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I, for one, am glad that there is such a plethora of choice on Steam, although my wallet may disagree. If one sees nothing but trash, then one needs to look in the mirror, because not only am I finding treasures on Steam on a daily basis, but I'm practically tripping over them in my perusals.
I've been gaming since before PCs were a thing. To me gaming today is levels above what it was 20 or 30 years ago. And that is in thanks directly to development studios, indies, and platforms like Steam.
Pound for pound, it is cheaper to be a gamer now than it was 40 years ago. I can buy games for $20 that will give me dozens upon dozens of hours (if not hundreds) of entertainment. Back in the day, I would be lucky if I could get more than 30 hours of playtime out of a $40 or $50 game.
At least half the games on my wishlist are ones that I am looking forward to coming out in the next year or two. There is a plethora of choice right at my fingertips. The Indie scene is thriving with thousands of quality games and more coming out every week.
We have continued to push the boundaries of technology to bring about the most amazing games. I can drive a load of TVs to California in the morning and slay a band of orcs with people from all over the world after dinner. I can top the leader board and pull out a win in a battle on the sea with a bunch of random noobs, or fight a robotic dinosaur in a post apocalyptic world on my own.
No, my sweet summer child. Gaming is far from dead, and platforms like Steam are far from trash. In fact gaming has never been more alive and a treasure to enjoy.
You also name a very select number of genres that often can get boring because it's a lot samey stuff. Expand your horizons, try other genres.
There is no "fresh new title" that everyone is hungering for. I mean, you only name MP stuff, which is absolutely not something I'm hungering for.
Alternatively it could be that capitalism has turned every single industry into a race to deliver the lowest quality product that will still get bought by enough people to maximise sharegolder value.
Or both. It's probably both.
Prey, The Long Dark, XCOM 2 (WotC), Metro 2033, Soma.
Not free to play, but you can wait for a sale.
Take a break come back to the hobby after a year or so.
Back in the day we had to pay a premium just to buy one of the few devices that could be used for gaming. Now, we can game on pretty much any electronic device any where we are in the world at any time.
Back in the day, we had to save up a week worth of pay and head down to the local store to buy a game. Now, I don't even have to get out of bed and I have thousands upon thousands of games to choose from, at every price point, including free.
Back in the day, we were lucky to get one or two patches for game to fix major issues, and never get any additional content after launch. Now, I have a plethora of games that are getting regular content updates, both as DLC packages and for free, increasing the length of time one is able to enjoy a game.
Back in the day, we had to pay $15 a month to play these newfangled MMOs, even after paying a premium price to get the game in the first place. Now, I can choose how and when to support developers of online games with the cash shops and season passes.
Back in the day, we were relegated to having only a handful of choices in games from publisher backed studios, in a few different genres. Now, there are thousands of games from dozens of different genres to choose from.
Sorry chaps, but I'll take being a gamer today over any other period in the past.
Try looking outside the genres you normally like. So try out rpgs, strategy games, rogue-likes, simulations. Also these genres have a lot of subgenres.
Watch some games on youtube. I found a lot of games by doing this which I would never have found on Steam because the steam search is abysmal imho mostly because I cannot exclude certain genres but only include some which doesnt help me from getting overwhelmed by games which I dont like.
Gaming is in an age of abundance which can create choice paralysis (for better or worse). There are plenty of quality games, but also plenty of shovel ware because development is so accessible these days.
Based on your interests and being free to play I don’t have much to offer you OP (I mainly play tactical shooters, horror, and survival games). I do think a few games worth checking out might be Dark and Darker, Marvel Rivals, and War Frame.
I think games are best enjoyed with community or people you enjoy being around, so I’d also suggest finding people to play with, or considering some single player titles (quite a few that would be worth your time). Good luck, I hope something reignites your joy in this hobby
Be an adult and figure it out for yourself. Determine what you're really interested in and look for games that are somehow connected/relevant to those interests.
If the only games that interest you are the trendy (and frankly kind of lame) survival horror/FPS/MMO type games then that's entirely your own problem and no one is stopping you from expanding your horizons & interests.
As some other cats have mentioned, there is such a deluge of great games out there currently, and video gaming has never been better than it is now. The last 10 years alone has been a veritable golden age for gaming. If you really can't find anything then that's on you & your own tunnel vision.