Patient Gamers

Not surprising

1% for me and I could not even tell which game(s) because I do not own anything released this year. I'm guessing they count demos/playtest.

I do have 7 2025 games on my wishlist though, but no reason to pull the trigger on any of them before summer/winter sale 2026.

I must have play 3-4 games and not more than 40 hours this entire years, and it says my stats makes me in the top 15% gamers. I find it hard to believe.

I’d be more curious to see what percentage of game sales were for 2025 titles versus older.

I think that would paint a truer picture of player behaviour, and whether there are any fundamental shifts in trends.

I was so disappointed with Dune: Awakening. I should have listened to my gut, because I knew it wasn't going to bring anything new (enough) to the survival formula. I bought when it first came out, I've only played it for like 3 hours total.

Yeah, 3% of mine was new releases! 8% was from 1-7 years, and 89% was 8+. It's not because of the cost of games or upgrades though, I just don't care about most of the new games that come out. I already have games I like to play!

The only 2025 game I recall buying is Darkenstein 3D. Simple and fun, just the way I like.

Played Pathfinder, the second one. Replayed Neverwinter Nights 1&2. Did a Legendary ME run through, because, why not? A sprinkling of Stellaris throughout, no recent expansion adds.

Checks out.

The prices are off the rails lately, and the games are not as good. I can’t justify $100 for a game alongside the electric bill and groceries.

This year I basically ditched gaming. Last year I was juggling like fourteen games on three different platforms- but after an accident where I could not use my right hand for a month, I was forced to lose the streak and since then I've barely touched a controller. My time this year was spent in, no joke, just three games on PC. Balatro because of course, Monster Hunter Wilds because I had already preordered it (and I eventually had to drop it because of lack of time), and Final Fantasy from the Pixel Remaster (because I found about GameHub for Android and wanted to test a lightweight game my phone could run). Next year things might change and I might tackle my backlog again, but with the same two-ish hours of free time per day on weekdays, I doubt it.

Hmm, I think I actually spent more time than usual playing new games this year, though one of them was the Oblivion Remaster. I really liked Avowed.

As long as the ones I'm interested in don't get scrubbed by an authority I'll get to acquiring it later. But I think 14% is still quite high, considering the influence of long-life releases like Sims 4 and GTA V keeping some players 'loyal' to one game with a massive offering, and there are several decades of enjoyable games out there, more than any one person can experience.