For me it was Terraria, Satisfactory, Tetris Effect Master Mode, Minecraft with Mekanism mod & CSGO / CS2 (almost 2000 hours in CS alone).
Edit: There are so many answers that I might only reply if I have something interesting to say. I will read all of your answers though. 🙂
I started a little after Dark Souls 2 came out, pushed by a friend. Liked it after a while, it took a bit to get used to it.
Then went DS1, loved it to bits. Used to sit by “hard” bosses, put sign down and help random players trough, usually for hours on end.
Went back to DS2 and did a lot of coop and PvP. Soul memory was a pain.
Was there at DS3 launch, same plan but started to do invasions too. Still my most loved of the souls games.
Between DS3 and ER, did demon’s souls, loved it too although I find it a bit janky.
By Elden Ring I was there at launch, doing both the game and coop/PvP. Did the DLC. Have not touched the latest game, Nightreign.
I kinda need a story, item descriptions, NPCs, lore, figure out stuff, etc. to enjoy a souls game.
I can understand Nightreign but unfortunately it’s not for me.
DS 2 is probably the worst game to start with 😅. Glad to hear you stuck with it and enjoyed most souls games. I have also not played nightreign and don’t really intend to.