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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?

FrostKing ,

Some people might disagree with me, but Celeste.

PraiseTheSoup ,

I’d argue it’s not even worth playing once.

ICastFist ,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

This game, One Chance, even goes beyond to try and make sure you only play it once

DarkThoughts ,

For me pretty much every single linear / story type game. Even great ones I sometimes attempted to have another run but would immediately get bored and ended up quitting. They just don't really offer anything to me to make it worth it. Even a lot of New Game Plus modes aren't cutting it, because they're typically just some extra items or abilities.

SorteKanin OP ,
@SorteKanin@feddit.dk avatar

every single linear / story type game

Which ones are your favourites among those? :)

DarkThoughts ,

Hmm, tough question since a lot of them I played personally years ago as I eventually began EA & Ubisoft, which have some of the more commonly known franchises here and the feelings I have towards them unfortunately also tainted their games and the experiences I had with them. And I also generally got much more into more open ended / non linear type of genres like sandbox, open world or 4X games.
I guess I enjoyed Horizon Zero Dawn quite a bit, I also love TLoU Part 1 & 2, even though Part 2 is probably the heaviest story game I've seen (not played since there's no PC port yet but I watched stupid amounts of Let's Plays at this point), a little underdog / hidden gem is probably CrossCode, which was a complete surprise hit for me and one of those games that I will always try to sell whenever I can get the opportunity for it.

PraiseTheSoup ,

Tales of Arise

FilthyHookerSpit ,

Agreed. I feel the same of most story games. My favs such as: The last of us, God of War, Spiderman, Midnight Suns, FF7R, FF16, Like a Dragon, Days Gone, new Ratchet and Clank. The games don’t really offer anything new upon replay so I consider them one-and-dones.

Katana314 ,

OneShot is very much based on its story and immersion. Contrary to the title’s implication, there’s not so much potential for risk during play, even if it’s themed that way, but it does feel like any efforts to repeat the game would ruin some of the immersive thoughts present.

RamenDame ,

I think in its original form, browser based I think, you just had OneShot. But I really enjoyed it. Great to see it mentioned.

cradac ,

Puzzlers usually fall into that category. If that’s up your alley you should try the Talos Principle.

SorteKanin OP ,
@SorteKanin@feddit.dk avatar

My favourite game of all time, hands down.

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

Why do i keep bouncing off this game? I keep hearing it’s great and then i play a bit and get bored. I don’t get far. Is there a point i need to get to where the story opens up?

SorteKanin OP ,
@SorteKanin@feddit.dk avatar

Much like the gameplay itself, the story is another puzzle. You assemble the story from bits of emails and voice recordings that you find around the place.

There’s some reading required to appreciate it, as you find the emails and the various philosophical texts around the place. If you get bored, maybe that just isn’t for you. But I’d encourage you to give it a shot and see the story as another puzzle.

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

Thanks, i didn’t know to look for the story as a puzzle as well. It might not be for me, but Ill know what to expect next time and i can give it an honest go

swordsmanluke ,

If you don’t already know… the “corrupt” text in the terminals is where a lot of the semi-secret story clues are - especially in the beginning. If you want to know how to read it, lemme know and I’ll tell you what you need. Otherwise, no spoilers.

That said, the puzzles in the game are pretty consistent throughout, so if solving 3d spatial arrangements of laser beams isn’t fun for you - it’s not gonna get any better.

Aielman15 ,
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve played it once, waited a few years until I forgot the solution to all puzzles, and then played it again.

I’ll probably replay it again a few more years from now. I love that game.

RandomStickman ,
@RandomStickman@kbin.run avatar

Brothers: A tale of two sons maybe.

AMillionMonkeys ,
@AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world avatar

There are actually speedruns of Brothers, so someone is replaying it.

SgtAStrawberry ,

They are speedruns of Elmos letter adventure, Clash of clan, Club Penguin and baking an actual real life pizza. So I don’t really think speedruns should dictate replayability.

jballs ,
@jballs@sh.itjust.works avatar

They recently released an updated version of Brothers with new graphics. But the game is exactly the same. So it’s not really a must buy for me. Especially since the original had pretty good graphics anyway.

PlasticExistence ,

The Forgotten City. Interesting mystery game set in a Roman city, but after you know the spoilers there’s little reason to play it again.

lutesolo , (edited )

If you want something very similar to the three you named, do not sleep on Case of the Golden Idol.

It might have a little more replayability due to they way decisions you make impact the story, but I’d also put in a strong recommendation for Pentiment.

frickineh ,

Yesss, I loved both of those games. Pentiment was so strange - there are things I didn’t love about it, but I still got so sucked in that I’d wake up the morning and be eager to start playing again to find out what happens next. I haven’t felt that way about a game in a while.

viking ,
@viking@infosec.pub avatar

Breathedge - SciFi game where you are stranded in a small shuttle after your main ship exploded, you’ll need to fly around in a space suit with limited air supply, gather stuff, examine objects to identify possible devices you can cobble together from random space trash, and eventually build and upgrade your equipment to the point that you can progress to another area, and so on.

