your head, you just go grab it from someplace when you need it.

[@Martin-yh7vi]

​@@Seth-Halo It helps that they're already well versed in various games. So if they have their own writing team then that's probably why it's so fast. If not then they can just hire content writers/freelancers.

[@Loknath009]

That is their job, sure they do it great and all but the amount of time needed comes there obviously.

[@ProLiF1kZ]

3,000hours clocked in Warframe.

[@TimTim3000]

I never thought Stardew Valley would captivate me the way it did. I think it was the mastering of fishing that kept me coming back.

[@rbarnes4076]

OMG.. I love your avatar name!!!!

[@studiodevilry8412]

2,401 hours in Monster Hunter World and I still play occasionally.

[@Mollwa]

Administration: The game

[@MannyloAnimeSquad]

probably should have put halo collection online :/ the amount of stuff you can do in custom play with peoples game types etc...

[@irishbob26]

Stellaris deserves a mention. There's a metric ton of dlc

[@kemalyildiz7512]

hard to learn game :(

[@irishbob26]

@@kemalyildiz7512 it sure is

[@soberman1520]

I think he mentioned all of paradox game

[@soberman1520]

​@@kemalyildiz7512 no it's not that hard all paradox games may seem hard at first but once you go to your first playthrough you will pretty much understand the mechanics of it

[@soberman1520]

The only thing I hate about paradox is their dlc policy

[@vecryn8494]

Terraria was one for me that I dumped over 1k hours into, it's cool hearing about other games you can just play for ages and have fun with

[@Sardonic_Siren]

There's a space themed, terraria style game you might like then. I think it's called Starbound. (Edited to correct myself)

[@BigBossReaper]

Starbound is the space version of Terraria

[@BigBossReaper]

@@Sardonic_Siren Starbound

[@Doubles7747]

You no longer need to own all 3 total war warhammer games to play the big map. If you buy the 3ed installment you now have access to the huge map. Just need to buy the races now

[@neandertal121]

Happy to see factorio get some deserved recognition

[@MrBillclintin]

I think it is worth adding Satisfactory, for the excact same reasons.

[@kimbyninja]

I was so excited to see ffxiv on the list!! I’ve easily put 1000 hours in over the last 1.5 years or so. The story is incredible and the endgame content is so fun. I’ve spent more time creating outfits than fighting things🤣 it’s so easy to sink so much time into it and I don’t regret it at all

[@Riverplanet]

I love leveling the crafting and gathering jobs. Very fulfilling

[@cs1375]

I played FFXI when I was younger after a year I checked my in game time it was 1/3 of my life but that includes late nights in which I had fallen asleep for a few hours. It was bad.

[@victor_734]

@@cs1375 wow, how many hours was that?

[@cs1375]

@victor_734 Just doing simple math over 2900 hours. I don't remember exact hours now. That was over 10 years ago. You could type in /time or something like that and it would show you your logged in hours.

[@trynastartshi5769]

@@cs1375 never feel bad about that. After all there is a fortnite player who has 14000 hours on it

[@mike635machine]

Unlike the rest of us who only have 24 hours per day and must sleep for 6-8 of them, your days are 500 hours long and you never sleep. Or eat. Or do anything else except game.

[@DodderingOldMan]

I'm approaching 4,000 hours in Path of Exile. Been playing since the closed beta, and it's still keeping me interested.

[@z216ghost]

Hell yeah! Also love the devs fishing perk troll

[@slickrick7438]

No man's sky is phenomenal in VR! If I didn't get VR sickness I'd play it all the damn time.

[@arefrigerator396]

If I didn't have kids, I'd never leave the VR. Lol! It definitely does make No Man's Sky so much better.

[@jordanblaydes9410]

Is it good on Quest?

[@arefrigerator396]

@@jordanblaydes9410 For Quest 2 works perfectly, if you have a good setup. If you're referring to OG Quest, I dunno.

[@varlog]

The free version of FF14 is more than " just a demo" it's the full base game including the first two addons in their entirety. You could possibly spend 300+ hours only with that and then continue with the same character if you decide to purchase the rest.

