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Most people who buy games on Steam never play them

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Re: Most people who buy games on Steam never play them

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seventhtiger wrote: post #195
bhattisatish wrote: post #146

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Journey seems something I will like to try :-) I wasn't aware of cozy games, but I guess that's what I am looking for. Thanks for the keyword

Then more along those lines is the walking simulator genre. It's called walking simulator generally because combat is not emphasized, with focus on immersion, exploration, and narrative. How puzzly it is varies from not at all to all about the puzzles. Steam has awesome genre pages so you can search by tag then go to the tag's page and you can see what's hot right now in the genre, what's top selling of all time, wha…

Thanks for providing another keyword :-) Walking Simulator genre looks interesting.

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renjimen wrote: post #166
metabagel wrote: post #112

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Can't go wrong with Portal, although I had to look up a walkthrough from time to time in order to get past a puzzle, especially the end puzzle. I think it should play pretty well for you on Ubuntu and be a lot of fun. Portal 2 is even better than the first one, but play them both.

Seconded. And play Half Life 1 and 2. They’re arguably the best single player FPS games of all time.

I watched couple of Half life videos/movies and I found the story line engaging. I haven't tried playing the games though. I guess next step will be that, in case they support controllers as I don't use mouse.

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tmtvl wrote: post #179
bhattisatish wrote: post #93

Taking a segue, I am a 50+ man who hasn't played any games in my working life. I did play Prince of Persia 2 but never crossed level 1. Played Doom in the network mode with classmates. Now I want to start exploring games. I am on Ubuntu with Intel graphics. I am ready to invest in a joystick or gamepad. What games do you guys recommend to me? Also any hardware accessories, other than GPU's, that is? I just tried Stea…

I'm gonna recommend Final Fantasy VI. The FF games generally aren't sequels to each other (the ones that are have titles like Final Fantasy X-2) and FF6, while on the older side, is not only very beginner-friendly, but also has quite good writing. So-called JRPGs (Japanese Role-Playing Games) tend to offer decent bang-for-buck and are generally more controller-friendly than CRPGs (Computer Role-Playing Games). Beside…

Man the genres and sub-genres I am discovering here is just awesome!

JRPG's is another discovery. Seems like I am opening myself up to a whole new world :-)

Re: Most people who buy games on Steam never play them

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renjimen wrote: post #167
bhattisatish wrote: post #153

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Thanks for the reco. Anything that requires mouse is out. I have a RSI on my wrist, and anytime i use the scroll wheel it flares up. I am ready to buy a gamepad. I guess I will need to explore which one I should buy. Outer wilds looks interesting. Something I will explore one of these weekends.

Outer Wilds is amazing if you like puzzles and/or sci fi.

Noted. Is on my definite list now :-)

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bhattisatish wrote: post #93

Taking a segue, I am a 50+ man who hasn't played any games in my working life. I did play Prince of Persia 2 but never crossed level 1. Played Doom in the network mode with classmates. Now I want to start exploring games. I am on Ubuntu with Intel graphics. I am ready to invest in a joystick or gamepad. What games do you guys recommend to me? Also any hardware accessories, other than GPU's, that is? I just tried Stea…

Thanks everyone for the recos.

I asked chatgpt to summarize the conversation, and this is what it came up with.

https://chatgpt.com/share/68752971-9e78-8012-bb83-5586a81d4d...

Re: Most people who buy games on Steam never play them

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ASalazarMX wrote: post #42
tylervigen wrote: post #31

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One stat in here supports a third, slightly different statement. The median player has not played 51% of their games, so: "most people who buy games on steam have not played most of the games they own."

Correlates with my experience. Sometimes sales are so attractive you buy several games for cheap, or even an entire franchise, but playing them all can take enough time that another sale comes again. Red Dead Redemption 2 has been collecting digital dust in my library because I'm still playing Fallout 76. I stopped buying more because it feels wrong.

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Re: Most people who buy games on Steam never play them

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Post by aaronbaugher »

pembrook wrote: post #48

This is true for all products. How much of your closet is filled with stuff you haven’t worn in at least a year. How much of your freezer is full of stuff you’ll never eat. How many of the books on your bookshelf will you actually read before you die?

I'll bet kitchen tools are big on this. How many people buy a specialized appliance like a bread maker and then use it once or never at all? If you don't use something regularly, it's easy for it to end up tucked away in a cabinet where you never think of it again.

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Post by scsh »

acdha wrote: post #40
idopmstuff wrote: post #29

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The title of the post indicates that most people who buy games on Steam never play a single game that they have purchased (vs. your correct understanding of the data, which is that people buy games and play some but not all of them).

That’s a pretty strict reading of “them”, though. In non-academic contexts, I think most English speakers would understand it as the intended meaning rather than that there are many people who have Steam but never play anything.

The point is, whether intentional or not, the submitted title is ambiguous and possesses the capability to mislead. When talking about data we should strive to use as accurate language as possible.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone's interpretation of the title tended toward their own experience, or lack thereof, with Steam.

Re: Most people who buy games on Steam never play them

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Post by acdha »

scsh wrote: post #219
acdha wrote: post #40

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That’s a pretty strict reading of “them”, though. In non-academic contexts, I think most English speakers would understand it as the intended meaning rather than that there are many people who have Steam but never play anything.

The point is, whether intentional or not, the submitted title is ambiguous and possesses the capability to mislead. When talking about data we should strive to use as accurate language as possible. I wouldn't be surprised if someone's interpretation of the title tended toward their own experience, or lack thereof, with Steam.

Sure, I would edit it as well but it seems overblown as a nitpick thread.
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