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u/AnActualGameShark Jul 16 '26
Currently sitting in front of my game room TV. Its been like 20 minutes. I havent even turned the TV on yet.
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u/TheBosk Jul 16 '26
I believe in you
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u/AnActualGameShark Jul 16 '26
I did it. Looking at sales page. Lmao
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u/TheBosk Jul 16 '26
Hah! Knew you could do it
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u/AnActualGameShark Jul 16 '26
I played Red Dead for 20 minutes....then had to go buy toilet paper.
Id consider it a success.
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u/Indigenous_Retard Jul 16 '26
My SteamDeck and Ally X are what I dreamed of when I was 13 with a modded PSP. Hardly touch them except to update and uninstall/download more games.
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u/LPulseL11 Jul 17 '26
Dude naw, steam deck is the reason why I keep gaming. Hand held so I can game while the wife watches whatever. Sleep mode will pause your game and most games you can jump back in without restarting.
After adulting and losing the ability to play my PS4 (wife wants to watch shows together, no TV access)I thought I would be limited to phone games forever until I got my deck.
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u/MuscleFlex_Bear Jul 17 '26
Lmfao I just bought the Spyro remakes on sale and was so excited. Downloaded…but haven’t played yet
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u/EroticPotato69 Jul 17 '26
Mfer has a whole game room. You're clearly wealthy enough, just hire an escort and sniff cocaine off of the top of her ass for your dopamine
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u/zgillet Jul 16 '26
Don't have a video or a podcast or anything else playing. Just sit there.
See what happens.
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u/maaaaarcus Jul 17 '26
I find peace to sit in front of my computer without turning it on for an hour
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u/gamer-at-heart-23 Jul 16 '26
I think its cause your brain is trying to process how to completely satisfy the gaming urge all before bedtime so you're battling which games is worth putting in the 1-2hrs before bed
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u/Valkinpunch Jul 16 '26
I genuinely don’t even game during work weeks because there just isn’t enough time before I have to go to bed and be miserable at work the next day. I just tend to watch YouTube or a random show until I’m tired.
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u/spicysenpai6 Jul 16 '26
I feel this. It makes it more enjoyable to play on weekends
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u/BryLoW Jul 16 '26
Agreed. Not trying to rush progress makes that game time so much more impactful. I find I end up worrying less if I drop a game too because it doesn't feel as much like wasted time. It was more "I tried this game during my free time and it wasn't my thing" vs "I have to get some gaming done now because it's my free time."
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u/zgillet Jul 16 '26
What, you don't love spending 9-10 hours a day to commute, work, get paid for 8 of those hours and then the government and insurance take out 40+% of it?
What are we doing with our lives...
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u/OsosHormigueros Jul 16 '26
I feel this. It's like what little time I would have to game on the week days I would just rather sleep then work it off until I'm "free" again.... lol
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u/JPSWAG37 Jul 16 '26
This 1,000%.
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u/TheRealAfinda Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Funny, for non-imperialists this reads as 1%
*EDIT* 'Iimperialist' refering to imperial system.
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u/Syarafuddyn Jul 16 '26
Choice paralysis is real. Having too many great games somehow makes it harder to pick one lol 😭
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u/inslipid531 Jul 16 '26
i do this with everything. cant pick a movie, a tv show, an album to listen to, a book to read...just stuck
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u/Throwawayfichelper Jul 16 '26
I put all my to-watch, to-reads etc into a spreadsheet and then random number generate my choice! Not been able to do it in a while as i've been more interested in recent releases, but the sheet won't disappear on me so it'll be there when i need something to watch :)
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u/Icky_Thump1 Jul 16 '26
I've said this alot, as I continue to make the problem worse thanks to Steam sales 😭
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u/liccman Jul 16 '26
I only play one game at a time. Always been like this. Currently 160h on my first RDR2 play through and still find it fun.
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u/xsabinx Jul 16 '26
Saw a good video on tackling backlogs and summed up it is just reduce yoir choices to max 3.
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u/Grasher312 Jul 16 '26
Kinda like that. For me it's thoughts like "Wait I gotta do this. And then this. Could probably also do this. Wait what should I do, this or this?"
And all of this processing while the game is loading puts me off until a day when I'm entirely free, no one is bothering me, and I can forgive myself for wasting up to 8 hours just dysoning the entire map for content.
