I'm just so tired after work

Am i getting old if i feel the same way, i get really excited to have some time off to finally game only to then realize its really exhausting and i'd rather just watch some series or stream

I feel like my steam library is just an ode to all the game streams I've watched.

This is me trying to finish Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

My manager talked me into buying Diablo IV since I was into DnD.

I don't know why people play games that require grinding when there are so many better options.

This hits hard

I feel you, fellow player. That, plus kids…

Finally get home from work and get a chance to play Zelda TotK! —Start falling asleep while playing…

Then try to figure out wtf I was doing the next time I start up the game

Me when a game is longer than 30 hours or not a FromSoft title

That's why I'm so glad to WFH, it saves both time and energy.

I fired up Dragon Age: Origins today to scratch the itch (I swore I had it somewhere but couldn't find it) and in a blink of an eye I had already played for four hours straight

And that was enough for me lol I got shit to do and the gaming experience feels different these days. Still enjoyable, though, and god what a throwback

Can we have antiwork back

Getting old with kids you’ll start to feel this. You just want to disconnect from the world after a certain point. It sucks because you WANT to play; you just… don’t want to lol.

watching gaming streams is a good solution

I relate to this too much ... I'll play through my library eventually

Right??

Y'all are allowed to only do things you enjoy. You know that right? ...right?

Finally successful enough to buy systems, buy every system, never play anything.

Ouch

I worked in games for a number of years, so on top of being exhausted coming home, it was near impossible to not fall into work mode when I tried playing games for fun.

I hear you. Still love gaming but relationship with it has evolved as I got older. Too many responsibilities to have all day game days anymore. When I have an hour or two I feel like it's not enough to really enjoy my time and half the time I don't even bother to start. Plus all the games I think I really want to play are either unreleased or unfinished messes when they are, so I don't even buy them.

Accepting that basic bitch games are actually great helped me a lot. They're fun and have shitloads of people playing them for a reason. Looking at you Fortnite and Diablo 4.

Also line up your installed game icons in the order they should be played in on the desktop helped a lot. If I'm not sure what to play I load whatever is furthest on the left. First row is single player games. Second row is multiplayer games.

It's currently Dave the Diver, Diablo 4, and Osu! is permainstalled these days.

Playing multiplayer games with the bros solved this for me. Currently we’re playing through a Minecraft modpack and after that we might start playing Battlebit.

I’ve realised there are games I just want to watch cut scenes and know the story now.

I still game whenever I have time, it has just shifted to less hyper-competitive fare. I mostly play games I can mod to suit my preferences, CyberPunk, Skyrim, Fallout 4, etc. Combat difficulty set on high.

I used to be very competitive in Halo, but just like most of gaming, I got turned off when the act of gaming turned into a microtransaction sales pitch. Also, even in competive gaming, I always needed to play something with a story I could enjoy, and Bungie's Halo was it before Microsoft fucked the lore up beyond all repair. Destiny is a little too vague and ethereal for my tastes.

As long as my eyes work and my hands don't get arthritic, I will game.

Can't play tired I need a coffee and a nap to be In good shape to game and even then it's always mind shut off games no story stuff.

4hour limit is effecting the way I play but oh well I'm still playing the stuff I love and not forcing my self to play so all is good

Super Hexagon keeps me awake.

I relate hard. Multiple times before, I've spent hours and hours scouring the internet for a download link to a game, or even a tool or library needed to make it work. I'll open the folder at 99%, ready to install 0.05 seconds after it's downloaded. I'll launch the game just to make sure it runs okay on my system, then give it a little whirl, and even then, it's rare I'll ever see beyond the tutorial, if that.

I relate hard. Multiple times before, I've spent hours and hours scouring the internet for a download link to a game, or even a tool or library needed to make it work. I'll open the folder at 99%, ready to install 0.05 seconds after it's downloaded. I'll launch the game just to make sure it runs okay on my system, then give it a little whirl, and even then, it's rare I'll ever see beyond the tutorial, if that.

I spend so much time installing, tweaking, and optimizing games for performance and experience that once its set up its time for bed. Then I never revisit them. Every time.