Once you know how specific items are built, the solution is near identical, just some components might be drifting in another part of the screen.

twoface_99 ,

Limbo and Lost in Random

You could replay them for the vibe, but that’s it

billiam0202 ,

If you liked Limbo, you’d like the next game Playdead did, Inside.

spunkycomics ,

The Witness has a lot of generative puzzles that I guess technically are replayable, but you can’t go back to before the moments of joy of discovery and that’s the core of what made that game incredible to me

SorteKanin OP ,
@SorteKanin@feddit.dk avatar

I did play the Witness, though the ending was quite disappointing to me. I got kind of tired of the (imo) very similar puzzles throughout the game.

Aremel ,

Agreed. By the end, i was just looking up the solutions so i can just figure out what the heck happened on the island, only to be met with the biggest let-down in my personal gaming history. Game went from an 9/10 to a 3/10 just on the ending alone.

spunkycomics , (edited )

A problem with The Witness is that the game’s single biggest excitement comes from a twist that revealing completely spoils

spoilerThe environment puzzles

So it’s stuck in the position of letting 80% of its player base walk right past the best part, or preserving the moment of discovery.

I’m personally grateful it has the integrity to let me find it on my own, but it’s also a bummer since at least two of my friends beat it without ever realizing

sp6 ,

If you want a good laugh, check out The Looker. It’s a short satire of the Witness, free on Steam

TheWinged7 ,

13 sentinels: aegis rim

Zehzin ,
@Zehzin@lemmy.world avatar

Personally, any bigass AAA game that has a million different things to do. Like there’s no way I’m playing the God of War sequel-reboot again even though I enjoyed it. Coming from someone who beat the original trilogy like 3 times each at least

More on topic though: Any adventure game for as long as you remember the solutions

Goronmon ,

I haven’t even played the Witcher 3 DLCs.

I beat the the main game at one point but was so exhausted with the game I had to take a break. By the time I got back I didn’t remember enough about the main game to play the DLCs, so I keep trying to replay it from the beginning.

I think I’ve made 4 attempts so far and end up stalling out about 10 hours in each time.

EssentialCoffee ,

What do you need to know about the main game to play the DLCs that isn’t in the DLCs?

Goronmon ,

It’s going to be hard to come up with a list of things I have forgotten that might be relevant to the DLCs I haven’t played.

That aside, it’s more that I barely remember even many of the main story beats and any characters aside from the top 4.

Edit: Oh, and I remember another thing. My main playthrough was on PC, but I don’t use my PC for gaming so much anymore. I had a decent playthrough on main game on Xbox, but I bought the GOTY edition without realizing that the saves weren’t compatible, or something like that. Hence, my attempts at trying to play through the game.

FilthyHookerSpit ,

I get that. I tried playing the witcher 3 a few times now after the console update but the combat is too janky/dated.

wawe ,
@wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

I would also say that most of the walking simulators that where mentioned here:

My mentions would be The Last of Us, Spec Ops: The Line and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Also The Stanley Parable depending on what you consider "completing" that game.

SlippiHUD ,
@SlippiHUD@lemmy.world avatar

Spec Ops: The Line is an excellent game.

deranger ,

Disagree. Graphics aren’t good and the combat is terrible. Predictable “are we the bad guys?” story.

I saved this one for years and was underwhelmed when I beat it a couple weeks ago. This game did not age well IMO.

SlippiHUD ,
@SlippiHUD@lemmy.world avatar

Well I played it, once, 12 years ago when the graphics were good. I don’t remember them being mind blowing, but I don’t remember them being bad either.

I dont think it really had an “are we the baddies” story, it was a very graphic anti war game for me.

It is one of the better executed anti-war message in games. Nothing I’ve played has come as close to its level of execution. I remember thinking, at the time, that the competitive multi-player really undercut the message of the single player campaign.

deranger ,

It is one of the better executed anti-war message in games.

I felt it was ham fisted. You don’t even get a choice in the most impactful scene of the game, you’re railroaded the whole time. Only choice I can remember was at the bridge and the game returns to normal after 5 seconds.

The graphics are were not good even for the time; contemporary reviews point this out. It looks like a 2007 game but was released in 2012. The guns aren’t good and the cover system is clunky.

I dunno, maybe it was hyped too much for me. I found it forgettable and not worth the 5 hours it took to beat.

cafuneandchill , (edited )

Out of all that I could’ve suggested, Ace Attorney series probably fits the bill the most

EDIT: Also, https://store.steampowered.com/app/1745510/Lunacid/! Finished it recently; what a beautiful experience it has been

EDIT2: Also, https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269640/Beacon_Pines/! For the love of all that is holy on this bitch of a planet, please play it

idunnololz ,
@idunnololz@lemmy.world avatar

And if you try ace attorney and liked it then I would highly recommend Ghost Trick by the same creator.

cafuneandchill ,

Yeah, I’ve yet to check it out

kratoz29 ,

I have yet to play it, do you think it is better to go with the DS version or the Switch version?

This is not a joke question, I tried TWEWY on the Switch and I didn’t like the controls.

kratoz29 ,

Ace Attorney series probably fits the bill the most

Hehe, and there is me who has finished the trilogy about 3 times now.

cafuneandchill ,

Honestly, I also replay the trilogy from time to time lol

kratoz29 ,

lol that is fair, the only thing that I miss is being mind blown by the plot twist, but the OST and the charm makes it for it haha.

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