>open steam
>look through games
>don't want to play anything
>look at steam store
>don't want to play anything
so that's it, huh? i can't even remember when was the last time i enjoyed a singleplayer video game, except when i'd play friendslop with friends. what do we do now?

>open steam
>look at library
>don't want to play any of the 500+ games i have
>open store
>buy 7 more games on sale

>>714538063 (OP)
We're currently playing Grim Dawn, Metal Slug 2, Star Trek Resurgence, Starfield, Final Fantasy 7 remake, Boltgun, Selaco, Voidigo, and the Phoenix Wright trilogy keep up Bugs

>>714538063 (OP)
>we

>dont want to waste time consooming bullshit anymore
And this is a bad thing because...?

>>714538342
hey buddy, have you ever gone for an entire day doing nothing? it's not fun for your head.

>>714538063 (OP)
Your dopamine receptors are fried and you need a detox, simple as.
>>714538839
Scrolling endlessly is still doing something. Try meditating for an entire day and you'll realize how overstimulated you are even if you don't have a very actuve lifestyle. Internet addiction is real and it numbs the fuck out of you.

>>714538063 (OP)
>>714538209
just do something else for a while
when I get burnt out on games I go watch movies/shows or read books

>>714538063 (OP)
Play Fear & Hunger Termina.
Play System Shock 2.
Play Amnesia The Bunker.

>>714538839
>cant imagine a life outside of consooming media
grim. I have hobbies outside of video games and so should you if you are a well adjusted person with a triple digit IQ. Start creating rather than consuming.

>>714539010
>Your dopamine receptors are fried
bullshit. i'm bored out of my mind. i used to game everyday with friends (this was years ago so don't tell me my receptors are fried now all of the sudden). now i'm lucky if i can get 1 gaming sesh once every two weeks.

Get another hobby retard, paint minis, build gunpla, whiddle fucking wood, make music, find a girlfriend. Anything

>>714539373
>I have hobbies outside of video games
such as?

>>714539380
You aren't actually bored. You're on 4chan, which is designed to give you instant gratification. Even if you feel miserable and can't enjoy anything that doesn't mean you're bored so long as cheap sources of dopamine are in your life. You need to legit turn off all electronics and just sit in a dark room for a few hours to reset yourself.

>>714538063 (OP)
emulate retro games or f2p lichess or mahjong idk steam is filled with slop

>>714539642
bouldering/climbing, playing instruments, producing music (ableton), sound engineering, photography, visual design (photoshop, illustrator, touchdesigner), coding, gym (if you wanna count that), writing (started recently). I also love hiking as i live in a beautiful mountainous country, but that barely qualifies as a hobby in my culture.

>>714539614
>paint minis
>build gunplay
and do what with them? have them collect dust like some hoarder?
>whiddle wood
not interested.
>make music
i tried but once i made a couple of short tunes i lost interest. rather listen to music.
>gf
so she can drive me insane if i don't give her constant attention or money? what if i lose her and it devastates me?

find a creative outlet to sink your time into. then, when you play vidya it'll be more enjoyable because 1) you feel more satisfied with yourself and 2) the media you consume inspires you to create in turn.
I myself started writing again, just a couple pages a week, and find myself enjoying vidya as I haven't in a long time.

>>714539659
you think if i sit for a few hours in a dark room to reset will suddenly make me want to do all the whaky and cool hobbies that aren't gaming or internet scrolling?

>end up in the same situation

>>714540000
aside from climbing and writing i tried all of those for years. are you 18 yet?

>>714540186
oh my god dude just get some hobbies you retard. How are you an adult and this inept at self reflection? Shaken as a baby?

>>714540254
Yeah im 28. "trying" implies doing a bit more than half-assing it for a week. Nit my fault youre a depressed nihilist with no interests and no ability to think foeryourself. I cant help you there

forget about hobbies. Get some weed and get high while watching anime, that's the life.

go outside

>>714540115
i did gamedev for several years which ranged from modding for different games to using game engines. this hobby involved me learning everything, coding, drawing, composing music, the editors. in the end all of it amounted to nothing except that now i can talk about these things. whenever i got inspired to go back and make something my brain would make me feel like it's a waste of time now.

