Subnautica (original and Sub Zero, plus a nod to Planet Crafter which captures some of that same vibe)
Metroid Prime (and all the other Metroids)
StarCraft (1 and 2, though fuck Blizzard today)
Diablo (2 and 3, though to a lesser extent for 3, and still fuck Blizzard)
WoW (I’m done with it now but there was a reason I was addicted for those years, but fuck Blizzard)
Oblivion (and Skyrim)
Factorio (and Dyson Sphere Project)
Beat Saber (and a nod to the rhythm games that predated it, like Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Frequency I believe it was called)
Paradox games (HOI4, CK3, Europa (uh current?), Stellaris)
Hades
Many others could have been listed here instead. Oxygen not included, smash Bros, DBZ kakarot, xenosaga 2, transport fever, city skylines, risk of Rain 2, King’s quest series, civ, Halo, Mario games, Zelda games, Mario Kart, Lego games, Minecraft… And I’m sure I’m missing many more that I have tried and others that I haven’t.
Many others could have been listed here instead. Oxygen not included, smash Bros, DBZ kakarot, xenosaga 2, transport fever, city skylines, risk of Rain 2, King’s quest series, civ, Halo, Mario games, Zelda games, Mario Kart, Lego games, Minecraft… And I’m sure I’m missing many more that I have tried and others that I haven’t.
Oblivion I find somewhat questionable due to just how awful that leveling system was. Holy fuck did mods ever save that fucking game.