[@dragonriderabens9761]

Couple things about FFXIV: 1. I have heard some people say Shadowbringers is better…but most of them admit Endwalker is a VERY close second. As far as my $0.02 goes, it’s the king of penultimate fights out there right now. TEN YEARS of story gets wrapped up in a nice, neat beautiful little bow by the end 2. You can easily put hundreds of hours into the demo alone. Between all the classes you could max out, the story of the base game and first expansion AND the series of story side quests available…yeah, easily looking at a few hundred hours

[@MacDelta]

Definitely see a Part 2 of this topic coming soon

[@gameranxTV]

Yep

[@nemoralis4713]

My top three, hours wise, are Elder Scrolls Online(2700), Civ5(1200) and, almost to the thousand, No Man's Sky(960). I must give honourable mentions to Empyrion: Galactic Survival which is racing up my charts and is currently at 710 hours and, of course, the ubiquitous Skyrim at 630 hours, so actually a top 5 list lol

[@Upwardfanatic14]

That’s a lot of hours. Couldn’t even imagine putting in over 2000 hours into a game let alone almost getting 3 games to 1000 hours. The most I’ve got and I’m ashamed to say Is around 1060 hours in fifa 22

[@nemoralis4713]

@@Upwardfanatic14 my secret to achieving that is that I'm retired 😉

[@TheSebi99p]

I know it's not for everyone, but... Kerbal Space Program is a game that I spent prolly some 3-4000h in it... with all the mods and stuff

[@lethulgupathnaradah]

Rimworld + HardcoreSK modpack is the BEST! :)

[@Reudi]

One game u totally forgot is "anno 1800" ...it is an absolute monster in term's of playtime 😮

[@Lifeaccordingtochrizz]

the anno series has stolen years of my life

[@kurtramos59]

loved anno when I played it but I kinda hate the missions that involved ships. Idk, must be the controls. But its a fun game nonetheless.

[@wardoe]

I've spent soo many hours on Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, that game can be played non stop cuz, its always soo random, and It takes soo long to complete it, just constant fighting, attacking & defending castles & towns, trading, attacking bandits, defending caravans, one campaign can last 100+ hours depending on your playstyle & luck i guess. Really amazing game.

[@solutionxero]

i just got this on PS5 for no reason other than it was $20. not sure ill like it

[@wardoe]

@solutionxero its awesome game, i don't know how it is on consoles atm, haven't tried it, but its blast playing it, truly love it

[@ChrisHMusic95]

@@solutionxero I have it on Xbox and I highly recommend using a keyboard & mouse to play, if you ever give it a shot.

[@jedison2441]

FF14 Free trail is not small. it includes the first expansion; the award winning Heavensward (the best story elements in the game). Then if you include professions, jobs, rep, and other unlocks you get 100s of hours with the free trail alone.

[@purplepikminYT]

why you lie about hours in that game. its pretty lacking on content :L unless your talking about social sexing part or afk botting

[@Ilias_Goddess]

They now added Stormblood to that package recently too so base game + 2 expansions for free

[@jgon12]

​@@purplepikminYTaround how many hours do you think it's the base game? 100 hours seems short idk since I never played it I was gonna try it but I gave up trying to get an account and such. I heard the game is good but seeing videos of the gameplay it looks boring as heck and the combat is the combat I hate the most standing still and watching millions of stats on your screen. I may try the free trial but yeah I don't see my self liking it.

[@Sarstan]

@@jgon12 I've tried a couple of times, but while it's polished and all, it's pretty standard MMO fare from days gone by. The community is friendly, but largely pretty bad, especially with all the sexual kink stuff going on in public chats. Similarly the gameplay allows a person to have one character master all classes and skills, effectively ending any reason for a new player to come in. You are completely outclassed and will find yourself useless on a team because there's already a whole guild or group that can swap to your class and outstrip your performance. The story, lore, and visuals are nice. The atmosphere overall is really pleasant and there is a lot to do for sure. But I can't stand a game where people don't have a role to play.

[@jgon12]

@@Sarstan yea I can see the sexual stuff being a thing, I played a few games that have that gorgeous characters and usually people tend to be weird with that stuff.

