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. I didn't even pay for them; they were given/replaced for free and without even being asked (in some cases, this is important because what they replaced was better than what they replaced it with).

Not surprising

Most of my 2025 was Silksong actually, but for only $20 it felt like a patient gamer moment!

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.

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.

I was so disappointed with Dune: Awakening. I should have listened to my gut, because I knew it wasn't going to bring anything new (enough) to the survival formula. I bought when it first came out, I've only played it for like 3 hours total.

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.

I must have play 3-4 games and not more than 40 hours this entire years, and it says my stats makes me in the top 15% gamers. I find it hard to believe.

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.

This year I basically ditched gaming. Last year I was juggling like fourteen games on three different platforms- but after an accident where I could not use my right hand for a month, I was forced to lose the streak and since then I've barely touched a controller. My time this year was spent in, no joke, just three games on PC. Balatro because of course, Monster Hunter Wilds because I had already preordered it (and I eventually had to drop it because of lack of time), and Final Fantasy from the Pixel Remaster (because I found about GameHub for Android and wanted to test a lightweight game my phone could run). Next year things might change and I might tackle my backlog again, but with the same two-ish hours of free time per day on weekdays, I doubt it.

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. But I think 14% is still quite high, considering the influence of long-life releases like Sims 4 and GTA V keeping some players 'loyal' to one game with a massive offering, and there are several decades of enjoyable games out there, more than any one person can experience.