A buddy of mine laughed at my Steam library full of AAA games

Last month a friend saw my Steam list and asked why I had so many $60 titles I never finished. He told me he only plays games he finds for under $5 on sale or from giveaways. I started checking the bargain bins on GOG and Fanatical and now I've got 20 solid games I actually play for less than one new release cost. Has anyone else cut way back on buying full price and seen their backlog shrink?

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perez.barbara12d ago

Totally get where you're coming from. I used to grab new releases all the time and they'd just sit there collecting digital dust. I mean, I still have like 12 unplayed games I paid full price for. But lately I've been hitting up the indie bundles on itch.io and checking Fanatical's mystery deals, and it feels way better picking up a whole collection for what I'd spend on one pizza. My backlog's actually moving now because I'm not scared to try something weird I got for a couple bucks.

davis.casey12d ago

Honestly, the thing nobody talks about with that approach is how it changes the way you actually experience games. When I paid full price for something I felt this pressure to make it count, to really grind through it and get my money's worth. But now with cheap bundles I'm way more willing to drop a game if it's not clicking after an hour or two. My tolerance for boring stuff is basically zero because I'm not out sixty bucks. So my backlog is actually shrinking faster because I'm quitting games I don't like instead of forcing myself to finish them. It's like the lower stakes actually made gaming more fun.