Only Five Games

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Here is a hypothetical situation I have been curious about; You are trapped on an island for the rest of your days alone and somehow provided with all the things you need to live comfortably except the catch is you are not allowed to have any form of entertainment except for 5 games of your choosing. What games do you choose? When asked, friends of mine generally chose their favorite games like one of the Zelda games and Mario Galaxy... and while I can see where they are coming from by wanting to keep the games they know and love around to play I am not sure that is the wisest approach for this scenario. There is nothing wrong with choosing games you like of course. But the problem with their choices is that they were games they already completed and knew like the back of their hand. Games that would remain the same no matter how much you play them. I imagine they would get tired of playing them faster than they think. They wouldn't have any new puzzles to solve and no new challenges. And there are only so many ways you can approach them. As for me, while I am not much of an MMO player I would probably consider at least one large one for the sake of human contact provided I am not being required to play alone. The downside of that is that people will move on to better things over time and the game might end up becoming a ghost town. Also you would get to hear about all the games, movies, books and other stuff that you are missing out on which I can't imagine being very fun. Other than that, I would be choosing games that are different every time you play them. Ones where the player can build and shape their own story and world where things are different every time you play. Games like Rimworld, Cataclysm DDA, Dwarf Fortress and maybe even Minecraft would be up for consideration on my list. Especially if I am allowed to get updates and mods for them. I can see games like Skyrim, Mario Maker and Sims being good choices as well. What about you guys? If you could only have 5 games as entertainment for the rest of your life what would you choose and why?