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[Discussion] Do you have games in your library that you never played? (lemmy.ml)
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Do you have games in your library that you never played? I certainly do! In Steam you can create Dynamic Collection that lists Unplayed games. For me its 1248/1356 unplayed Games. Off course it can be any other platform or service too; this discussion is not limited to Steam. This thread is a reminder to us and everyone else to play these games. And actually, no. It's just to talk about gaming stuff, that's all. What do you think which game you own and never played would make others say "wtf, why not"?

  • Ori and the Blind Forest: This game looks and sound beautiful.
  • Persona 5 Royal: Everytime I want to play this game, the school theme turns me away.
  • Subnautica: A friend recommend me years this game. Legends say, he still does.
  • Slay the Spire: I have no excuse for this.
  • Hades: I like Roguelikes. My life need more Roguelikes.
  • Control: Such an interesting game. I have no idea about the story and mechanics, it looks interesting.
  • Disco Elysium: A detective roleplay with a lot narrative and freedom. I think.
  • Prey: Got interested into the game because some alien style thing going on. Game mechanics sounds very interesting.
  • Talos Principle 2: Not sure what awaits me. I expect Portal like gameplay, but without Portals.

I am ashamed of myself. But I really have a hard time finding time to play all of them.

(BTW the attached screenshot is supposed to be blurry, that's not a bug, it's a feature. And I try to upload a JPEG-XL image for the first time.)

(Edit: Just some typos corrected. Nothing to see here.)

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[–] [S] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What would you use a spreadsheet for? I thought about creating a spreadsheet with important games to play. And then force myself to play something at least once a week, if not every day something new. Maybe for 30 days or so, kind of a 30 day trial and error challenge. Because the hardest part for myself is, to finally choose and try something out.

Ultimately I decided against it, because it sounded more like work than fun.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I used to buy bundles and then trade the keys I already had or didn’t want. Ever since the site I used stopped facilitating trades (Barter.vg) I have basically all but stopped buying bundles. You’d think that translates into less stupid spending but it actually means I’m buying more games at sale prices rather than bundle prices. It was a fun little subculture, and it still exists on a few smaller platforms.

    The mega spreadsheet grew especially during the pandemic, I started tracking each bundle I have to spit out statistics on how much I’ve paid and how many of them I’ve played, dollars per hour, added developer and publisher info so I can search, a stat that tells me how long each game sat idle in my library before I played it. Thing’s huge and unwieldy. But it’s cool to maintain.

    I can test one or two new games every day for a good year and yet I usually play 5-10 shorter indies and 2-4 long sandbox games per year. It’s whatever. Maybe when the bubble pops and I lose my job I can churn through a lot of the backlog.

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