There are some games that can end in just under 10 hours, while there are others that can eat over one thousand hours and still have no real end in sight.
Such games range from survival to MMOs and simulators. There is just an endless supply of content. The story either does not exist or more and more story is tacked on in game updates.
WithAnimal Crossing: New Horizons still at the height of popularity, it is worth mentioning that it is not the only game you can easily pour a thousand hours into. Here is a list of Animal Crossing, and nine other games with no end in sight.
10 Animal Crossing
To start off, the Animal Crossing series is famous for never ending. The main games work in real-time. Unless you time-travel through your console settings, you go through the game much like you go through real life. Every day and season has something new, be it a tourist, camper, or special holiday.
Technically, the “story” ends in New Horizons when K.K. Slider shows up at your town. Everyone knows that is really just the beginning to the real gameplay through.
9 The Sims
The Sims is basically a game where you play God and watch your creations live their lives. You do have power over their will in some sense.
You can watch generation after generation go by in a house you built. It can be pretty addicting, especially when there are so many add-ons that come out.
8 Minecraft
Sandbox video games do not end. Sure, they might have an “end” scene, but that does not end the gameplay, rewards, and areas you can explore.
Minecrafthas had huge cultural impact with a ton of add-ons, expansions, game-clones, and more. It is an easy game to pour thousands of hours into, as you can continue to build and collect resources.
7 Stardew Valley
Farming games are also a common type for having no end. Like Animal Crossing, years pass (though not in real time) and seasons, holidays, and the passage of time influence the gameplay a little.
You can get married, have a kid, see cutscenes, but the game never really ends. The life of a farmer is busy, and you will always have crops to grow, animals to feed, and honey to sell.
6 Harvest Moon
The Harvest Moon series was part of the inspiration for Stardew Valley, so, of course, it deserves a mention as well. Every game has similar elements, and one of them is the lack of end. Even in A Wonderful Life, your character dies of old age. Does that end the game, no! You go to farm heaven where everyone is and can still farm to your hearts’ content.
5 Apex Legends
Battle royale games obviously don’t end. You play in terms of two or three and assume to role of one of several Legends. Each of whom has their own abilities.
While there is no plot, each match has a winning team. The only conceivable end is if someone were to always win. However, that is made very difficult by the skill of other players.
4 Overwatch
Much like Apex Legends, Overwatch lets the player take on the roles of different heroes with different abilities. However, unlike Apex Legends, the heroes are assigned to two larger teams with very clear objectives that frequently differ from “kill everyone else.”
Conceivably, with so many game modes and a rank system the only way to stop playing this game is to get tired of it or of other players calling you a “potato.”
3 Final Fantasy XIV
Besides farming games and battle royales, there are also MMOs like Final Fantasy XIV for gamers to pour thousands of hours into. Your character can take on every class and the level cap (for now) is 80. Besides that, there is an endless supply of hunts, a long story quest (that keeps getting updated), beast quests, a large supply of dungeons, and more.
Don’t expect to ever feel like you are done with this game.
2 World Of Warcraft
World of Warcraft shares the same fate as Final Fantasy XIV, except it has been around much longer. There are players that have been a part of this online community for about 20 years since it was released in 2004! They are living proof that there is no true end in sight. Such is the path of an MMO player.
1 Oxygen Not Included
Like The Sims, Oxygen Not Included in a simulation game. The best a player can get in terms of an ending is their highest record before their space colony collapses.
While the game is quite comparable to The Sims, your colony is much harder to keep alive and you should not expect them to last forever. However, you can learn from each simulation and maybe you can get one that can go on and on forever.
