By Nikas
I really like playing a short game every now and then, but sometimes they end up feeling a little too short. Usually that's exactly because they were still a lot of fun, leaving you wanting to keep playing or to find another game in the same style.
In my case, I often make up the excuse “oh, I'm still missing these achievements, so I'll play it again to 100% it”, and sometimes I don't even have that excuse, so I give it some time and then play it again because I miss it.
So here's a list of 6 games I've played 2, 3, maybe even more times.
They're all different from each other, so the reasons to play them again vary too.
In this game we have 7 characters, but we only get to pick 3. Each one has their own story, ability and parts of the game you only see by bringing that character along. That alone gives it undeniable replay value.
Since I had a lot of fun the first time I played, not just with the puzzles and the gameplay but also with the game's dark humor, of course I wanted to see what the other characters' exclusive areas were like, what the other puzzles were like and, of course, get every achievement.
The game that started the flood of organizing games we're seeing right now.
A simple game that many people will look at and think: “Seriously!? A game about putting little books on shelves?”
Well, I found it interesting, and I thought it would be a great game to play before bed, to make me nice and sleepy.
I've never been so wrong!
The game has lots of book collections with different names, and at first you have to deduce each collection's category from its name.
Then you start paying attention to the names and realize that, most of the time, they're funny or have some kind of reference.
I found it so much fun that, my first time organizing the library, I chose to play without any of the abilities, just to make the game last longer.
A puzzle series where, in the first game, you search a box for secrets, unlocking parts of it to find another box inside, and so on.
In the following games, the idea of searching objects and figuring out how to unlock new puzzles continues, but it isn't limited to boxes.
They're puzzles I find really satisfying to solve, and of course playing again right after finishing is no fun, so this is one of those cases where I let a good while go by until I don't remember the puzzles anymore and have to rack my brain all over again.
A game where my goal is to annoy and pester everyone? Where do I sign!?
Wandering around small maps, stealing people's things, honking and trying not to get kicked, while you try to complete a to-do list. It sounds silly, and it is. But it's SO much fun!
So, besides the objectives you need to progress, I made a point of doing every single extra objective.
And after a while, I played it again… And then I played it in co-op too.
(And maybe I'll play it again in the future.)
Puzzles, puzzles, puzzles and more puzzles.
The game has a great pace for introducing you to the mechanics. The puzzles get harder little by little, and in the middle of it all there's GLaDOS, the cherry on top of the cake (which may be a lie, or is it?).
Since it's a puzzle game, this is another one where replaying is better if you give it some time to forget it a bit. Of course the solutions are easier to find the next times, but it's still fun.
This is one of those games I played many years ago and, to be honest, I don't remember it that well anymore (yay, there's my excuse to play it again!).
What I do remember is finishing it and wanting to play more, because I found it simple, funny and full of fun puzzles, but it really is VERY short.
Published on October 28, 2026.
