5 games with the best replay value

What exactly makes you want to play through a game more than once? What makes it “replayble”? I will use 5 games to answer this question and analyze the replayability factors.

“Replay value” is defined as “the entertainment value obtained by playing a computer game more than once”.

Generally there are 10 types of replay value:

• adding constraints on the gameplay
• branching story where player might play again to get different endings
• character customization that will allow the player to play using a different play style
• randomization
• achievement completion
• perfromance grading — perfectionism
• playing again with new insight giving you a new perspective
• unlockable characters and items
• ability to replay missions
• an atmosphere that makes the game feel like home

Dark Souls

Let’s first have a look at a game that is being listed as one of the most replayble and as the most popular game to speedrun of all time.

Dark Souls is so unique that it created a whole genre of games, so called souls-likes. The main reason for that is the game’s unforgiving nature, tough bosses, the need to explore on your own, absolutely no handholding, and…