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I think this video showcases an interesting aspect of gaming that I never really thought about before. In their case, they play more games for a shorter amount of time vs spending a large portion of their time in few games.

Personally I'm on the side of spending more of my time in a select number of games. By far I have put no less then 3000-4000 hours in Minecraft. Logged by Steam, I got 1300+ hours in both GTA V and American Truck Simulator

More recently I've been really into Rocket League and Trackmania. These games are notable because I am constantly working to improve and get better at the game. As much replay-ability as much I find enjoyment in succeeding.

From time to time though, I do really enjoy getting into shorter, more story based games. Great examples being Portal 2, Road96, and Firewatch. What kind of gamer are you?

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[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

4600 in CSGO and 800 in Borderlands 2 are my highest. Most games I just play once and move on though but when I'm replaying games I'm usually listening to something in the background.

[–] RainbowBier@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

around 40 to 60 each week depending on how much work i got

[–] Chemslayer@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I'm a big fan of replayable games, esp things like Roguelikes. I usually have one "main" game at a time, and sink in about 100 hours or so until I feel like I've got the "meat" all eaten and transition to something new. Multiplayer games also serve a great role for me since they are naturally varied, and I'll easily put 200-300 hours in my initial kick, and occasionally come back for shorter stints over time.

Occasionally, a game really grips me. I've got ~700 hours in RimWorld, I was depressed and unemployed and it kept me going. I've also got about that much in Binding of Isaac, IMO still the greatest Roguelike made and has metric tons of content. I also have like 800 in Stellaris, but that's because I used to play it full time during my WFH call center job, I never play it on my own time haha

[–] ikschbloda@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

100hrs max for RPG style games, typically 20-30hrs I would say

[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I find when I get a "fever" for a game I spend 20 to 80 hours on it. (Exception being AoE, I've played that game for 15 years and I'm not stopping) The reason I have clocked more than 300 hours in some games is that I come back to that game many times, like Civ 6, Satisfactory, Cities Skylines, Transport Fever, etc.

[–] Schlock@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I noticed I have a really sharp motivation drop after ~300h that is usually the point where i would say I am competent in a game and would need to put a lot of effort into to bocome better and reach the top ranks. And that is just not worth it for me. I mostly enjoy learning a game, figuring stuff out on my own is a large part of my enjoyment. I only have two games on steam with 500+ hours and those are Factorio and Stellaris. Factorio just took me a longer time to get bored of. Stellaris I usually play in ~30h bursts twice a year after a new dlc drops and changes the game completely. So everytime is a new game to learn which I really like.

[–] Omegan@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I tend to primarily play JRPGs and RPGs in general. The Xeno games have resonated strongly with me (all Xenoblade and Xenogears) over the past few years and each game has taken 100-200 hours each to complete. Hard to resist exploring the worlds in games like this and even the silliest sidequests can end up being a blast (and take you to unexplored areas of the map).

[–] blankSlate000@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Most games I play are single-player. And even then, I hardly play videogames anymore these days. I'd probably average about 8-10 hours on a game over the course of a few years, with some outliers like Killing Floor 2 and Dawn of War (this is by far the most time I've ever spent playing a game, without 300ish hours across the expansions and mods).

I just generally don't have the time or energy to invest in playing something. Maybe I'll play for about 30 minutes before I have the sinking feeling of needing to be more productive.

[–] a_cup_of_rohan@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

35-40 hrs per week roughly split between FFXIV and CoD MW2.

[–] supercriticalcheese@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

I normally play single player games. I prefer story focused games and games like factorio, banished. Typically I spend 50h per game if I enjoy it.

For my favourites I have spent close to 400h on the Witcher 3, 200h on cyberpunk 2077, probably just as much on Skyrim and dishonered and Satisfactory.

[–] Jaxseven@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

While I'm no completionist, it takes me a LONG time for me to finish games. Whether it be because I bounce between multiple games (Street Fighter 6 and Tears of the Kingdom currently), I do nearly everything in a game, or I set a stupid challenge for myself. I like to kneecap myself for no discernible reason in video games and TTRPGs. I'm attempting a 4 (but might be 3 soon) heart run in Tears of the Kingdom on my first run through. Why? Shrug

[–] MeowKittyWow@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Looking at Steam, I've got 800 hours in Stellaris, 500 in Factorio, 300 in Deep Rock Galactic, and down rapidly from there. Those are outliers, I buy a lot of single player indie games in the 10 to 20 hour range. Some less than that! I think I prefer shorter games, so I can actually finish them, and try a wider variety.

Then again, I have an unknown number of hours in Doom and Doom 2, since I don't play it on steam and have been playing it since 1995. But, I haven't replayed the base games in years; people continue to make new maps for it, after all this time.

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 1 points 1 year ago

It varies hugely. Rocket League is my most played on Steam and I think I'm at around 1700 hours, but that's the kind of game I've played on and off for years. The other worst was Foxhole which I managed to rack up 600 hours in over a couple of months. Usually for a game I like it'll be 100-200 hours, but it does vary hugely.

[–] I1l0o0l1I@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are a handful of games that I've logged more than 100 hours in. I tend to get bored. Right now, I am enjoying Tears of the Kingdom and approaching that burnout period. There are enough side quests to maybe keep me going for another week or two, but I am getting ready to just complete the main quest and stop playing. I almost never replay games because I'd much rather be exploring something new.

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