Anyone else just stare at their Steam library for hours on end?

[Brady Gunner]

Do you feel like you have absolutely nothing to play despite having dozens if not hundreds of games in your Steam library? When every game just feels boring and you don't have anything fun to do outside games either? Yeah. I've probably wasted 250 hours of my life just staring at my Steam library wondering what I want to do but not wanting to do anything. Launching games just to instantly close them to continue staring at your Steam library.

Help

[✨Saint✨]

Sounds like a burnout of some kind, but I feel you. I am just waiting for a few games without any hype, just mellow.
I had pretty big expectations for certain games, and that did not really worked out (same for movies), but I know, mostly I hope, that after this crisis everything will be much better...

[Ogami]

For me its more that i have way too much to play and cant decide and then just dont play anything.

[hyze]

Yeah kinda, sometimes i try to replay older games but they aren't the same thing as before, i feel like i'm wasting time in a "already beaten game" instead of trying new games. Got thing is that i'm playing Resident Evil games for the first time, so i have a bunch of titles to enjoy.

[James Ice-Veins]

Same

[Crazy Tiger]

Not because I find my games boring. I have too many fun and good games in my backlog that I want to play and replay. And nowadays I just boot up something and get on with it. Most of the games I've finished in the past months were "spur-of-the-moment" clicks on the play button. A few I played for hours before deciding they weren't all that and then shelving them.

And the moments I don't want to launch a big game (ergo a game with lots of hours or story or such), I simply play a few card or board games.

The advantage of having a nice mix of short and long games in lots of genres means I can always find something to play or replay.

[KentuckyKid#69]

I think it is pretty normal, if you have to force yourself to play something don’t even bother with it at all. I would recommend you to stay off Steam/Epic/Origin… for a while and find something more enjoyable outside of gaming. Or maybe it is because you have way too many games and can’t commit to play just one and enjoy the experience.

[Andrei]

yh sometimes i have that problem too. then i drink something and i can play again.

[Whytry]

Originally posted by Brady Gunner:

Do you feel like you have absolutely nothing to play despite having dozens if not hundreds of games in your Steam library? When every game just feels boring and you don't have anything fun to do outside games either? Yeah. I've probably wasted 250 hours of my life just staring at my Steam library wondering what I want to do but not wanting to do anything. Launching games just to instantly close them to continue staring at your Steam library.

Help

I do the same... but i found Stardew Valley and got addicted

[dns]

I know that feeling too well. In the past, you had a large selection of games where you couldn’t decide which one to play. But nowadays, unfortunately, the feeling / the desire has been lost.
I assume that you have already put yourself in this world of gaming, so that you don’t see a new game as a new experience but as an extension of your big collection.
I would also like to return to those times when you have played Minecraft for several hours without a break.

I hope I could help you somehow with my perspective :)

[Crix]

Originally posted by Brady Gunner:

Do you feel like you have absolutely nothing to play despite having dozens if not hundreds of games in your Steam library? When every game just feels boring and you don't have anything fun to do outside games either? Yeah. I've probably wasted 250 hours of my life just staring at my Steam library wondering what I want to do but not wanting to do anything. Launching games just to instantly close them to continue staring at your Steam library.

Help

I think many of us have or will have that. Like the first person commented and I think too they're right. It's a burnout plus I think maturity has a role in this as well. When you get older you lose interest things you once had enjoyment doing. I don't think this just happens with video games only either. It's doing to much of what you love doing.

I went through this about 6 years ago. I played video games a lot. Finally sold my built PC and stepped away from gaming. Started a career and focused on getting other things done. I come back and it's refreshing. You also learn to manage your time better playing video games.

If you don't control your time, you won't enjoy it as much as you once did. Take a break do other things.


Just sharing an experience I went through, thought I would share. I can relate. I think many will.

[Kargor]

Certainly not "hours"; I do settle on a game eventually.

[Halo]

Not in the least.

Trying to find a game in 1000+ can be a challenge but it certainly doesn't take 250 hours to decide.

I generally browse or decide what type I feel like and I do play something for 10 minutes and uninstall it quite often as I can't be bothered.

But when I do find something I stick with it until it is done, even if that is 100+ hours.

You might want to be finding some self help books on decision making, it sounds like you need to become more decisive and make them quicker.

[☆ƧQυiяяєL♫]

Originally posted by Brady Gunner:

... wondering...want to do... Help

Help others.

Wear a mask, take a small bottle of hand sanitizer and go outside, do some community service and volunteering. At the soup kitchen you can share your wealth of video game knowledge with those unfortunates that don't own a PC or even a console.

Or you could do a fun indoor game called, "fight the dirt!"

Clean your room, mop the floors, vacuum carpets and rugs, wash the walls, scrub the toilet, wipe dusty furniture and oh, most importantly don't forget to polish the brass!

[[?]legit]

I know what you're talking about. Sometimes I stare minutes on my games, buy new games in a sale, just to stare at more games which I could potentially play... but in the end I always end up playing the same game.

[Brady Gunner]

Originally posted by KentuckyKid#69:

I think it is pretty normal, if you have to force yourself to play something don’t even bother with it at all. I would recommend you to stay off Steam/Epic/Origin… for a while and find something more enjoyable outside of gaming. Or maybe it is because you have way too many games and can’t commit to play just one and enjoy the experience.

Problem is there is absolutely nothing I enjoy besides eating fast food which is expensive and unhealthy so I can't even do that.

Been trying to find a new hobby for years now but everything sucks.