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[HRK69]

And this, dear GAFers, is the devaluation of games.

If you've paid a decent price for a game, you're more likely to look into it before buying, and then value it more if you do buy it.

The logic that paying more for a game automatically makes you value it more is completely flawed. Yakuza 0 is a perfect example, it's often found for just $10 on key sites, and yet its a masterpiece. Does that mean the game is somehow less valuable or that players don't appreciate it as much because it's cheap? Absolutely not. In fact the games immense popularity and rave reviews prove that its the experience, not the price tag, that creates lasting value

Quality can be found at all price points, and often, some of the most enjoyable games are the ones you didn't have to break the bank for. Its about what's inside the game, not the number on the receipt

 

[StereoVsn]

You are fine OP. This isn't affecting your finances, you are getting great to good to decent games on the cheap and building out your library (Redfall though!? ).

Even if you play a game for say 10 hours and drop it, it's fine as you probably paid $10-15 or less for it.

I have about 1300 games right now (been on Steam forever), plus ~500 on GoG and some freebies on Epic / Amazon (never even started these). I treat these as a library whenever I feel for something different.

 

[Tams]

The logic that paying more for a game automatically makes you value it more is completely flawed. Yakuza 0 is a perfect example, it's often found for just $10 on key sites, and yet its a masterpiece. Does that mean the game is somehow less valuable or that players don't appreciate it as much because it's cheap? Absolutely not. In fact the games immense popularity and rave reviews prove that its the experience, not the price tag, that creates lasting value

Quality can be found at all price points, and often, some of the most enjoyable games are the ones you didn't have to break the bank for. Its about what's inside the game, not the number on the receipt

That Yakuza is available for only $10 is troubling.

It's worth more than that.

 

[HRK69]

That Yakuza is available for only $10 is troubling.

True. Keysites are littered with deals

But I do get where you were coming from if I'm honest

 

[San Dan Glokta]

Here's a list of games I've bought since August 2024

Since I got my Deck. No idea how many this is. Probably over 100. Most are from key sites like CD Keys. Some from various others and sales on Steam etc

Only have a paltry 722 Steam games (doesn't count GOG and other platforms like consoles)

DATE ITEM
Apr 12, 2025 Lords of the Fallen
Apr 12, 2025 Katana ZERO
Apr 6, 2025 The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Katana ZERO yessssssss!


As much as I am glad someone else is also planning to play this game you do have a problem. Play more and buy less buddy; even at full price one game vs 10 you buy at discounts. I would've said something different if it was an actual physical collection....

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I've been the same way. I had maybe 10 games on Steam. Then I got a new 4090 pc, Steam deck and joined a Steam family. I've bought a few games each week since. Between my buys and the family I think my library is getting close to 1k games. When I had 10 like less than a year ago.

 

[Radical_3d]

Do I have a problem?

 

[El Muerto]

You got to pump those numbers up. I hit the 2000 game mark this year. I barely played half my library too. I do buy bundles all the time on Fanatical, Indie Gala, and Humble Bundle so my library has a lot of filler. I've had my steam account for 16 years so i'm averaging of buying around 120 games a year. All the games i've been meaning to play are getting hd remasters and remakes lol.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

And this, dear GAFers, is the devaluation of games.

If you've paid a decent price for a game, you're more likely to look into it before buying, and then value it more if you do buy it.

Jokes on you, I buy AAA games at launch and still don't play them

Who looks dumb now?

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Dec 4, 2024 Leisure Suit Larry - THE COMPLETE CUM-PILATION - Retail

 

[CrimsonTide]

Fanatical bundle. Cost $1. Truly. I swear

 

[CrimsonTide]

Katana ZERO yessssssss!


As much as I am glad someone else is also planning to play this game you do have a problem. Play more and buy less buddy; even at full price one game vs 10 you buy at discounts. I would've said something different if it was an actual physical collection....

Told ya I'd buy Kanatna Zero

 

[mathello]

Fanatical bundle. Cost $1. Truly. I swear

 

[CrimsonTide]

But… genuinely it did

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

You got to pump those numbers up. I hit the 2000 game mark this year. I barely played half my library too. I do buy bundles all the time on Fanatical, Indie Gala, and Humble Bundle so my library has a lot of filler. I've had my steam account for 16 years so i'm averaging of buying around 120 games a year. All the games i've been meaning to play are getting hd remasters and remakes lol.

