It is weird to see people obsess over the price of a new release AAA game when the classics tend to be better made, less buggy, have a bigger mod community, and much lower specs.

Go back and play the Halo series. The opening scene of the first game still gives me chills. Play Portal. And then play Portal 2.

Check out some old school RTS titles. Planetary Annihilation is a reworking of the old Total Annihilation game and absolutely stands up.

Go try some indies - Blue Prince or Slay the Spire or Darkest Dungeon.

There's no reason to spend more than $20 on a game anymore