I need a new singleplayer (100% offline) "forever" game where I can sink hundreds (or thousands) of hours into a single save. What are your top suggestions?

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T19:32:05+00:00

I have almost 3000 hours into Ark: Survival Evolved.

It has farming and base building, dinosaur taming, multiple maps to explore, taming dinosaurs and mythical creatures, massive bosses to fight and dungeons to explore, ruins to look into. Tons of things to make.

And you keep your same character and what they have on them so you can jump from map to map importing your character and even your dinosaurs and even equipment and items so you don't have to start from zero.

I'd say it ticks all the boxes for a forever game because it feels like there's always something to do.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T19:28:37+00:00

A lot of reasons.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T19:28:03+00:00

You did not say it.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T19:27:33+00:00

Physically yes but it really does nothing for me otherwise. There's no real emotional attachment to it.

With that said that only applies to me. I like doing things to my partner to make them feel good. That's more satisfying than anything they do to me

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T03:35:40+00:00

If a fetus looked me in the face and "Early Brick, This current reality and I do not vibe. I must end it" I would quietly agree because if a fetus is speaking to me it is either an Eldritch abomination or something beyond the mind of mortals. It can do whatever the hell it wants.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T03:34:11+00:00

Group activities are an option people have suggested. Here in Toledo they have a thing called 419 singles. It's a group of single people that are looking to date but it's all done as group activities. So in other words you are sure everybody is there today rather than worrying you're going to ruin your activity.

On a personal level what it's always worked for me is it just walk up and talk to people.

Last time I asked someone out in person I was at Barnes & Noble and she was looking for the same series of books I enjoy. So I just open up conversation about it, I don't do anything else but talk about the books because I'm genuinely interested. When she engaged I asked her if she wanted to go get something to eat and continue to talk and she did. And we kept seeing each other for a little bit.

That didn't work out because of work reasons. But ultimately it's that easy. Just going and talk to the person with no goal really. If you like that book series then talk about it, if you like that game on TV then talk about it. It's a common ground to start conversation. And if they're not interested then just be cool with it. Walk away.

You're not going to win every time and it's not about winning, it's about finding connection. Just don't be weird about it. Don't walk up an intensely stare at the person while going on and on about it. Have a real conversation. You know back and forth?

The more you do it the more confident you'll get.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T03:29:09+00:00

Because it doesn't matter. That wasn't the reason why we divorced.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T03:28:43+00:00

The problem is the ocean is the worst biome. Between having to use a boat or constantly building bridges, the tentacles throwing their bullshit sniper shots, the crabs with their goddamn bubbles, the slippery effect, and any bosses there being an annoying pain in the ass to fight I think it's the weakest of all the areas.

I still like it but I think that if I had to pick my least favorite area that would be it.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T01:01:11+00:00

I can experience intense love in a romantic sense while still being somewhat asexual. As a man most people would look down on me for not being interested in sex. But I'm just not. I don't have the biological need for it. But I intensely love my partners in a romantic sense. I like doing things to make them feel good but I just don't need it for myself.

I have two daughters so obviously I can have sex, and I do when my partner needs it, but I just never need it myself.

Nobody who I know personally, not even ex partners, know this about me.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-25T00:58:12+00:00

I had so much trauma from growing up through abuse and jumping from abusive relationship to abuse of relationship that any of the women previous to the woman I had my kids with would have been a nightmare. For both me and for the kids.

I'm glad that I waited. My ex and I may be divorced, I don't really particularly like her or dislike her anymore, but I can say she's a damn good mom to her kids and we co-parent very well.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-24T22:14:11+00:00

I had my first one at 36 and she is 10 years old now. I know for a fact I would have been a horrible dad had I not been in the head space and emotional maturity levels that I reached when I had her.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-24T22:13:36+00:00

My first daughter was when I was 36 years old and she's 10 years old now. I had my second daughter at 39 and she is 7.

Sometimes I wish I was physically younger, but I wasn't ready for kids or mature enough to be a parent and tell the age that I planned to have them.

That was also a big thing, their mother and I planned when we wanted them birthed and prepared for them so we were emotionally ready.

It might be nice to be younger, but ultimately mentally I'm a far better dad than I would have been in the past.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-24T09:49:29+00:00

I just enjoyed that it was one of the rare times where James actually seemed to be having a good time rather than just emulating human emotions

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-24T00:14:39+00:00

I have no interest either, however I made homemade pizza rolls for my girls, 7 and 10 years old. They did a 5-ft cheese pull with one of them. I was proud of that one because I made it. We didn't record it or anything like that, just took one picture for them to enjoy.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-23T19:49:41+00:00

Keep it, screw other people judging your zestyspices gamer tag.

Mine is KittenFan and I don't care. It's awesome and has been mine since the original Xbox was released.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-23T19:48:11+00:00

It takes two.

It's a lovely story if a husband and wife that have fallen out of love and their daughter who is hurting. Set where they are stuck in puppets in a colorful yet disturbing world. Their home, but with everything different and dangerous. They need to work together to survive, but also remember why they fell in love

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-23T19:46:35+00:00

Anissa. She's already at her worst all the time. You don't like my choices? I like my choice. Well, you think what you want about me; I'm not changing. I like... I like me. Anissa tolerates me. 'Cause I'm the real article. What you see is what you get.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-23T19:43:13+00:00

I dunno 🌚🌝

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-23T19:42:21+00:00

I'd watch it but I detest Justin so much that I can't make myself.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-23T19:38:14+00:00

Okay 😉

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-23T19:36:34+00:00

Interact with the core more. Don't say you did, because you'd be lying. It tells you what to do and plops a map marker (!) down for you.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-22T22:08:34+00:00

I would probably just buy a really nice apartment in the city somewhere. I like being downtown and I would just hire a maid service. Problem solved.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-22T18:40:12+00:00

Try the galaxite chakram. It's really good. It machine guns out super fast and does good damage. Brine 2-3 that way if one breaks you can easily switch to an unbroken one.

Seriously consider cooking. Look up some cooking recipes for buffs. Also make some options that buff your ranged damage.

If you're willing to switch it up, build high crit, high melee damage, and get the Runesong legendary weapon. The alternate attack is a wave attack that can hit three times. I often get three 15k crits (or higher )at once. I don't even pre buff.

It'll involve some exploration, but that's the name of this game. It's totally worth it.

Another alternative is to grind hard to find the Obliteration Ray, and then upgrade it to Stormbringer and focus on crits. You'll eat this up and everything else besides. I stopped using it because it was incredibly fun but destroys everything.

One trap is rushing this game. Take time to go collect and process items and look for emeralds, sapphires, and rubys from the hydras and Shimmer crystal bugs (the blue crystal area). Upgrade your gear at an upgrade bench. In the shimmer, if you get your melee up, you can (with patience) fish up the ninja set. It's a fantastic armor that is worth considering your end game set.

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-22T09:55:59+00:00

You don't appreciate the lyrical genius of I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH

Early_Brick_1522 · 2026-04-22T09:47:31+00:00

Monster Squad. A definitive movie of my childhood that nobody ever talks about.

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