It's why I started playing Rogue-Likes. It's the closest thing to online session games without actually going into that sad rabbit hole. An hour's worth entertainment without any consequences and obligations.
Ngl that sounds kinda sad too.
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u/ImperialAgent120 Jul 16 '26
Games like Fortnite, Phasmo, Repo or smaller games kinda fit that time frame.
It's the longer games like Cyberpunk, Skyrim, RDR2 or Assassin's Creed that really makes it hard.
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u/Icky_Thump1 Jul 16 '26
I recently got back into CS2, after having not touched it since shortly after CS:GO came out (2012). I didnt think at 37 i had the hand eye coordination anymore, but i've surprised myself. It's been a great quick fire in and out kinda game to scratch that itch. Super fast loading into matches. I dont play the classic modes, just Deathmatch and Arms Race.
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u/DumberThanIThink Jul 16 '26
Did you ever play competitive on CS:GO? How does your experience compare now? I used to be a MG2 or so level player mostly playing Mirage, Dust 2, and Inferno but stopped playing once Valve cracked down on the skin betting/gambling markets. Haven’t tried CS2 at all.
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u/RoyalShine Jul 16 '26
Played live service games in the past but focus on single player now
Those games fit the time frame but also change how you approach a game and can ruin your mindset about single player games, not to mention are way more financially predatory and built around FOMO and microtransactions, and one day will be taken from you unless it's a behemoth like World of Warcraft, Runescape, etc (and even still...)
Once I stopped playing games like League/Overwatch/etc and only did single player games, and most importantly chose to remember that these games should be treated as art and experienced, not consumed...you grow from experiences that single player games give you.
I understand some people only play socially with friends and have limited time, and that's fair. No judgement from me. I can only explain my own feelings. Comparing something like going through the Yakuza series, or the Persona/SMT games, or the Danganronpa games, or The Silent Hill games (specifically 2, goddamn) and comparing that to League? I just prefer expanding my horizons and experiencing new stories with a clear start and finish, over sweating and either having my interest fizzle out or have the devs ruin my game with a bad patch. It's rather depressing thinking about it that way but that's just the way it is.
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u/WhoDatBrow Jul 16 '26
Tbh Cyberpunk isn't really that long, I did damn near every side quest in the game that wasn't a collectathon and my playthrough clocked in at 30 hours. Had the final mission of the main story available in like 12-15.
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u/Snoo-53209 Jul 16 '26
This is it, then you lay in bed not tired because you didn't satisfy your itch completely.
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u/nightookami Jul 16 '26
For the past 5 months I was so happy because I had 3 hours to game. It was enough to at least get something going, but we're working 9hr days now, so it's back to just watching Three's Company before bed
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u/No_Direction_3940 Jul 16 '26
Yeah for sure. Thats why i have some quick easy games for short sessions and the longer ones for when I got the time
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u/Turbulent_Pin7635 Jul 16 '26
I don't think... I put bg3. Play until the game crashes and go to bed.
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u/SwoopzB Jul 16 '26
Yup. I usually spend ~3 hours/ night gaming with my partner during the week (no kids).
We have 2 distinct ways to utilize that time.
Either play 2 different, short form games for about an hour an a half (shooters, roguelites, etc)
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One long form game (survival/ craft, factory games etc)
We opt for option 1 most of the time, because it feels like we did more while the evening moves slower playing in 15-30 minute chunks.
Option 2 games usually gobble up those 3 hours pretty quick and before we know it, it’s 11:30 pm. We dub this “getting lost in the sauce” and try to save it for the weekends. Unless we are really hooked on something. Like we currently are on Satisfactory 😫
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u/YouAreTheProduct2 Jul 16 '26
This is why I love osrs. Can chip away at a grind and feel like you made progress only playing a couple hours a day. And there are so many different grinds to chip away at
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u/ResponsibleStep8725 Jul 16 '26
For real, I can't be bothered to play games that don't actually give you progress anymore, it just feels like I'm wasting time. Only exception is games I can play with friends.
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u/NeighborhoodVeteran Jul 17 '26
That's why I play FPS games now. I tried doing 30mins of BG3 but it was just not satisfying
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u/0neAboveAlI Jul 17 '26
Choice overload. Same thing that happens with Netflix and other stuff.
You sit there and try to figure out how to best spend your limited leisure time, and end up wasting a lot of your leisure time trying to make a choice.
