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What are some good games with *zero* replayability?

I want to try and play some more games. That feels more fulfilling if you play games that you can finish and be done with.

So what are some good games that have zero (or close to zero perhaps) replayability? I’ll start with my own suggestions:

  • Return of the Obra Dinn: Amazing mystery/detective game. However once you’ve played it, you basically can’t play it again as you remember the solution already and the challenge of the game is trivialized.
  • Chants of Sennaar: Really great game about deciphering languages. However, once again, by playing the game once, you’ll remember the languages and the game has no challenge any more.
  • Outer Wilds: Mystery adventure game. There is some replayability as there are perhaps areas that you can still explore, but largely once you figure out the mystery and complete the game, there’s not much more to experience. Some people speedrun the game though.

All of the above games I value extremely highly even though I only played them ~8-10 hours.

Do you have any others?

sunbunman ,

Would you count NG+ as replayability? I know for Nier Automata and Armored Core 6, it’s basically part of the story and you haven’t finished until you’ve unlocked all of the main paths. There is enough new stuff each playthrough for it to be unique though.

kuneho , (edited )
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as much I love the genre, but most single player 3D action/adventure platformer games that are based around a story OR fully arcade-y.

both aspect looses their point if you 100% the game.

Like, I just finished New Super Lucky’s Tale, and though it was an excellent 3d platformer, I don’t think I’ll start a new game.

but not only 3D games. Like Shovel Knight also falls into this category. Amazing and exciting game, but other than a harder difficulty (as New Game+), it doesn’t really have too much of a replayability.

Denjin ,

Factorio.

Just kidding, someone please help me

polle ,

I recently started factorio, damn iam HOOKED

Zstom6IP ,

the desolate hope. its a very unique robot themed game, but you only really need to play it once.

ECB ,

Escape Simulator definitely fits the bill.

It’s great, but all about the discovery.

Morefan ,

Penumbra Overture, never finished it but was fun exploring and figuring out stuff.

HATEFISH ,

Black plague is even better, best Frictional game to date imo.

Morefan ,

I’ll wait for a sale but looks cool.

Cringe2793 ,

I feel like the yakuza series is fucking fantastic, but not that replayable. Usually it’s because I seek out all the substories and stuff on my first run, so it takes fucking ages to finish, but I’ve never got the urge to play it again after I’ve completed the stories.

msage ,

But I want to replay 0 so much… I’ve played through 4 but the story just doesn’t hit as much.

dodeca ,

Her Story

Human Powered Spacecraft

Tacoma

The Park

Betrayer

The Walking Dead (Telltale 2012)

Swapper

Pony Island

The Corridor

Spirits of Xanadu

Pneuma: Breath of Life

Deadlight

Valley

The Signal From Tölva

Control

Unepic

Ghost 1.0

Limbo

Super Trench Attack

Year Walk

The Room

RobotZap10000 ,

Omori. Finished the game in 15 hours across 3 days. Bawled my eyes out for the next few weeks. 15/10 would recommend.

Gestrid ,

Now play the other route.

Also, if you’re interested, there’s an official Omori orchestral concert on YouTube.

RobotZap10000 ,

I dunno buddy, the achievement said that I got the good ending. I found it sad enough already, but I have no regrets regarding this game.

Gestrid ,

Yeah, it’s an amazing game. And, yeah, you most likely got the good ending. The other ending has more lore and a lot of post game content, assuming you’re playing the Switch version. (The Steam version still has post game content, but they added more in the Switch version.)

TwilightVulpine ,

I wish they would add the new content to PC too.

Radicaldog ,

A lot of people are posting games that are short and linear. But to match your energy, games that cannot be replayed unless you forget what you learn;

  • Case of the Golden Idol is a mystery/deduction game, a la Obra Dinn.
  • Toki Tori 2 is a puzzle metroidvania, where you can do your full moveset from the start - tweet and stomp. Right from the first screen, big chunks of the map can be shortcut through once you put your later learnings into practice.
jose1324 ,

What remains of Edith Finch Life is Strange series The beginner’s guide

supercriticalcheese ,

The vanishing of Ethan carter

mvict ,

That dragon, Cancer

After playing it once, I can’t go through it a second time.

myfavouritename ,

Wow. Yeah, absolutely. I had forgotten about that game until you mentioned it. Thank you for reminding me. It’s entirely unique and deserves to be remembered. But yeah, I don’t think I have it in me to replay it.

gaael ,

Firewatch

INHALE_VEGETABLES ,

Great example

supercriticalcheese ,

I replied it after several years cause of nostalgia, but yeah first time is where it is at!

Potatos_are_not_friends ,

First impressions, I thought it was going to be a boring on-rails walk simulator.

Then I teared up at the end with Delilah. I can’t believe how good the acting is for me to fall in love with a voice.

Mistic ,

Storyteller

A short but memorable puzzle-type game where you have to put together scenes and characters to create a story. Actions in previous scenes affect how characters behave or appear in later ones.

Really liked that one, it’s fun.

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