Do you think picking up very cheap games for completionism is unhealthy? Do you do that?

I own Europa Universalis 1 on CD. I never really played it, as I was told 2 is a much superior game in every way. However, I just saw it on sale for 0,5 euros, so I bought it. Why not? Maybe I am not going to play it, but I think 0,5 euros to permanently retire my CD and digitize the game is a pretty fair deal.

I mean, think about it. You are probably losing 0,5 euros per twelve hours of playing GPU intensive games. To pay that much for an older game in order to digitize it is fair.

Now, I would also do the same with Europa Universalis 3 (I already own 2). Again, I do have a DVD of this game, though I never played it much. If the Complete Edition listed here was actually complete, I would have bought it already. But the fact I need to buy a very expensive "Collection Upgrade" to actually get all the content to a pretty old video game is outrageous. If the price of the base game covered all the content, I would not hesitate for a second.

Another example would be the Fallout Collection. I've got the CD of Fallout Tactics, but I never played it (I did not pay for it, just got it along a bunch of games and discs from a person that no longer wanted it). I got this game on Steam back when I was using Steam exclusively as part of the Fallout bundle which includes this game and Fallout 1 and 2.

When I was conducting my process of moving parts of my library from Steam to GOG, I bought Tactics on GOG alongside the other games. I only care about 1 and 2, but for completionism's sake, why not?

What do you think?

I'm a bit obsessed with completing 'sets' of games. Even if I have no intention of playing the games! Will I ever play Civilization II again? (Actually, I might do just for a laugh and nostalgia one day, but that would make it worth whatever small fee I paid for it)

I just put it down to OCD or something. And also loving the feeling that I'm getting a bargain! A game for less than £1 - sometimes with 80% off the usual price - sometimes I think I could lose £1 down the back of the sofa and never notice. So what if I don't ever play the game, or it doesn't work, or it's glitchy, or whatever. It's worth 0.89p just so my library looks complete! ha ha

It might be a waste of money, but why would it be unhealthy?

My sofa has financed my entire game collection.


















(Not actually true, but it could be, if I had a sofa.)

do what you want

it is waste of money , only buy what you want to play soon

and dont listen to those who say do what you want , that's not how to better yourself

Well, the original release might not even use the GPU at all, other than displaying the image but It seems you finally finished your DIY GPU. Not bad if has the power similar to 2010 integrated graphics.


Not bad at all!

Far better than this dude:
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*wheels down street on coin jangling sofa you used to own*

Yes, all the time.

People spend considerable more at Starbucks to get a cup of sugar with a slight hint of coffee because it "tastes good" for 10 minutes. Way worse for your health and you only need to try the game out for a few minutes and it's already a better deal.

If you enjoy collecting cheap games and have the disposable income to do so, why not?

Well, you obviously did not read my meaning right. I meant that if you play say, the Witcher 3 on Ultra settings for 12 hours, that will probably cost you a couple dozen cents in electricity. Yet you don't fuss about that.

We have been joking about our backlog for a long time. But behind the ironic distance, I truly believe there's a core of actual addiction, at least for me. Paying money for games I never going to play is kind of ... I mean it's fun in some aspect, sure, but also sad and pointless. It's not even like with physical games, which you could, at least, sell, give or pass on to others. You're just paying for a fake sense of ownership. And it's not just money I loose, it's also the time I waste on looking for deals.

And with the constant sales, and the recently introduced Flash Deals—"grab those deals before they are gone for good!"— I feel all that is designed to dig into my addictive tendencies.

So I try to dial down on this. If I'm not hooked at playing a game right at the moment I buy it and it feels fresh, then I most likely never going to.

That said, I'm currently tempted by BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE, a rhythm-based roguelike shooter. Do I really want to play this one more than any other game in my backlog?

You are on more than 600 titles on GOG. I would say that this is pretty good. In your place, I would close it down at maybe 700 by buying games you are missing from franchise where you already own a game, and then I would stop buying for some time.

In my case, I have not spent actually significant money on video games since early this year, when I bought Dragon Age Origins for a little over 20 zlotys (something like 5 dollars). In the case of Europa Universalis I, I actually had a pretty valid reason to buy it, because that way I am permanently retiring a physical copy.

I have tons of games I bought for the sake of completeness and combined with that they were on deep sale at the time.

In hindsight, I shouldn't have done that, because now most of them are sitting in my backlog, and many of them I may never get around to playing.

I always regret posting in these threads. Still, here goes...

Why should it? I go to work so I can earn money to pay for the things I want to buy and do.

In short, if you've got the money, chill out and buy whatever you want.

I try to limit my purchases to games I think I'm going to enjoy. Games that are very old are usually no longer in that category for me. I took a pass on re-buying most old games that I own on CD. I often also pass on free games. And I have the first two Elder Scrolls games hidden in my library, because I didn't want them and realistically I'm never going to touch them.

It doesn't matter if you buy cheap games that you'll never play. You're not likely to ruin yourself financially from a handful of cheap games. If paying a fee just to see a thumbnail in your GOG library is fun for you, keep at it.
Could you be tempted by AVICII Invector? I noticed it on your wishlist. I loved it. The community giveaway currently has the base game available, and another copy that also includes the DLC.

Conversely, maybe reconsider Noctropolis. Hovering the mouse doesn't highlight interactable objects. The left mouse button also doesn't have a default action. Any time you need to do anything, you must first right-click, then choose the correct action from a cumbersome menu, then left-click on (what is hopefully) an interactable object.