Submitted 1 month ago by mcforest@feddit.org to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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.
Fourteen percent seems huge though, considering video games have technically been a thing since, what, the 70s or 50s.
Not that surprising when most of top played titles are evergreen esports which came out years ago.
It shows almost all my play time is in new releases but thw only reason for that is that hella my games got free remaster upgrades that are entirely separate titles on Steam. They’re not really new releases, IMO.
They do this to stay in the top of the lists, pushing down actually new games from smaller studios.
Most of my 2025 was Silksong actually, but for only $20 it felt like a patient gamer moment!
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.
It’s free?
Checks Steam
So it is. My bad. So that means I bought nothing this year. 😅
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.
I started Wrath of the Righteous in January and still haven’t finished it :/ But I’m over 160 hours in and close to the end.
I played some other games in between, but I’m kinda impressed you beat so many beasts of games.
It took me forever too. Doesn’t help that I insist on playing these games turn-based.
I don’t have all the expansions for that pathfinder.
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.
Yeah and?
Like, let the players get to their backlog. Good opportunity while the prices appear to be the same no matter the age of the game most times.
I mean if people aren’t buying new games it’s def a bag thing for the developers and publishers. Feel however you want about them but modern AAA games don’t get made without crazy investments. Hell even AA games are starting to eat 10s of millions.
If they aren't buying them yes, but this looked at what people are playing.
What does that have to do with gaming backlogs?
I must have play 3-4 games and not more than 40 hours this entire years, and it says my stats makes me
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.
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pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
There were games released this year? Neat. I’ll probably check them out. Right after another round of Tetris.