# Computer games you've bought, possibly during a Steam sale, and never played **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 29, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870 "2014-09-29T15:49:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870/23 "2014-10-03T20:24:41Z")
I just counted and I’ve got 33 games on my Steam list that I’ve bought but have not opened once. Some of those were as parts of bundles, but some were just straight up individual purchases. I’ve also got another 12 games that I’ve played for less than an hour - basically, opened once, meant to get back to, and never did. Odds are that I’ll get into six or eight of them at some point over the next couple of years; I need to stop using my vacations to travel and go back to using them to play computer games! On the other hand, I’ve probably spent about $100 or $150 total on those 45 games, over the last 4-5 years, so I don’t feel too bad about it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870/24 "2014-10-04T01:36:06Z")
I keep thinking I’ve got Steam beat because I’ve already bought everything I’m likely to want. But… I’ve broadened my interests. Here’s what I’ve got that I don’t know when I’ll ever get around to playing: Alpha Protocol AlernativA Arcania Arcania: Fall of Setarrif Avadon 2: The Corruption (I’m stuck on a really hard battle in Avadon 1) Avernum 4-6 Beyond Divinty Broken Sword 1-3 Brutal Legend The Cave (Got the first major quest completed) Divinity II: The Developer’s Cut Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition (already had Dragon Age; bought the bundle for expansions I don’t know when I’ll ever play) Dungeon Siege 1-3 Fable - The Lost Chapters Freedom Force Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich Galactic Civilization I+II Ultimate Editions Geneforge 1-5 Gothic III Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Half-Life: You Name It L.A. Noire Left 4 Dead 2 (may have gotten this free at some point – not usually my kind of game) Mars: War Logs Momento Mori Metro 2033 Nethergate: Resurrection Penny Arcade’s On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness 3-4 Post Mortem The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief Runespell: Overture Space Quest Collection Space Force: Rogue Universe Stacking Starlite Astronaut Academy: G-Ball Starlite Astronaut Rescue Steam Marines Still Life 1+2 Sword of the Stars: The Pit Talisman: Prologue Team Fortress Classic Thief Gold Thief 2 Thief: Deadly Shadows Tomb Raider Two Worlds II Two Worlds II Castle Defense Two Worlds: Epic Edition The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Servant The more games I buy, the lower becomes the likelihood that I’ll get through so many. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870/25 "2014-10-04T13:13:59Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Caesar IV > Warlords Battlecry III > Europa Universalis III > _ **IL2 Sturmovik** _ > Cossacks > Port Royale 2 > Close Combat V Sturmovik is awesome. Admittedly there’s [a bit of a learning curve](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=570626), but I’ve played it \*far \*more than any game on Steam. Looks like … 459 hours. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870/26 "2014-10-04T19:39:08Z")
To deal with this, I buy my games as gifts, unless I know for sure I’m going to play them right away. Arkham Assylum is still in the bin. There are also some games that came from Humble Bundles, but I never really intended to play them. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870/27 "2014-10-04T21:24:36Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > To deal with this, I buy my games as gifts, unless I know for sure I’m going to play them right away. You know, that’s really not a bad idea. I might try that, in future steam sales. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870/28 "2014-10-04T21:59:54Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > Sturmovik is awesome. Admittedly there’s [a bit of a learning curve](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=570626), but I’ve played it \*far \*more than any game on Steam. Looks like … 459 hours. :eek: Yeah, that one I would like to play but don’t think I could get it running. ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870/29 "2014-10-06T09:39:21Z")
I have a fairly ridiculously large Steam library. I’d estimate as much as 70% I haven’t actually gotten around to trying out. I have at least that many game keys lying around in various services that I haven’t gotten around to activating yet, too. I’ve gotten into the habit of checking games sales for a few minutes daily, and for a few bucks I’ll pick up pretty much anything that seems potentially interesting. Sure, a lot of it’s kind of wasted, but honestly a few hundred bucks a year on games is well within my budget and I justify it as channeling my hoarding tendencies into something that doesn’t take up physical space. On that note, if anyone is interested in organizing some sort of spare game key exchange, I have quite a lot to barter with. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-youve-bought-possibly-during-a-steam-sale-and-never-played/699870.md?page=1)