Sometimes it's not meant to be

No point in having any really. Personally I never used this whole "friendlist" function in almost 10 years. I have no need for people being obstacles between me and video games.

I visit some of mine in person on a regular basis. I am not worried about people being friends with me, but rather me being friends to people.

99% of the people on steam are robots, aliens and trolls.
welcome to hell.

Originally posted by ♡ Sugar ♡:

I’ve had people on my steam friend list for a while now. All of them being from a game we played & none of them talks to me or talked to me they just added me for whatever reason. Even when I did talk to some of them afterwards we ended up not talking & having nothing in common. I was wondering what’s the point of having steam friends if you’re not going to communicate or accept game invites?. I’m not the most social butterfly I’ll admit that but I guess I’m just not seeing the logic in this. So I just ended up deleting everyone from my steam friend list, now I have zero friends. I felt lonely before having no friends & when I had friends I still felt lonely lmao. Idk :joegould:

I guess just add people you get along with really well and they stick around, I met a friend on Counter Strike Global Offensive in 2015, we both live in different states but we're still friends to this day and talk on a regular basis via discord.

All internet relationships are parasocial relationships.

Say what you want about the last couple generations being conditioned to tie all self worth and self esteem to "likes" numbers, but they're still better than all the lunatics who couldn't cope with Covid19 lockdowns and went insane.

I have a handful of friends on Steam. Only one do I communicate with regularly. But when I post major content, such as a guide, I contact most of them, and they keep in touch with me that way.

There are gamers that post regularly on the retrogaming forums, and I communicate with them on the forums but only one of them is in my friends list.

I think having Steam friends just adds to the overall experience in being part of the Steam community.

Time-zones, real-life commitments, jobs, family, responsibilities is the thing. And people take that as priority. Friendships, even online ones, don’t rely on constant availability but rather on mutual understanding and respect for each other’s time and circumstances. Keep looking, don't loose heart.

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

All internet relationships are parasocial relationships.

Say what you want about the last couple generations being conditioned to tie all self worth and self esteem to "likes" numbers, but they're still better than all the lunatics who couldn't cope with Covid19 lockdowns and went insane.

Covid19 was literally the best time for gamers around the world.

I just mainly check the activity feed to see what's being posted of screenshots, reviews and such.

Not a whole lot of people seem to play the same co-op games I'm playing anyway.

I suppose it's easier to organize something from a Steam Group.

Originally posted by AirDrifter:

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

All internet relationships are parasocial relationships.

Say what you want about the last couple generations being conditioned to tie all self worth and self esteem to "likes" numbers, but they're still better than all the lunatics who couldn't cope with Covid19 lockdowns and went insane.

Covid19 was literally the best time for gamers around the world.

Everyone should have a taste of the hikikomori life at least once.

Pissing in bottles and letting trash accumulate isn't strictly mandatory.

People only really maintain one or two primary social circles, and one is almost always favored over the other even if they don't do so intentionally. Integrating into another persons social circle requires mutual interest and effort on part of both parties. Our ability to maintain social relationships has an upper limit, and it's no where near as high as some would like to believe. Anyone telling you they regularly keep in touch with a thousand people and have in depth relationships with all of them is delusional at best, or a liar.

My advice is to just attempt to strike up conversations, ask if they'd like to play some games. Maybe try finding a community server on discord for gamers, perhaps something with an LFG channel. Just keep trying to make friends. Giving up isn't a realistic option if you actually want to make friends, almost no one is going to be willing to be your "light in the darkness" and actively seek you out just to rescue you from loneliness.

You may also be experiencing some symptoms of depression given some of what you say in your post. I'm not a doctor, but I recommend that you seek professional assistance if you feel that you need it. There are resources out there to help people.

If people are adding you from a game, it's usually either to trash talk or to group up for future sessions in that specific game. You'll probably have better luck finding actual friends in groups that share similar interests.

I have friends because we like pinball and compete with each other.

I've had a Steam account for many years, but I only recently switched from being a console player to primarily being a PC player. Now that 99% of my gaming is on Steam, I realize how much potential it has as a social platform.

Gaming is my main hobby. I want to talk about games and see what other people are saying or doing in games. Anytime I've tried getting into social media, I post about games. But Steam is actually built specifically for games, so it comes so naturally. We can see what our friends are playing, what screenshots they want to share, what achievements they've been earning, what they're saying in the reviews they post, and even what games they're wishlisting. All of this stuff can be a catalyst for meaningful conversations between gamers.

Honestly, now that I'm here, I can't believe that more gamers don't use this as their main social media/forum site. I think people should use their friend list this way more often, not just as a way to invite people to game sessions.