Need help loving games again? You’ve come to the right place
Finding games boring and need some inspiration to get out of your gaming rut? We’ve got a simple three step process to follow:
- Establish you have a bored problem
- Identify the causes of it
- Find solutions to fix it
Why this site exists
After 30 years of gaming, I reached a horrible realisation that I’m no longer enjoying games all that much.
This site is an attempt to make sense of that – explore the reasons I feel this way and hopefully try and find some solutions.
Gaming is not a hobby I want to have to phase out. But unless I can rediscover that love of gaming, and stop finding games boring and a drain on my time rather than a good use of it, it’s something I’ll have to do.
Follow my journey to loving games again…
A regularly updated blog of gaming news, reflections, solutions, gaming diaries and game reviews.
Write about games to avoid feeling like you’re mindlessly button mashing
Do you want to maximise your enjoyment of gaming? Write about games either in a gaming journal or publicly and reap the benefits.
Increase the difficulty to keep games interesting
You shouldn’t be surprised when you breeze through a game and find it boring. Increase the difficulty to keep things interesting.
Keep things fresh by having multiple games on the go at the same time
Do you get bored quickly when focusing all your energy on just one game? Fix this by having multiple games on the go at the same time!
Keep a gaming journal or diary to better enjoy games
Start keeping a gaming journal if you find games boring. It helps promote gaming mindfulness and focus in on the experiences to seek or avoid.
Play games on release to help rediscover a love of gaming
Whilst advising gamers to play games on release is a controversial opinion nowadays, there are a range of benefits to doing so.
Rediscover your passion for games through game streaming
Once ridiculed by South Park, game streaming is now huge. Dive in and join communities, watch the most skilled gamers and discover new games.
How learning game development can make games fun again
Learning game development can help you enjoy games again by learning how they work or bringing your ideas to life.
The very best gaming documentaries for bored gamers
Tune into gaming documentaries to learn about how games are made and discover all the juicy drama and backstabbing of the gaming industry.
Take a deep dive with the best gaming books
Non-fiction gaming books give an in-depth look at everything gaming, while gaming novels let us continue enjoying the world we love. Find your next best book today.
Why I’m still loving Rocket League in 2022
Rocket League has hardly changed in the 7 years since launch, but still provides some of the most satisfying competitive gameplay going.
The ultimate delimma; playing something new vs playing an old favourite
New games broaden our horizons but lack the comfort and immediate enjoyment of the familiar. Find help discovering which is currently right for you.
PSA: You’re allowed to play games to have fun
When did we start taking games so seriously? Stop with the grind and meta-chasing and play games to have fun again.
How Kickstarter can kickstart your love of gaming
When you kickstart a game you support an exciting idea from the beginning, getting exclusive access to watch its development journey. High risk but very high reward.
Sick of filler content in games? Why not just stick to the best bits?
Many developers wear their epic playtime like a badge of honor, but achieve it through repetitive content. Skip the filler to have more fun.
Speedrunning: recapturing the fun of gaming millisecond by millisecond
Far from “playing it wrong,” speedrunning can make games fun again, and makes you part of one of the most wholesome communities around.
10 of the best game stories (as proven with data)
The debate is over; we use over 30 million Steam reviews to reveal, once and for all, the best game stories you can experience today.
A case for replaying games you know you love
Replaying games you know you love helps you better understand them, see more of the world and test your skills at higher difficulties.
News of the week, WC 12th September 2022
Three pieces of news I’ve found interesting this week. Featuring Warzone 2.0, DEATHLOOP and FTL mod, Multiverse.