[@kingpoocomedy1987]

One thing that will always be relevant in Gaming, is people would rather spend hours in a game world sometimes then dealing with the reality of this world. It's an escape, that's much needed sometimes.

[@TrophyTriumpHntr]

Love these daily uploads Gameranx I want more!

[@thecoryguy]

Path of Exile changes wayyyy too often. The grind is crazy and constant changes mechanics/builds are just too much.

[@rebann]

FFXIV IS AN AMAZING GAME AND I'VE LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT

[@VioletElite4]

I am so glad Final Fantasy 14 is the thumbnail for this video. I have 1300 hours through Steam and counting. Makes me even more excited for FF16 with Yoshi P being involved

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@cherrydragon3120]

Rookie numbers :) 2700 hours here Honestly tho. Its worth it

[@F3N01]

FF14 is the first game I've put 1000 hours into and the only MMO I've been able to actually keep coming back to and playing.

[@michaelstrodick1769]

I have only 2 games I spend over 1000 hours in: Path Of Exile and Warframe. Both are games that exist for many years and have a lot of content.

[@MrSoiree]

Excellent list, some of my favs on here. Rimworld and Stardew, I'd also say for Paradox games I love Stellaris.

[@AdamMaaned]

Kenshi is my guilty pleasure to sink a ton of hours into. Highly recommend it if you enjoy open world sandbox games with RPG and strategy elements.

[@ptit-monsieur]

I was looking for that comment lol, Kenshi is a super deep and complete game, but it can also feel highly unfinished due to some bugs and lack of animations sometimes. They're apparently making Kenshi 2, I'm really excited to see what they'll fix from the previous game. Also, there is a game called Gord that will come out this year or maybe in 2024, might be worth checking while we wait for Kenshi 2

[@KyuuTomoyaki]

Very glad you mentioned Path of Exile on this list. It is the only game, other than perhaps Guild Wars 2 (and almost Skyrim), that I have spent nearly 3,000 hours playing. It is truly one of the best games to sink hours of your life into. Once you reach end-game maps, if you have a decent build and can clear maps well, then you're set. This game has one of the most enjoyable endgame experiences in any game I've ever played!

[@orangemc9358]

What is the endgame? As someone who's never stepped foot into PoE, to me, it kinda sounds like you just run the same maps over and over and over. Is there more to it, am I grossly over-simplifying it, or is that somewhat accurate? I've been tempted to hop into it, but if the only endgame is to run the same maps over and over for shinier loot, I'm gonna pass.

[@WAkoPakelz]

Endgame mapping only revolves around a number of maps. The content variety of its maps all rely on what stuff you like to do. Choosing those “stuff” changes the outcome of each maps, enemy buffs you have to build around with. Its what makes mapping content rich. Plus, theres a lot of side content to play with. When you get mapping burnouts, you can play other contents ie heists, delving, expeditions. And if that bores you too, fresh start a new build. I went from 0 to 500 hrs in the span of 2 months and that is a very rare thing to happen to me. Games i can think of that took hours from me as an adult would be darksouls, dragons dogma, hades and fallout nv. Adult life really makes you choose what games is worthwhile putting hrs into.

[@ayodyaenhanayoan3273]

​@@WAkoPakelzi love the games hat you liked as well, can you tell me your top 10s?

[@suge8347]

3000 hours...that's 4 months of your life bro yikes

[@Thouxanbanquincy]

⁠@@suge8347many of those hours could be from idling though

[@jfitz1982]

i have thousands of hours into Borderlands 2 and 3. Love them so much!

[@coreyaldridge1753]

Good choice. I blew the series off when it first came out but now I've dumped so many hours into all 3

[@stingersplash]

I've played BL2 maybe 100 hours, was enough. Had 3 on the shelf for years.

[@jean-francoisquesnel5607]

Love that Factorio was top without even mentioning the insane MOD selection.

[@Elvenmaster]

yeah, crazy how a single mod can increase the length and content of an already long game by at least ten-fold

[@jean-francoisquesnel5607]

@@Elvenmaster And a full conversion like my fav seablock, completely change how the game is played.

