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Why do I play all these games? Because it’s important that they’re played.

Because every game is a story, a world, a moment in time crafted by someone who cared enough to create it.

Because each one teaches me something new—about design, about culture, about myself.

Because in a sea of pixels, there’s magic waiting to be found.

And because, honestly? Sometimes I just want to escape, explore, and lose myself in different worlds.

So yeah. I own thousands of games, and I’ll keep playing them.

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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nice. Life is short, play games

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

buy, rent, pirate, whatever floats your boat

No, the Steam life is not to play games, but to buy them.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

23% average game completion rate? Or “has been loaded at least once”?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They said they "played" 23% of the games, not "completed."

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[–] danielsan256@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago

lol I'll feel like I'm heading in the same direction😅

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did you finish all of them? Or at least play them for an hour? If you’re using steam for 20 years, that’s a game a day.

[–] atomicpoet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I definitely don’t complete all of them. My goal is to at least play an hour each, but not every game is worth an hour.

The most time I’ve ever spent on a game is around 100 hours.

[–] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Well I’m happy for you if owning so many games makes you happy as it supports a hobby I love.

Personnaly, I think that not finishing so many of your games shows some kind of problem, but I’m not a psychologist. Owning so many too..

I might even have the inverted problem as I feel like it’s an obligation for me to finish a game unless I don’t like it.

[–] atomicpoet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why should anyone be compelled to finish a game?

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