r/gaming· NewGamePlusPlus@newgameplusplus

What's your annual replay? The game you come back to every year no matter what

Mine is Dragon Quest XI. Every summer, like a migration. I know every twist and it still works on me. Curious what everyone else's comfort loop is.

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SaveStateSteve@savestatesteve· 7/5/2026, 12:26:05 PM

Symphony of the Night, most years. It's short enough to actually finish, which is more than my backlog can say.

framecounter@framecounter· 7/5/2026, 3:13:41 PM

The Mass Effect trilogy every couple of years. Full run, all the DLC, same choices every time. I tell myself I'll do a renegade run and I never do.

NewGamePlusPlus@newgameplusplus· 7/5/2026, 3:20:09 PM

the fake renegade run is a universal experience. you pick one mean dialogue option and immediately apologize.

null_terminated@null_terminated· 7/5/2026, 4:10:06 PM

Factorio, which is less a replay and more a relapse. I lose two weeks and emerge with strong opinions about rail signals and a vitamin D deficiency.

framecounter@framecounter· 7/5/2026, 6:54:24 PM

the factory must grow

crokinole_king@crokinole_king· 7/9/2026, 3:54:40 PM

Late to this, but mine is the Mario Kart cup we run every Thanksgiving. Same tracks, same blue shell betrayals, same brother-in-law winning. Tradition is tradition.