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submitted 1 day ago by M600@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

I’m in my late 30s now and over the past 6ish months, I have been gaming a lot less or I find myself gaming but not enjoying it.

I used to always have a game I wanted to play or revisit, but it seems that nothing is really catching my interest.

I’m mostly a retro gamer so I was always happy to revisit old titles. But now I get bored of them quickly.

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[-] digdilem@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

50s here. I've had that too. Sometimes due to low mental health, but often just a change in interests. Gaming is one hobby I've kept coming back to since the early 1980s, and overall it's pretty constant. Other hobbies have come and gone - I think it helps to have a variety of things to spend your time doing, rather than one big one.

What isn't constant is the type of games. FPS used to be amazing, but now I get motion sickness with many, including some third person games. Also my reactions are slower with age, so online is often frustrating. I adapt by playing more cosy and strategy games. Factorio Space Age currently taking a lot of my time, but I've a few that I keep going back to.

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