How do you see these stats?

 

[CrustyBritches]

Good for you, man. Good for you.

I kind of slowed down on buying random games just because they're cheap. I treat myself to a good game every week or 2, and just stick with Game Pass, PS+, EGS, and Amazon Prime Gaming to satiate my hording fixation.

 

[Banjo64]

What's the spend for that list?

 

[Filben]

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I do the opposite. I browse endlessly and end up buying nothing after I realize I blew my gaming time on browsing.

I have about 15 Steam games and I've had the account for ages.

 

[Sooner]

Bills are paid. Games are last on my spending agenda. Always have been. I'd never buy a game and then can't pay a bill. Doesn't happen. Not in any alternate universe either

But do you PLAY all the games? You can have bills paid and still make poor financial decisions.

 

[Punished Miku]

You can get addicted to the purchase. Gamepass kind of gives me that dopamine hit I was hooked on. Multiple new games a week. Helps keep me in check a bit so I purchase the things I want instead of chasing a fleeting chemical response.

 

[Dorfdad]

Blah these are rookie numbers! Once you hit 1200 and try to buy games on sale that you already own let us know!

I honestly believe I could feel just as good if I just loaded up steam and manually added a few games each week added 2-3 game covers as if I bought them! I swear I just like the idea that I own them instead of playing them!

 

[Ziglax]

You just have shopping addiction, OP.
It's also Steam's business model so you're just like everyone else ^^;

 

[N0S]

 

[El Muerto]

How do you see these stats?

Steam Calculator and SteamID Finder

This page will calculate the approximate value of your Steam account by looking up your games on your Steam community profile, using the current prices for each game on the Steam store.

steamdb.info

 

[DeVeAn]

On a gaming forum you doing just fine lol. Got my first broken key from cdkeys. They have a pain in the ass process to fix it and I'm on the wait 72 hrs part.

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

And this, dear GAFers, is the devaluation of games.

If you've paid a decent price for a game, you're more likely to look into it before buying, and then value it more if you do buy it.

I was gonna say something, but then I read this. That's a pretty good point, and honestly, it's not just about money value either. Old codger rant incoming:

See, back in my day, we could rarely afford to buy games outright. I mean, if you were lucky, that's the kind of game you stood in line for, with all the other kids and their parents. Stuff like Diddy Kong Racing and Ocarina of Time. Yeah, those were the kind of games you bought and owned. Everything else, you rented for like five bucks from Blockbuster. And you had to be happy with whatcha rented, too. You had to play that sucker, 'cause that's whatcha got. So -

Okay, seriously: Having a few games means you cherish each one that much more, despite their flaws. It was very rare that I'd ever get to own a game, and be able to count on playing it whenever I wanted to. Those few I did I really connected with. I learned them inside and out and developed a real appreciation for their nuances.

It's hard to be a fan of anything that appears in a list of hundreds of disposable titles. I look at the massive pile of games I've built up on Steam - none of which any of us actually owns, mind you - and I think, "I'm not gonna actually play any of this. What a huge waste of money." I'd recommend against buying something just because it's on sale. More than half of my Steam library is completely worthless - it has no value, because I haven't played those games, and probably never will.

Whenever Steam puts up a sale, I feel nothing but apathy. And it feels kind of... nice.

(and then I go to check if GOG has a sale on, too, because I get to own the games I buy there)

 

[Insolent]

Buy only physical games
Problem solved

 

[Randall365]

It's just standard hunter-gatherer behaviour OP - it makes you content and isn't hurting anyone - have at it, I say. You can't fight 200,000 years of evolution. You'd only be obsessing over some other bullshit.

 

[yansolo]

nah dude you got no problem at all...

 

[bender]

I wouldn't consider 722 games paltry.

 

[PeteBull]

Lets cross-reference ur steam games purchasing list with how much and when did u spend on hookers and boose to draw some final conclusions, brother