>>714540363
i'm not depressed or a nihilist. i just seem to run out of juice nowdays when i try to do any of my old hobbies. wasn't the case before.
also, why do you type like that?

>>714540397
fuck no. that's one way to truly fuck yourself up.

>>714540469
i do this every day.

>>714538063 (OP)
Quit gaming and buy a MacBook unironically. Was addicted to TF2 and Quake and haven’t had a PC for three years now. Been consooming vidya content on YouTube recently and now all I want to do is play through HL2 and Portal 2 again because I’m so deprived

>>714540009
Practice holding your breath

>>714540691
i'm NOT gaming already. i'm not addicted to games. i can't play TF2 or any addicting multiplayer games like WoW or PoE because i feel repulsed playing them now because they're all the same.

>>714540651
Having no interest in anything in life outside of consuming video games is indeed not normal and probably a sign of depression. How are you an adult and you dont understand that? Also i type like that because i am on my phone

Download space hulk deathwing

I felt the same earlier today and I had to ask myself 'why do i act like im so fucking discerning' as a kid i played whatever i got from my parents or friends. So i got space hulk deathwing (certified hood classic), star wars galactic battlegrounds and man o war corsairs (warhammer pirate mount and blade) and theyre all fucking good. And guess what? I'm not asking anyone if theyre good. I'm not going to debate you if you say they look like shit. I'm going to play them. Playing any game is better than sitting here. Dude this board is fucking unuseable lately. Just pick something. Or get space hulk. It has multiplayer.

>>714539054
try actually doing something though
stop consuming media
learn a skill
create something
volunteer somewhere
jesus christ you guys learn to fucking LIVE

meanwhile I want to play like 5 games and cant decide between them. feels good not being a jaded piece of shit

>>714538342
Worse, he WANTS to waste time consooming but can’t. Much different than just detoxing.

>>714540934
i don't consume video games i said. if i was depressed i'd be doing absolutely nothing, but i don't. what don't you understand about this?
>i am on my phone
slow down, dumbass. nobody is rushing you. proofread you posts.

>>714540009
People usually play ttrpgs with minis, but painting for art's sake is also fine. Do artists go "wtf am I gonna do with all these paintings"?

>>714538063 (OP)
>open steam
>Look through library
>Get overwhelmed with options
>Don't know what to play
>Spend hours thinking on it while also researching every potential game I could play based on guides/reading the manual and realize this specific game might need more time dedication than the time I have
>Lose interest in playing once I realize that maybe today isn't the right day since I clearly can't decide what to play.
>Want to do something else
>Have a billion possible activities I could invest in
>Get overwhelmed with options once again
>Keep thinking
>Eventually it's already 3:00 AM and I've done fucking nothing for most of the day
>Rinse and repeat
How do I break out of this fucking cycle?

>>714540934
>Having no interest in anything in life outside of consuming video games is indeed not normal and probably a sign of depression
Or it's a sign that everything else is boring shit

>>714540651
>i'm not depressed
you sound pretty depressed
do you think depression is just when you cut your wrists and make xanga posts about killing yourself?

>>714541234
see i get what you're saying but to me it seems pointless. i'd rather make a video game that people would be able to play or just work.

>>714538063 (OP)
Have you tried just making yourself have fun? That works for me.

>>714540474
everything is a waste of time, you will die and be forgotten no matter if you 'merely' modded some of your favorite vidya or became head of the biggest game studio in the world and created the next big thing in the industry.
i'm not saying happiness is everything and legacy doesn't matter, i don't have all the answers. All I know is that when I create I feel like I exist in the world and I seem to look on things with a new, fresh light. I feel more motivated and am open to try new things.
It may be a waste of time but I think that one ounce of creation outweighs a pound of consumption.

>>714541274
spin a wheel dog lmao

>>714541274
I use random chance to decide for me when I can't Wheelofnames.com

>>714541387
are you a certified psychologist? didn't think so. fuck outta here with your pseud bullshit.

>do you think
no, i don't even think about those "things", retard.

>>714538063 (OP)
I'm 40 and cannot wait to play Story Time Stranger. I also beat Expedition 33 on hard recently. Have you tried... getting a life? Tasting pussy, having kids, working a career? I love the few hours I get to play video games, because all my obligations take me away from video games.

