games are barely fun anymore..

[meowpuppy]

games aren't that fun anymore.. idk, maybe it's because of general anhedonia, but i tried roblox, osu!mania, yume 2kki, hoi4, jsab, gd, tf2, whatever.. none of it really worked, none of it was fun, none of it made me happy.. this is so weird to me because i've always been someone who was obsessed with games, and now i'm just.. not. not playing games anymore. even thinking about them is just kinda weird to me. i would have loved to love yume 2kki, but i just.. don't. i'm literally at my wit's end lol i have no idea how to cope now because i don't find games fun anymore..

 

[secondfox2003]

yea i get this all the time nowadays as well, feel like im playing games on pure autopilot just to stimulate the brain with pictures and movements more than doing it for actual joy

the fun is had sometimes usually in a social setting but rarely because the game is fun

 

[N-methylamphetamine]

games aren't that fun anymore.. idk, maybe it's because of general anhedonia, but i tried roblox, osu!mania, yume 2kki, hoi4, jsab, gd, tf2, whatever.. none of it really worked, none of it was fun, none of it made me happy.. this is so weird to me because i've always been someone who was obsessed with games, and now i'm just.. not. not playing games anymore. even thinking about them is just kinda weird to me. i would have loved to love yume 2kki, but i just.. don't. i'm literally at my wit's end lol i have no idea how to cope now because i don't find games fun anymore..

these days only a few number of games actually feel fun. The rest feel like actual slop.

It's going to be funny and sad if GTA6 ends up being a slop game

 

[Set Real Goul]

part of it is that a lot of modern games are just garbage with pretty, realistic graphics.

I recently finished Ninja Gaiden Black and the original Ninja Gaiden II, and I enjoyed them immensely (if "enjoyed" is even the right word when you have anhedonia). But games that rely on emotional engagement, atmosphere, or music don't do anything for me anymore. I tried playing Deltarune, Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the original Deus Ex, God of War 4, the messenger but none of them really clicked.

 

[PerfectVictory]

balatro is at least 25% of the reason I didn't kill myself this week I just started playing and its super addicting although when my depression gets really bad and I get brain fog it can make it harder to enjoy

 

[OnnanokoNiNaritai]

games aren't that fun anymore.. idk, maybe it's because of general anhedonia, but i tried roblox, osu!mania, yume 2kki, hoi4, jsab, gd, tf2, whatever.. none of it really worked, none of it was fun, none of it made me happy.. this is so weird to me because i've always been someone who was obsessed with games, and now i'm just.. not. not playing games anymore. even thinking about them is just kinda weird to me. i would have loved to love yume 2kki, but i just.. don't. i'm literally at my wit's end lol i have no idea how to cope now because i don't find games fun anymore..

Just came here to say OMG OSU MANIA MENTIONED IF U EANT I CAN COACH U AJFBDNGKFNGNDNFNGNDNFNFNSND

 

[meowpuppy]

Just came here to say OMG OSU MANIA MENTIONED IF U EANT I CAN COACH U AJFBDNGKFNGNDNFNGNDNFNFNSND

i played literally one 4.5 star map, did okay, got bored, and just never picked it up again

 

[OnnanokoNiNaritai]

U played a 4.5 as your first map?

 

[meowpuppy]

U played a 4.5 as your first map?

well i've played other rhythm games before lol i didn't struggle that much it just,, wasnt fun

also sorry but quaver just got an update after like a year and a half??

 

[post_card]

i checked out what yume 2kk is... pretty bizzare game.. i don t really understand it, do you walk around and look for something in your dream and then you wake up and repeat the cycle in another place until you beat the whole game?

 

[meowpuppy]

i checked out what yume 2kk is... pretty bizzare game.. i don t really understand it, do you walk around and look for something in your dream and then you wake up and repeat the cycle in another place until you beat the whole game?

well, you try to get all the effects, and then you can get the ending, but for the most part it is just walking around and enjoying the ambience.

 

[dragonofenvy]

I've been playing a lot of those drop-in multiplayer games like Helldivers and Deadlock. I also had some fun with Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 since it was something I could really focus on but also take breaks from for long periods before getting back into it. But you're right in thinking that it's anhedonia. Games that should still be fun for me aren't. I've been wanting to check out the new Frostpunk 2 update but just haven't had any motivation to do so. It also doesn't help that a lot of newer games now are just slop.

Maybe try branching out into different genres you haven't tried. When I ask people "What genres do you normally play?" I will suggest them games that they normally don't play. It's how I've found gems like Frostpunk, For the King, Barotrauma, Casualties Unknown, among others. If I use Frostpunk as my example, I tried it because I normally don't like city builder games, but Frostpunk was a city builder survival game so I figured I'd give it a go. Loved it and its sequel. Casualties Unknown I was on the fence about since I don't really like furry stuff, but the in-depth medical system, survival mechanics, and general brutality made me love it.

Just a thought. Good luck!

