• Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    1 year ago

    I wishlist every game that looks like it has potential; check it every couple weeks to see if there’s any 90% off deals. Pretty much don’t bat an eye at anything below that.

      • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
        4·
        1 year ago

        I should get paid for how much I’ve promoted that incredible website. I check it minimum weekly.

        • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
          2·
          1 year ago

          ITAD checks all the legitimate sites that sell steam games as well, often saving you way more money.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I have that disabled or blocked. I don’t check my email all that often, and most of the alerts I did get were below the purchase-worthy discount, so it wound up just being a lot of spam.

        • Romanmir@lemmy.todayEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You can set percentages in ITAD for notifications.

          You can set it for “regular price”, then in the “percentage offset” setting, you can put 90% or whatever.

          Just a thought.

  • muhyb@programming.dev
    172·
    1 year ago

    You can’t possibly have an interest over so many games, it’s not practical either. Even if you finish 100 games every year 2000 games would take 20 years.

      • iheartneopets@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’m the same. I use it to basically bookmark upcoming or early access games so that I can receive updates about them on my news feed.

        I don’t tend to buy early access games unless it meets very specific criteria: the developer is one person or just a few people, they have been posting frequent substantial updates (patch notes and such count, but if it has a ton of devlogs that are devoid of anything but fluff, I tend to stay clear), and the project speaks to me. Like if it’s a type of game I’ve always wanted to see made, or something.

        All that to say, I have accumulated a large wishlist as well. Not as big as OP’s, but almost 150 games.

  • technologicalcaveman@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    About 20 something games. I usually go through whenever I add new things and delete things I’m not interested in anymore. Most of my wishlist is either early access stuff I’m watching reviews on, or stuff not out yet.

    • TableCoffee@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 year ago

      Pretty much what I do too. If the game goes on sale, and I still find it hard to pull the trigger I just take it off my list.

      • technologicalcaveman@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        Same, if I don’t want it when it’s 5 bucks, I won’t want it when it’s 30. If I for some reason change my mind, then I’ll just go back and find it again.

  • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
    3·
    1 year ago

    Mine’s a little out of control at 446 games on the wishlist.

    My Steam library is already a little out of control at 547 games.

    [Edit] 152 games never played.

      • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
        2·
        1 year ago

        To be honest, I’d probably call it “awesome” and be a bit envious. That must pretty much be a state where whatever mood you’re in, there’s always going to be something you want to play, like someone with an amazing collection of vinyl records, or bookcases full of literature & poetry.

        Those are some pretty big numbers on hours played too, so it’s not like you’ve just played each thing for an hour and then chucked it.

        I only feel mine’s out of control because of the relatively small amount of time I have to play these days, and the amount of unplayed games - I can play a new game every week for about three years, but actually I just stick another ten hours into “Crusader Truck Manager Fortress Rally Tactics III”, on average.

        • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
          2·
          1 year ago

          Ha ha ha, you fool! All this massive library does is give me something to doom scroll before going back to short burst YouTube videos! (Depression is a hell of a drug.) I mostly end up playing a lot of the same games over and over (see my hours on New Vegas) and don’t end up playing the games I bought that look really fun.

          • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
            2·
            1 year ago

            Aww mate, sorry to hear that. I’ve been in those pits before. I hope life, the world, or yourself gives you the break you need, or the support you need to get through it.

  • Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml
    3·
    1 year ago

    I think I just have one game in my wishlist. I play games since childhood and I don’t think I’d be able to name 2022, even 1000.

  • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
    3·
    1 year ago

    I use isthereanydeal for buying any game and my list is HUGE. I don’t buy anything until it’s massively discounted but my library is way bigger than anyone I know because they buy everything for $60+.