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Sure but that heavily depends on the game itself.
If there's a male protag with character creation in a sandbox environment then I'll try to make him a vague representation of myself.
If it's a male protag game without character customization and/or female protag then I treat it like I would treat any book or movie, like a character of its own.

>I just think i'm a fucked up god/spirit
Is that also not a form of self-inserting?
Are you not doing the same thing you accuse others of?