I'm bored and need help

[Melted Macaroni]

This happens sometimes but I have games and I don't know what to play, I've been playing so much arma 3 now I'm getting bored since I'm alone, part of me wants to play something like skyrim but if I get in it I immediately don't want to play anymore, does anyone else sometimes have this problem? What do you do in this situation? Anyone got any ideas of what to do?

[Dimebag]

Join a group ...other people are what make games fun , not just the games themselves . Just join a casual ARMA group and go from there ... or if the game is just stale from too much play have a break for a week or two .

[gamerhelligon]

I get that way sometimes...a whole library full of games and just feel bored of them all.

If you can afford it, buy a new game on a sale, get on the forums to get pummled by fanbois and white knigh defenders if you say the wrong thing ( sarcasm lol), or do as I do, get out and see the real life.

I know it sounds cheesey but there really is a world out there and life outside of gaming. I suffer from misanthropy in real life. I hate crowds and the whole human race as a whole, but I do have a gf who lives with me and I do try to do things with her. Plus she has a "honey do" list for me..lol

Also just look at the steam library, find a game that looks interesting, then get on youtube and look at the gameplay. I do this for every game I am thinking of getting, or just bored. Before you know it, half the day is gone...lol

[Melted Macaroni]

The thing is I have been playing games lately but just for this week I can't go out really, saw my girlfriend yesterday but then I got work this week and don't have time to go out and see her but I have time to stay in and play games, sounds like I'm prioritizing games over her but considering everything, I just can't see her but I want to play games in the mean time, but I don't know what to play

[gamerhelligon]

Well for fun you could always go to the free to play page and try a bunch of games from there...so if they stink (most will) your not out anything and can delete them later.

I found a few free games that I still enjoy, they surprised me for being free. Other than that, not sure what else to do.

[weeby boi]

^ got that problem aswell
what occasionally helps is discussing about said game with someone online.

[BossGalaga]

Random game picker:
http://www.thewheelhaus.com/

There are also other websites that organize your games by games played, games you haven't played and picks from games you haven't logged any hours on.

[shiel]

My issue is my library/backlog is so big and my time to play so limited, that I feel like I can't commit to playing anything really in depth and get bored quickly playing anything else. Sometimes I'll have two or three hours to game and half of it goes to scrolling through my library trying to figure out what the hell to play.

The biggest issue imo is too many options. Back when I was younger, I could only afford maybe 6 games a year so I played the crap out of everything I bought.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by shiel:

My issue is my library/backlog is so big and my time to play so limited, that I feel like I can't commit to playing anything really in depth and get bored quickly playing anything else. Sometimes I'll have two or three hours to game and half of it goes to scrolling through my library trying to figure out what the hell to play.

The biggest issue imo is too many options. Back when I was younger, I could only afford maybe 6 games a year so I played the crap out of everything I bought.

What I would do is make a list of games you want to play or want to complete. You don't necessarily need to unlock every secret, collectible and achievement in the game but many games like Portal for example, deserve at least one full play through. Create a category in your Steam library and add them to it. When you have some spare time, pick a game from that category.

Don't force yourself to play games you don't want to.

[Mirolle]

You are a special person :), just join a group or social media to find people to play with, or you can just go outside for a weeks.

[TheStoryteller01]

I often have times where work/live is so demanding, that I only can play 2 or 3 hours tops in a row and thats where tactical games come in.

Something like X-Com, where there is no free roaming - only fixed missions. I play 1 or 2 missions having fun, pushing the story forward, getting the feeling of achievement - and then it's back to the chores.