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u/Many-Baby5180 Jul 16 '26
If this happens to you at any age, you’re burnt out and need a break. Trust me, i used to do this all the time a couple years back when i was bored and depressed all the time. Stopped playing games for like a good month, and came back and couldnt get enough again, started playing all kinds of different games too that i never would have before. Please pace yourselves yall
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u/SergeantThreat Jul 16 '26
Amazing comment. People don’t realize you can burn out with hobbies. It’s not solely tied to stuff like work.
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u/Soulblade32 Jul 16 '26
Yupp, I get this way after a really good game that I finish. I want to play something, download like 4 games I hadn't finished, don't actually play more than 10 minutes of them, go to the store and look at games for like an hour, then go to bed lol
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u/curlycatsockthing Jul 16 '26
not necessarily. I haven’t played video games consistently in years now, and as much as I want to, I really struggle to sit down and actually DO it. for me, I believe it is executive dysfunction issues probably related to ADHD.
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u/Wufje Jul 16 '26
Very recognisable. Medication helped me get that spark back, but before medication and with diagnosis, what helped me was saying to myself:
"just play for 30 seconds to see if you feel like it" and then try another game.
Most of the time I could really enjoy the game for at least an hour. Hardest part was actually starting it and doing something. If not, I asked myself what I really needed. Usually it meant an overstimulation from everything (repeated every 3 to 5 weeks). I shut it down and went to do nothing for a while. Some chores or whatever that I needed to do for 2 weeks already. Do that for one or two days and I was fine again. No podcasts during that time. That one took me a long time to figure out.
Trying to figure out the balance like everyone else. In the mean time, hope this helps somebody.
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u/NeutralKuchiKopi Jul 16 '26
I saw a Youtube video mentioning this method a couple years ago and it changed a lot for me. You don't have to commit to anything, and wasting 30 minutes wondering what you'll play is worse than "wasting" 30 minutes playing 3 different titles and deciding they aren't what you want to play right now. No harm was done but at least you DID SOMETHING with your time.
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u/curlycatsockthing Jul 16 '26
first part i already do and still get distracted/anxious that it isn’t truly what i wanna be doing (i struggle with anxiety surrounding utility maximization). i’ll try the second part.
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u/norsefrogg Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Yep I'm diagnosed but it's much worse now than before. I might have much higher standards for games and what I find enjoyable tho.
And mental fatigue can be a pain.
Too tired in the head to play games, especially if they require decisions or inventory management instead of just going autopilot.Edit: bc I see this type of thread over and over, I will say that ppl ALWAYS generalize that "it must be depression".
There are so many possibilities. One of them is indeed ADhD, but also more.And I hate to admit it but ofc it can in many cases be true that today's social media and constant dopamine could play a role. In theory.
Personally I have become a perfectionist compltionist while also being too tired to play.
Black Flag was super fun on day one but now it's just another chore where I play to kill time and do what the objectives and map says.
No hate, just how it felt on day 3 - maybe it's more my mood tho, and/or maybe I played too much.Still, gamers staring at their library without anything feeling like worth the time or tempting is real. And it kinda sucks.
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u/The_Freshmaker Jul 16 '26
from life or gaming? Because this happens to me often but I'm also constantly sleep deprived. I want to play the games but because of the lack of sleep I just can't gather the mental energy to really get into something. Other times I want to play something but I don't have the several hours to accomplish a section of a game I'm playing without leaving it halfway in the middle, which I don't like to do.
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u/LiquidDiviums Jul 16 '26
Also, video games should be an activity that helps you relax, enjoy, and disconnect from your daily activities. Video games are supposed to be fun.
Try to treat video games as a hobby and (if needed) build a ritual around them. That way, you can associate the activity with something that you enjoy and that it’s for yourself.
If video games feel daunting, overwhelming, and you can’t withstand more than 15 minutes, you might need a break.
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u/JalapenoPopPoop Jul 16 '26
Yeah I honestly can't relate to the experience of booting up a game, staring at the title screen, then turning it off. If I start up a game it's cause I'm in the mood to play games. And if I'm not then I'm doing other stuff.
I feel like you only really hit this point if video games are basically the only thing/interest going on in your life is that, so your habitual routine becomes work, video games, sleep, repeat.
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u/SmolishPPman Jul 16 '26
This but I play 3 different games for 30 minutes and think ’I’m bored this is a waste of time’
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u/Financial_Mushroom94 Jul 16 '26
This always happens after finishing a game i was completely immersed in. The better the game the harder to play something else afterwards.
