I bought 226 games this month. No, I’m not okay.
This month, I bought 226 PC games for C$185.82 ($134.58)
Now are those a lot of games? Yes, it's a silly amount of games. Perhaps I'm addicted to good deals that deliver fun.
We all have a vice, and this is mine. I don't drink, or smoke, or gamble -- but I buy lots and lots of video games.
Though back when I was a console gamer, I'd might get eight games for that price -- if I were lucky.
You still spent less than buying two AAA at release
Ooof. Really puts things into perspective
I mean as far as hobbies go $134 ain't a whole lot. And you didn't really mention anything about your financial situation.
I spent $4k on a bicycle that I'll probably replace in 3-4 years. And spend several hundred more in between, repairing and upgrading.
How many did you play?
I have a personal rule that I don’t play games until I own them for a solid month.
I’ve played quite a few games that I’ve bought during the month of April.
Uh, why?
That's like the opposite of what I try to do with my purchases. I won't buy something unless I've wanted it for a while (at least a week) that way if I do buy it, I know it's something I truly want. VS if I impulse buy it I might not ever get around to it.
Outta curiosity, why that rule? Whatever the reason, I admire the restraint lol
How did you get a sub-dollar average on 200 games?
I'm not shocked by the count, we hang in the same leagues, I'm impressed by the penny-pinching. Even with bundles that's a very consistently low average.
Bundles and sales.
Fanatical had a lot of killer sales this month.
Also, SteamDB helps you target games based on discount and price.
Sure, but... a dollar on average? Man, that's some filter-feeding purchase pattern, hardcore. Even setting the bar on 90% discount keeps the full price fare at five bucks apiece, and that low in the stack it's really hard to get enough games for fifty cents that you offset that spend. Unless you really don't mind getting shovelware for that much, and I get the impulse... it's a lot. Especially since Humble started putting a minimum spend on getting full packages it's really hard to get there. Their twelve dollar subscription bundle works out at 1.50 per game or so these days.
I'd be curious to see that game list, because I'm guessing it's quite obscure and unexpected.
What's your mother's maiden name?
Have you played those games yet?
How do you know whether or not they are fun?
How many do you have in total?
LOL. I’ve been collecting video games for nearly 40 years—almost the entirety I’ve been alive—starting with Atari 2600 carts.
So the answer is, I don’t know.
But it’s a lot. And I’m thankful Steam and GOG exists because I’m glad most of it is digital, not physical.
You seem OK to me, it's still better than getting addicted to drugs or gambling.
You do play those games right ?
sounds like you just buy them cause they are cheap. most of them are probably slop. i bought a ton of games below 1 dollar at kinguin, but those were actually in my whishlist, i was waiting for them to play.
your case is similar to a collector, than an actual user. collecting can be a hobby, and if you feel comfortable in your financial situation...then keep buying them mate. if you dont, then try to set goals and boarders, make a sub bank account just for games or something.
You’ve gotta shake off this weird myth that price equals quality. I picked up Quake 4 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein for $0.64 each. If that’s slop, hand me a spoon.
Some of my favourite games cost me less than a £
I bought both the Witcher 1 & 2 for around a buck cad each, not quite the same deal but still fantastic value for the cost.
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If that's what you're buying in a single month, I'd hate to know how much you're buying in a year.
The sad truth is that you're spending this money but you're never going to have the time to enjoy more than the upper crust of what all these games have to offer. You might dive deep on a handful of them, but you're just lighting the rest of that money on fire and likely condemning a lot of good games to the digital equivalent of rotting on a shelf.
Unless this is some roundabout way of supporting dev teams this screams unfettered consumerism to me.
I'm not trying to offend you I promise. This is just very odd to me. I don't even think I've played 200 games in my life and I've spent a fuckload of time immersed in games of all kinds for ~30 years.
I’ve played 22% of my Steam library and 25% of my GOG library.
Most of the time, I don’t finish the games. But I’ve got maybe 1 hour of enjoyment out of most of them—sometimes more. And I typically pay less than C$1.00 per game.
Meanwhile, at my local arcade, I sometimes pay $1.00 for a mere minutes of play.
Is it unfettered consumerism? Maybe it’s consumerism. If so, it’s certainly fettered.
I place hard limits on what I spend, and each game must be regarded as worth playing.
If there’s one regret I have it’s that I don’t talk about the many hidden gems I experience as much as I wish I did.
Statements of the utterly deranged lol. You admit to buying stuff knowing there's an 80% chance you never touch it. That's indulgent no matter what budget you set.
I'm not one to shame steam libraries, mine is certainly lopsided in playtime, but if you're in it for collecting and preserving hidden gems just pirate. You'll no longer be locked in to Steam and if you like a game you can still buy it at full price and give the devs more than pennies.
I don't get this, though. Less than 200 games in your life? How? Are you a baby? Do you play games for thousands of hours on a regular basis?
I own thousands of games and my most played games are in the thousands of hours, but if I boot up a game and play an hour of or two it I'm more than happy with that purchase, especially at a discount price. I spent twenty bucks last time I went to the movies and I didn't even enjoy any part of what I watched.
Hmm, looking at the 6 games I have in my steam library since 2017
Huh? Is calling them a baby supposed to be an insult? 200 games in 30 years would be a lot of games. It’s not like one buy a new game everyday. 6-10 games a year would already be a lot. Most find the handful they like and continually play them.
I’ve never seen the phrase “touch grass” be more appropriate ;)