[@Elvenmaster]

@@jean-francoisquesnel5607 It really is such an amazing game

[@GiovanniRavioli]

And also the fact that the "totally insane factories" shown are nowhere near the kind of things people have been able to create.

[@Elvenmaster]

@@GiovanniRavioli yeah, I thought that was pretty fun

[@TitanChromeE]

If ya like stardew valley, I’d suggest trying core keeper. It’s still in early access but it’s chill with a little more grinding and fighting than stardew.

[@andrewelder2739]

Gotta add XCOM 2 to the list! I sunk a lot of hours into the 2012 XCOM, but I've got over 1,100 in the sequel from 2016! It's one consistent story that doesn't change, but the ways you can approach it, the different paths you can take your tech development and strategic research, all make it incredibly replayable. Not to mention the MASSIVE War of the Chosen "expansion" that was really like a stealth sequel on it's own, making huge tweaks and additions to the gameplay, mechanics, and world.

[@VidiverseExplorer]

Looove Xcom 2, probably put 500+ into it, but Terraria is probably the game I played more than any other, always shit to do if you have a creative bug.

[@christianayalacruz1095]

Was just replaying it this week. Totally agree!

[@WeightlessFlex]

Yeah i thought I’d be able to get through xcom 2 quickly. It’s 6 months later

[@cakeisreal]

How do you get over the chance when they miss even though they are at like 90% accuracy? I wanted to love the game but I always get so frustrated

[@VidiverseExplorer]

@@cakeisreal It can be a brutal experience, I tend to cheat and use auto save in case shit turns ugly, but once you git about 30% in you can more often than not still come out on top when yer luck fails ya.

[@2e0mca45]

I have thousands of hours in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator, so it was nice to see one of those getting a mention 👍 Farming Sim hours are coming along nicely too 😉 I enjoy a bit of Crusader Kings now and again as well 😅 Yet another fascinating video - keep up the good work👍

[@gameranxTV]

Glad you liked it!

[@GODS_AK007]

I’m amazed Satisfactory was not in this list! Too easy to sink days into that game let alone hours

[@TheMyleyD]

"Sink". I see what you did there.

[@Vaeland]

Kenshi should definitely be on this list too. I had a character go from an enslaved torso crawling through the sand to the samurai-cyborg Usain Bolt of drug smuggling, who financed a crusade to tear the limbs off of every slaver in the desert and force them to fight in arenas against Beak Things. Best sandbox ever

[@snyne9385]

I would say Terraria (specifically TmodLoader) due to the fact that there are like so many mods that changes gameplay and adds so much content. A simple mod could even add an extra 100 hours, imagine a large mod like Calamity. Even the vanilla version can be played so many times if you try out different combinations or just building structures in general.

[@cecarter10]

I only have 1,000+ hours in two games. Civilization 6 and Witcher 3 Lol

[@gameranxTV]

👌👍🏼

[@CP077]

CIV can relate

[@666magic]

Isn't 1000 hours in a civ game rookie numbers. I kid I kid

[@DruanCalPard]

Maybe unknown to most, but nioh 1&2 are also quite time intensive if you want to finish the end game.

[@KimiTheV]

Those games are so looong. I didn't expect that from them. I've been playing Nioh 2 for 5 months and I'm still not done 😢

[@francescoiadicicco1266]

Warframe sits on top of my Steam library with 3347 hours. Oxygen Not Included follows with 2434 hours. Jeez...

[@DaveFrostdusk]

I introduced my friend to Fallout 4 around 2016-17. He is now just 100 hours from reaching 4,000 hours played.

[@jamesmiller5331]

I wanted to shoot myself about 50 hours in from the endless defending of settlements. To each their own. I knew a guy that used to play Madden on rookie mode with 15-minute Quarters on, no sped up play clock. Score would be like 500 to 0 and he would just continue playing. I asked why he didn't turn up the difficulty at least and he said "I don't have *time* for losing".

[@Patrickgoat]

Gameranx is more consistent than all my ex girlfriends.😔

[@gameranxTV]

😂

[@TobleroneCraft]

Stardew Valley being created by mostly one person is still so compelling to me