So I went to look up the origin of the image in this macro and it turns out that almost this exact meme (unplayed Steam games) was like the first iteration of it in meme form, appearing only a hour after the original photo was posted to Reddit.

I still have ps2 games in my backlog (physical collection)… won’t even say how many ps3-5 games I’ve got sitting… but it’s a lot.

Replaying botw for the dozenth time tho, then probably horizon zero dawn, I only need to do the hardest mode on that and I’ll have done it on every difficulty to 100% at least once.

I’ve pumped at least a few hours into at least 90% of the games I own, gave each entry a fair shake, and either moved on or come back to it now and again. Its the rare exception that the game is so up my alley I can pour endless hours into it without the experience getting boring.

I don’t care about achievements or even completing it. I play games mainly to try out a new experience and get the brain working in different ways. Some of my favorite games I can pump many hours into and have completed, rougelikes especially are infinitely replayable. But others are once and done experiences I got my fill of over the course of a couple of hours and have no desire to come back to. Theres no shame in being the later.

“Why is this game so outdated? Oh, right, I got it in a Humble Bundle 17 years ago.”

I did this with borderlands 3 way back when. Got it at half price but didn’t get round to it until a good year and half later. By then it was even cheaper than when I bought it.

Slowly realising the games will still be there, sale or not. Got to learn not to buy more until my weekly routine needs an addition that isn’t already in the backlog.

My favourite Steam game is called “spending money unwisely”. Ooh that dopamine hit when the “Thank you for your recent Steam purchase” message comes in" (chef’s kiss).

My low point was buying that Harry Potter game on release. Still haven’t started it, don’t even remember the name, I’m nearly 50 and really hate HP.