 

[telekon]

games aren't that fun anymore.. idk, maybe it's because of general anhedonia, but i tried roblox, osu!mania, yume 2kki, hoi4, jsab, gd, tf2, whatever.. none of it really worked, none of it was fun, none of it made me happy.. this is so weird to me because i've always been someone who was obsessed with games, and now i'm just.. not. not playing games anymore. even thinking about them is just kinda weird to me. i would have loved to love yume 2kki, but i just.. don't. i'm literally at my wit's end lol i have no idea how to cope now because i don't find games fun anymore..

if you have the hardware I suggest making your own game combining all the elements of your favourite games. I was working on a version of Pokemon that was also harvest moon and The Sims for a while. one of the best things I ever did and I'm sad that project was lost. I don't have a good enough computer to do it again rn.

 

[meowpuppy]

I've been playing a lot of those drop-in multiplayer games like Helldivers and Deadlock. I also had some fun with Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 since it was something I could really focus on but also take breaks from for long periods before getting back into it. But you're right in thinking that it's anhedonia. Games that should still be fun for me aren't. I've been wanting to check out the new Frostpunk 2 update but just haven't had any motivation to do so. It also doesn't help that a lot of newer games now are just slop.

Maybe try branching out into different genres you haven't tried. When I ask people "What genres do you normally play?" I will suggest them games that they normally don't play. It's how I've found gems like Frostpunk, For the King, Barotrauma, Casualties Unknown, among others. If I use Frostpunk as my example, I tried it because I normally don't like city builder games, but Frostpunk was a city builder survival game so I figured I'd give it a go. Loved it and its sequel. Casualties Unknown I was on the fence about since I don't really like furry stuff, but the in-depth medical system, survival mechanics, and general brutality made me love it.

Just a thought. Good luck!

its okay.. i'm just trying to suffer through it and diversify a little bit to non-game things. i've tried a lot of genres but none of them really stuck with me aside from rhythm, and, uh, i guess that's it aside from like, idle or whatever.

 

[ilovecats1]

this is going to sound so stupid but league of legends helps me the most because its the only game that doesnt allow me to think about anything else. i played a lot of osu and it would just make me think more and more. while playing lol i just stop thinking about everything but only the game and its actually the few times where my mind shuts up

 

[meowpuppy]

this is going to sound so stupid but league of legends helps me the most because its the only game that doesnt allow me to think about anything else. i played a lot of osu and it would just make me think more and more. while playing lol i just stop thinking about everything but only the game and its actually the few times where my mind shuts up

i feel like i enter a flow state when playing games and instead of thinking about, uh, like, nothing, like normal flow states, or about the game, i think about how much my mother doesn't care about me, or things of this nature..

 

[ilovecats1]

i feel like i enter a flow state when playing games and instead of thinking about, uh, like, nothing, like normal flow states, or about the game, i think about how much my mother doesn't care about me, or things of this nature..

yeah thats what happens with most of those games for me too... mobas are different i think at some point at least because its just constant strategy or you never have fun you dont have a time to think about anything else or they just stomp on you. but it might be different for u also ofc :c

 

[meowpuppy]

yeah thats what happens with most of those games for me too... mobas are different i think at some point at least because its just constant strategy or you never have fun you dont have a time to think about anything else or they just stomp on you. but it might be different for u also ofc :c

but also, like, that sounds way too much?? pvp games in general just sound unappealing now, which is weird because i used to be fairly neutral to positive towards them..

anyways, i have to just.. try to survive without games.

 

[100memoryleaks]

yeah thats what happens with most of those games for me too... mobas are different i think at some point at least because its just constant strategy or you never have fun you dont have a time to think about anything else or they just stomp on you. but it might be different for u also ofc :c

this was definitely a contributing factor to my dota 2 addiction a few years back lmao. unfortunately it doesn't run properly on my obsolete ass pc anymore, i wish it did so i can have something to pass the time these days

 

[SASU-KE]

I used to put thousands of hours into games every year. This was a few years ago. Problem was, it used to take up way too much of my time. There wasn't time for other things. Other issue was I ended up buying a new large 4K OLED TV a couple of years ago and I was afraid of that static image burn in.

I thought that the health bar and the mana bar etc. that will be on the corner of the screen would cause burn in on the OLED TV.

I'm still contemplating the PS6 that will come next year. I'm sure the graphics will be off the charts. And there are always a few games every generation that are worth playing for thousands of hours. Just two or three. I'll try not to do what I did last time and buy dozens of games that I don't even open.

 

[SomewhereNew]

I agree it's hard for me to distract myself and I have quite a large library to choose from I gathered over a decade. I've been playing pal world and chivalry 2 mostly

 

[smirks00ts]

I feel thr same. I used to play hl a lot anf other games. mainly bevause I could connect w friends by them. now that I barely have anyone it feels pointless and i just rot in bed on youtube to shut my brain off and not think about anything. I still game sometimes. but its pointless.

 

[PugnaEnjoyer2137]

Dota is good for me. It never felt fun in the first place, so it cannot disappoint.

I agree it's hard for me to distract myself and I have quite a large library to choose from I gathered over a decade. I've been playing pal world and chivalry 2 mostly

Have you tried Mordhau? It's very similar to Chiv 2