RetroGaming

I want to say Fallout 2 but then again 46 year old me would probably give up halfway through the fucking temple of trials.

That shit was brutal if you tried to make a non combat based character.

Skyrim or Fallout New Vegas

Detroit Become Human. What an absolutely amazing story game

Psychonauts.

Nier Automata

I first played it on the Switch because I didn't have a PC working then. Now I have my dream PC, and can't bring myself to play it again

A lot of good ones here already listed, some of those I've started and veered off due to busy life with kids.

What I didnt see was uncharted 4. Never played any other in the series, but bought that one from steam sales. You know when you picked up a good book which you couldnt put down but had to read through as fast as possible? Or new tv series that you had to binge? Well surprisingly uncharted 4 was that for me last year. After I was finished I felt empty: "whats now?".

A very few games have gripped me that way.

Planescape: Torment. So much to erase.

Best horror: Dead Space Best story: Horizon Zero Dawn Best Multiplayer with Friends: Halo 3 Best Action: DOOM 2016

Honestly I think why HZD sticks with me is because I work in tech and see how easily plausible that scenario is.

Metal Gear Solid

Project wingman. I was expecting a silly arcade flight sim with a passable plot. I did not expect the emotions. Soundtrack is peak. Also hella immersive in vr.

Edit: I realized the comm after I posted. In that case I'd probably go with fallout 3. Just wandering around uncovering secrets with no guides was great. Plus being able to experience liberty prime football tossing nukes while spouting jingoistic one liners as if it was the first time would be amazing.

Hollow Knight, Bioshock, Dark Souls, Resident Evil 7/8, Shadow of the Colossus, Soma, Sifu, Tunic, Outer Wilds and Firewatch.

Metal gear solid

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. A game of pure charm.

I used to habitually replay it every Christmas until one year it just felt too janky. They were supposed to be remaking it but the expected release date came and went without a word and now it's just vaporware.

Shadow of the colossus or Transistor.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Quake 1, Myst

Untitled 🪿 Game

A story about my uncle

Elden Ring. Hands down.

SOTC

Myst! An oldie, but I had basically done this when the remastered version came out a few years ago and it was still a 10/10.

Spec Ops: The Line

"Do you feel like a hero yet?"

Also Starcraft: Brood War, Shadow Watch, and, yah, Morrowind. I took over an entire house in Balmora to serve as a treasure room. Then hit the max item limit and had to re-place everything by hand while also taking over another house.

None. Every game was a product of its time, hence bound to many external factors.

Let it go... And take the chance to experience what you haven't yet, there's more to do, than can ever be done.

(on a roll with 2 Disney references, apologies)

Assassin's Creed 2. Loved the characters, the story, the beautiful setting, the riddles... Yeah, the Parkour was frustrating sometimes, but man... what an awesome game. It's one of those games I will never touch again, because I want to remember it the way I do.

Death Stranding

I went it to that totally blind and holy shit was it amazing. It's not even my usual type of game so I have no idea why I picked it up.

FixFox. A wholesome sci-fi adventure game with no combat that really hit me in the feels.

SOMA

Pong or Tetris.

For real tho, maybe System Shock 2.
It's kinda short & the reparability isn't high/immediate (over the years as memory fades, I like to replay it).

Out of point-&-click adventure games, Grim Fandango - not to experience the story again for the first time, but the superb atmosphere.
Same reason for Dank Souls 2, I wanna go to Majula for the first time again, like a proper hollow that I am.

Skyrim, Portal 2, Slime Rancher, or the first Deus Ex.