Get a life, you fucking loser.

>>714538063 (OP)
the inability to enjoy video games is the first sign of american male senescence

>>714541469
yes and it works, but why do i have to "make" myself have fun now. i was on autopilot years back.

>>714541509
>when I create I feel like I exist in the world
really? interesting. i just feel like i have a goal all of a sudden which makes life more interesting.

>>714541664
>Normalfag opinion
instantly discarded

>>714540009
>if i don't give her constant attention or money?
This is something a virgin would say.

>>714541791
I don't know because your brain developed, and you think more I guess. If forcing works, then it works. I don't really care about the how or why, just the means and the result.

>>714541532
>>714541625
Damn, I feel like a retard for not thinking of this. I even wasted time on making convoluted ass weekly schedule spreadsheets to try and solve my problems, but the simplest solution was there all along and I had too much tunnel vision to not notice.
I'll try it tomorrow, thanks.

I know they're probably junk but I really enjoy indie games where I can explore surreal places, not backrooms shit but like crypt worlds, I would love if anyone could recommend me something else like that

>>714541853
Yet it's the most honest one here. Replacing your material hobby with another material hobby won't make you enjoy video games more. Working hard, pounding pink and having a life outside video games will make you appreciate them more. Wanting what you have is what's best in life.

>>714542068
How many Yume Nikkes have you played?

>>714541791
>really? interesting. i just feel like i have a goal all of a sudden which makes life more interesting.
it's great to be goal oriented, but does that mean that eventually what you do feels like work?
like, do you enjoy modding, but when you fail to meet a goal (i say this because you previously mentioned you have nothing to show for your efforts), do you stop enjoying the modding itself?
it's understandable to want to see the fruits of your efforts, but sometimes the mere act of creation can be the gift in and of itself.

>>714541984
enjoy your library :)

>>714542148
Zero, but I should've specified I was looking more for first person stuff sorry

>>714538063 (OP)
>open steam
There's your problem.

I unironiclly have more fun on here than most video games I’ve ever played. I’m enjoying the fact that as an anon I can say and do whatever I want.

>>714542068
Try Hypnagogia. I really enjoyed it.
>>714542101
Becoming a simp and a wageslave will not make you enjoy life more.

>spend 10 hours a day at work sitting at a computer
>come home
>start up computer to play some vidya
>stare at login screen
>turn off computer
>go to bed
How the fuck do I break this cycle

>>714541018
I can already draw and I'm learning blender. but OP didn't ask for hobby suggestions

>>714542236
Okay then, all I can think of is ENA: Dream BBQ, but that's about surreal characters, not surreal environments.

>>714542101
sorry gramps, but it's not the 50s anymore. get outta here with that shit advice.

>>714542387
you've created something
so now it's time to learn a skill or volunteer somewhere

>>714542232
Thanks :D
Although, it not only resolves my library issue, it even resolves my issue of picking which hobby to invest in during the day, so it's even more ideal now. I think I've figured out the best system for it too now. I am very optimistic.

I accidentally loaded up on too many what I call job games
>need to study and relearn Tekken after too long of a break
>played and beat Rift of the Necrodancer, but now need to actually enter practice mode to increase my shitty scores
>need to learn a new deck(s) in yugioh
>in late game Hyrule Warriors
>have SMTV going on too
I need to play a metroid game or something.
I like challenge and I like learning but too much at once burns me the fuck out.

>>714541920
honestly, you've convinced me. thanks, anon.

>>714542149
>do you stop enjoying the modding itself?
i just run dry out ideas at some point and drop it.
>the mere act of creation can be the gift in and of itself.
i see what you mean. that makes sense when i think about it.

>>714542294
hypnagogia is great, I think it's too bad the creator relies more on nostalgia bait because his own original ideas are good enough on their own

>>714542287
Being anon is a truly open-world experience

>>714541070
Kek same. I love having a balanced life and only a couple hours a day for vidya

>>714540009
>and do what with them? have them collect dust like some hoarder?
There's actually model building contests. If you git gud enough you might be able to make something good enough to submit, maybe even win. Shit, you might even get your shit featured in magazines with enough practice.