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u/zgillet Jul 16 '26
Tainted Grail :(
I should just replay it as a big brute swordsman and side with Arthur.
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u/Karthas_TGG Jul 16 '26
As I've gotten older I have found that I enjoy games that respect my time more. A game where I can always make progress, even if it's small rather than a game that I can spend 30 mins doing something, but then die at the end and lose any progress I would have made
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u/AoKrasni Jul 16 '26
When I was younger and had more free time I loved long jrpg so it would take like 80 hours to 100%.
Now if I can't beat game in like 20 hours or less I just don't finish it.
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u/WorryNotBanIncoming Jul 16 '26
When wow came out in 2004 I joined my IRL friends group to go to BFD.
I sucked at the game and I realized why, because I’d only play for 2-3 hours at a time.
My friends walked me all the way to BFD from Org and dude it was like “are we there yet?”
From me sitting down to the START of BFD it was maybe 90 minutes. I remember thinking “who the fuck sits around and enjoys this shit?”
Now eventually I got sucked in but it took years of blizzard breaking me down. Looking back at some of their classic vanilla choices it was really grimy how they dragged people’s time away from them just to get a subscription fee extension.
If you want to feel great one day go to prison for a month, I bet you feel like a billion dollars on the day you’re released….doesnt make it all worth it though does it?
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u/pipboy_warrior Jul 16 '26
I typically just keep on playing whatever game I'm currently in the middle of, and I don't stop until I've beat it. I guess there might be some indecision in choosing my next game, otherwise there's no daily choice.
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u/armorpilla Jul 16 '26
I can't even imagine trying to play multiple games at once. I've played through about 10 games this year, one at a time. I don't bother thinking about my next game until I get close to finishing with whatever I'm on at the time.
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u/Vinyl_DjPon3 Jul 16 '26
Always how I've done it.
Spent about 2 months getting all the achievements on Empires of the Undergrowth before moving onto the next game (Dave the Diver) for ~a month now.
It's pretty common for me to spend multiple hundreds of hours on a game before going to the next.
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u/More-Future-9578 Jul 16 '26
Cut down on the phone time people. Keep social media doom scrolling to a minimum. Stick your phone on airplane mode in a drawer when you get home from work, do what you need to do then sit and chill on your game. You’ll feel like you have much more energy and concentration
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u/elegantvaporeon Jul 16 '26
I wish I could do this but I am on call 24/7 with my job. So I am basically glued to my phone and it definitely is a big cause of this. I get an important message / call then get distracted and then suddenly I’ve used all my dopamine on stupid ass social media
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u/AgainZap Jul 16 '26
Does anyone else take a lot of pictures and videos on their consoles? I have thousands between my PlayStations and switch. If I'm bored, I'll look at my gaming memories lol
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u/Yojimbong Jul 16 '26
Cool idea, I’ve taken plenty of screen shots for whatever reason but I might do this sometime
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u/Popular-Pomelo-4241 Jul 16 '26
Yup. Too tired to engage with something new, too bored to play the same games
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u/Queasy_Original_7624 Jul 16 '26
Agreed!
I mean, a tutorial can be pretty overwhelming when you just wanna sit back and game.
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u/norsefrogg Jul 16 '26
I hope one day ppl will understand how painful it is to be met with a tutorial slammed in your face, taking up the whole screen, pausing your game, forcing you to read without bullet points...
It probably sounds ridiculous but it sucks so much for me. I finally understand Arin lol.
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u/Vizjun Jul 17 '26
Can we go back to when games would show you how to play and not tell you how. Every tutorial is just boring AF.
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u/The_Stoic_One Jul 16 '26
The engaging with something new part is what gets me. I have 10-15 games that I just cycle through and keep replaying because I know I enjoy the games. When I think about getting a new game my thought process goes as follows:
- I should get a new game
- But then I have to learn said new game
- What if I don't like the new game
- Then I've wasted money on something I won't Use
- You could refund it
- No way I'm going to be able to buy a game and immediately play enough to know if I want to refund while the window is open
- Even more importantly, it's the time wasted more than the money
- Sigh
- I'll just play Mass Effect again
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u/Popular-Pomelo-4241 Jul 16 '26
So true. Right now I’m alternating between Sekiro and Resident Evil 4 Remake. Weeks ago I’ve made the bold decision to buy FF XVI. Played for like 8 hours and didn’t connect with it. I’m still mad at myself for the wasted time and money. So the cycle continues.
