Why You Should Play Something New

If you’re anything like me, you’re probably in a similar boat. Between new releases, Steam Sales, and Humble Bundles, your library has grown steadily over the years. But when it comes time to pick something to play, you find yourself playing to the same ol’ games. Don’t get me wrong, the games you keep coming back to are likely really good (believe me, I’m very happy with all the time I’ve spent playing Hades, Hearthstone, Slay the Spire, Spelunky, and The Binding of Isaac). But playing the same things over and over again does nothing to chip at your ever-growing backlog of games.

There are literally hundreds if not thousands of incredible games out there, and if you keep yourself limited to only a handful of them you’re missing out on so many amazing experiences. Especially as a game designer, I want to play as many different games as possible so that I can make the best games I can.

So, how can you actually start playing your unplayed games?

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