>>714542287
Posting on 4chan is about the lowest commitment to dopamine hit you could possibly get. Playing a game means you have to actually muster some form of effort. Shitposting is just typing faggot or some other slur and ragebaiting.
It's actively frying your brain and nobody can escape it even if you know it's happening.

>>714542901
Faggot

>>714542585
Tell me about it, too many games ive played recently accrue a stacking debuff the longer youre away from them. I made the mistake of getting dragged into marvel rivals competitive with my coworkers. Now i cant play it casually because i can tell im playing like shit after 2 weeks away from it.

>>714542627
>i just run dry out ideas at some point and drop it.
sometimes I do too. that's when I switch to a different story idea. sometimes when I get bored with writing altogether I just draw a little bit (i'm not good at all) or paint miniatures.
I was just like OP and that feeling can be so fucking depressing. to grind your soul out all week at work/chores etc, working just to do what you enjoy, only to have no motivation at the end of it all.
I used alcohol and weed to help me regain that enjoyment and motivation for playing, but it only made it worse overtime, and I had to become sober and start all over. it was hard to face that necessity.
anyway, thanks for reading my blog and thanks for the conversation anon

>>714543002
marvel rivals is best played casually , only competitive for the gold rank skins then back to casual

>>714542993
I can't believe you've done this.

>>714543002
>playing vidya with your coworkers

>>714543002
That's even more rough because you have people expecting you to keep up.

>>714541636
yup, just as I suspected — depressed.
good luck fren, it gets better

>>714543531
Theyre a good group of guys, all nightshift in an extruder plant.

>>714542901
you know what you might be onto something here. i noticed that my enjoyment of video games and IRL friends has decreased once i found this place. i remember laughing like i never laughed in years browsing this place which kept me coming back for more. is it really as simple as just leaving this place for good?

>>714543198
>thanks for the conversation anon
wait. don't go...

>>714538063 (OP)
>i can't even remember when was the last time i enjoyed a singleplayer video game
just play old games, they are still good.

>>714544314
it'll make him even more depressed

>>714538209
>>714538063 (OP)
play football manager you faggots

The last game I enjoyed was RDR2.
>le npc normalfag
Whatever. I'm waiting for GTAVI, I don't care about anything else right now.

>>714544314
Play the 5 old games thats held up

>>714538063 (OP)
>Open Steam
>Pick a random game from my backlog category
>Play it until it's finished
>If it's really long I play it in-between other games
If you can't do this you unironically need to take a break (tm) from playing games

Today I finally played through all of Brink's campaign and oh boy does that game still suck ass

>>714538063 (OP)
>so that's it, huh?
pick up a hobby then. you can learn japanese for example

>>714538063 (OP)
>friendslop with friends
>singleplayer video game
What?

>>714544220
I'm sorry anon I will see you around this joint, at work rn and my turnover is coming in.
good luck to you on your hobby, remember that art doesn't imitate life, it IS life. Whenever you even get the tiniest inkling of desire to open your modding software or have the vaguest idea, make sure to pounce on it! Even if you do it for five minutes that makes a big difference in your mind/psyche, I promise you.

>>714538063 (OP)
Anon! Play the custom 1 starcraft campaign called Starcraft Alternative! It's all the original missions from the game except you get to play as the Opposite race in the campaign missions! It's really fun and challenging

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no0jwYmOSz4&t=1533s

download link: https://disk.yandex.com/d/ulf7jNZP3TriPE

>>714545613
okay, anon.

>>714538063 (OP)
Have you tried emulating or pirating obscure games that aren't on Steam? Downloading pcsx2 and Burnout 3 once got me over how you are feeling right now.

Another trick for game fatigue I have is listening to retroperspectives.
I thought I'd never play Halo CE again (since I had grown to hate it) but after listening to few retroperspectives I got an urge to play it again, so I could appreciate the skyboxes, voice acting, music and story crafting that I kept hearing about, I guess in a sort of an pretentious art snob kinda way.
Only listening to the retroperspective and not watching it is pretty important I think, because someone telling you how good X or Y in a game are makes you want to check it out while someone showing you those things will just make you think "yep, it sure looks like it".
Also instead of just running through the game with the knowledge I have, I try to put myself into the shoes of someone who had never played the game before, which can sometimes lead to finding new ways of approaching encounters, appreciating scenery, and noticing new details in the level.