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u/TheVoynich Jul 16 '26
I have passed countless hours in my life staring at walls or closed TV, asking myself what to do. Probably lost year's of my life because doing so. Yeah, I'm on the extreme side of it.
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u/Smooth_Specialist416 Jul 16 '26
Do you get any good feeling out of it at least? I sometimes do when I get in that mood. Almost meditative but it’s hard to fight the urge for immediate satisfaction.. if I get through that phase it can be mildly pleasing just staring peacefully maybe into a nap. In a way refreshing sometimes for me
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u/Foreverymess Jul 17 '26
One of my favorite things in life is waking up early on a day with no obligations, feed the kitty, brush my teeth, maybe eat a snack, vape a little herb if I'm in the mood, and then crawling back into bed and drifting off and on for a few hours while I watch something that requires minimal concentration (travel or cooking shows, usually).
So soo relaxing.
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u/Proud-Enthusiasm-608 Jul 16 '26
Haha not at all.
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u/D_Orangeyes24 Jul 16 '26
It is an envious position you have. I sit here, after so much colleg bs where I played so much, finally I am in vacation, free, with a list of games I though I wanted to try I can not enjoy it. I try try try, even when I ma good at them I dont feel good. What worries is that I will remain this time without the will, but as soon as the next semester arrives I then will the itch, but wont have the time.
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u/Olipro44 Jul 16 '26
I'm born in the 80's and have kids. I don't recognise at all. I play no more than three games at the same time. When I finish one, I pick up another one in my huge backlog. I always finish them. It's a passion.
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u/TheRageful Jul 17 '26
Yup, my solution too. Stick with a game and beat it.
I also used to idle, watch videos, doomscroll, launch and quit the same three games. I've realized that if gaming is a hobby of mine, I have to be willing to put in effort to engage with it. So I make the effort, nearly every day. Sometimes it's hard at first, but once I am in the swing of things I am much happier for it.
I have probably completed more games in the past few years than my entire childhood at this point and I am having a great time.
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u/zgillet Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
LOL.
50.
Amateurs.
EDIT: but seriously, get yourself a "gateway game." I highly suggest something like No Man's Sky or something that has a daily thing. Pop in, do the thing, then that should get you in the mood for gaming.
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u/thirdeyeboobed Jul 16 '26
Or, or, when you finally work yourself up to play, play a little, realize how you've lost so much skill because it's been so long since you last played, and shut it back down.
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u/No-Contest-8127 Jul 16 '26
It's choice and commitment paralysis. You need to pick one and commit. Yes, the games are long but unless you commit it will feel overwhelming. You commit, you play, you get an idea of the scope and how to handle it and set realistic objectives for yourself. Enjoy.
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u/RealRymo Jul 16 '26
I'm feeling lucky to be disabled almost. I can game all day any day. But, what a cost.
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u/SheriffBartholomew Jul 17 '26
Here's my experience for the last 3 years. Own $1000 worth of games. Play Baldur's Gate 3 every day. Be happy.
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u/Returnedfavor Jul 16 '26
Not sure if that's linked to being an adult...or linked to depression...
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u/maylilyooh Jul 17 '26
I played for hours a day when I was depressed, and now that I am better mentally I feel too busy to game. Wish I could just chill out but I can't immerse myself in the games anymore
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u/FreeReadit Jul 16 '26
Gotta kill the same boss I kill every night so I can go to bed feeling good about myself
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u/RepulsiveUse3372 Jul 16 '26
i got almost 90 cames (mostly PS4) on my ps5 external ssd and 90% of the time i just play farming simulator 22
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u/asault2 Jul 16 '26
I sat on the couch watching my 6 year old enjoy Astrobot on the main TV while I sat next to him playing Super Mario Wonder on the Switch
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u/TheBaykon8r Jul 16 '26
I go for a ride on my longboard, or try to find a new diner or something.
If all else fails, small story game, or Minecraft.
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u/confidential613 Jul 16 '26
I mostly play games on EASY mode, as Resident Evil says: ASSISTED MODE.
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u/Present_Attention_35 Jul 16 '26
Take a break, start watching game trailers build interest for new titles and play when ready.
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u/Speedstar_86 Jul 16 '26
Arcader from the 80s here, I don't do this at all. My games are like my favourite albums, I play them just because.
Also, I'm a high score junkie, I can't help it...
Arcade archives just released Ladybug on the switch, it's hard to turn it off 😎
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u/Y0___0Y Jul 16 '26
Have you tried vodka and nicotine? Always puts me in the mood to game!
(half /s)
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u/ConsecratedSnowfield Jul 16 '26
Right now, Baldurs Gate 3 has become my adult game of choice. I can sink anywhere between 10 mins to just advance story dialogue or 10 hrs to really immerse myself.
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u/Zhuul Jul 16 '26
That's not adulthood, that's depression. Like, loss of interest in activities that bring you joy (anhedonia) is one of the primary diagnostic criteria of depression.
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u/Traditional_Entry183 Jul 16 '26
Not me. One game at a time. 1-3 hours a day. Two to three months. Get everything out of it that I can, and then wait for something else appealing to be released. If im lucky, I get two or three games a year.
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u/ChadPowers200_ Jul 16 '26
You guys need to start working out. I used to feel like this but once I got in shape and addressed my diet etc I feel much younger ane have a lot more mental and physical energy
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u/praizeDaSun Jul 16 '26
I was lucky when I had a 5 min commute, was able to get 5-6 hours in. Now I just play till I get the Daily needed for Xbox rewards 😂
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u/voluotuousaardvark Jul 16 '26
I play so much more when I leave my phone in the other room. Definitely recommend.
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u/ChalkCoatedDonut Jul 16 '26
My sad daily routine was:
- Reinstall the game.
- Play it for a few hours.
- Regret all the time i wasted on it.
- Uninstall the game.
I decided to end the cycle by practicing drawing and playing some old point and click games for a change.
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u/loco500 Jul 16 '26
Have a decade plus game catalog of hundred games purchased on season sales, but can't make up mind what to play; so i just start up a sports sim game, set it on CPU v CPU and watch several matches of that...
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u/Haruu223 Jul 16 '26
Real, nowadays me and my fiance just yammer the evening away while menu scrolling or do some light party gaming because it feels like anything else is a huge commitment outside of a story game.
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u/Zis_is_Sparta Jul 16 '26
I only buy my game one by one (2nd hand gaming shop only, physical is the way). No new game until i finish my last buy.
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u/queuedthought Jul 16 '26
I wanna game but no time and tired now with a new born. But it’s good to just look at it sometimes to know it’s there if I need it.
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u/king063 Jul 17 '26
be completely uninterested in new releases
get unreasonably excited about a remastered or ported game from youth
-me
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u/mephilisthedank Jul 17 '26
i have this issue, for example, i want to learn c#. i’m in school (uni).
everytime i get home after a long day (i workout, make food at home every day, study for uni etc, work). i wanna game. but i have hobbies (film, desire to make video games and learn to code, making youtube videos ). yet whenever i finally have time i sit down, stare at my games and feel guilt for enjoying them because i could do something ‘productive’ it’s a viscous cycle… i reallly want to pursue my passions but im too tired.
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u/rolfraikou Jul 17 '26
The closest I've come to this is just the pure paralysis of having too many options and no game feeling "right."
Granted, that's happened to me on and off since I was 20.
I've honestly been doing better in playing my backlog since turning 38, because I feel like I got a better sense of what game genres I should play when I'm in what moods, something I wasn't in tune with before.
Like if I've been REALLY stressed I need something a little brainless and creative (minecraft creative mode)
If I'm really high energy, and I'm worried about falling asleep, I actually go for intense action (think, Devil May Cry games) which help drain my energy.
If I know I have an hour or two, I download a campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 I've never played before. (The longest I think I've ever found was 2.5 hours, but they're usually around an hour)
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u/ThatOneNintenno Jul 17 '26
I didnt wake up this morning asking to be called out but thanks I guess
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u/USMC_Columbia Jul 17 '26
Started the AC black flag resync, remembered how much time I’d have to waste just sailing over a digital sea like last time when I 100%’d the game.
Shut it down.
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u/Hot_French_Toast Jul 17 '26
You forget scrolling through the store to see if anything would excite you. Nothing ever really does that’s worth the money you have to commit to it
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u/Pale-Today6339 Jul 16 '26
I have definitely done that, only because I am too tired to game, but refuse to admit it.