Right now, I'm dipping my toes into a few things I've been meaning to play, and seeing what sticks. I intend to play through the Halo Master Chief collection , but want to wait until I can commit some time to it. So for now... I just 100-percented both Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered and Horizon Forbidden West

There are some series I've been wanting to dive into, namely Assassin's Creed, Monster Hunter, and Spider-Man, but those are some time sinks as well. I've started playing some Moonstone Island which is pretty fun! That, and the Horizon series' LEGO adaptation, LEGO Horizon Adventures — give me Horizon and give me LEGO? Incredible! Bonus points, Forza Horizon 4 (now delisted) had a LEGO DLC and that was also incredible.

My current "play next" list—which is really me trying to pick some things out of my *ahem* backlog that I've been feeling a real desire to play recently—is immediately below (the "game collector" showcase).

I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, we're all dudes!
If you get that reference, you're a real one.

But really! I'm just a dude. A dude who likes games.

Did I ever say I was the most fiscally responsible dude ever? No, because that is unfortunately a lie. Do I regret most of my Steam library? No— that is fortunately a lie.

I'm a big sale guy, so if you check my profile on SteamDB [steamdb.info], the big number is much closer to the small number in reality (phew). I'd say don't judge me, but I've decided not to be ashamed. But maybe still don't judge me :).

I'm a weird one. I love playing games, but a lot of my enjoyment comes out of trying something for the first time. You'll notice that almost all of the games I've played, I've done so for only a couple, maybe a dozen hours. I like trying new games! And games of all sorts—cutesy 90-minute story games , dark fantasy dystopian first person shooters , cozy life simulators , racing games (leaning towards arcade versus sim: ), and so much more. My taste is... eclectic.

There are a rare few exceptions where I play for many hours, but my "many" is probably different than yours. Stardew, above, is my most played game: call me a fake gamer if you so choose, but I am perfectly satisfied with my time played even if it's a fifth of what you have in Rocket League.

You'll also notice that I am not an online junkie. I straight up stink at every game I play, but I am perfectly fine with that. That doesn't lend itself well to online, competitive, sweaty gamer-filled lobbies where I am nigh guaranteed to be the worst player and bring my team down with me. I have fun being bad, but it does knock my friends down a tier or four if I'm playing with them ;)

Plus, I enjoy going at things the way I want to, offline, whenever I have time, and without the pressure of doing so at someone else's pace—which is often far faster than that at which I would go. I will unashamedly play on the "easy" difficulty, too! I love exploring, making my own decisions, side-questing out the wazoo, stealthily tiptoeing around a combat encounter as to avoid getting rekt, and absolutely demolishing enemies because I'm overprepared and they have 50% of their max health because of the difficulty setting

I'm not into games to struggle, to get scared, or to beat someone else at something. I like having simple, easy, relaxed fun, and exploring new worlds, stories, characters, and mechanics. Boring to you, sure, but the best part for me.

Honestly, if you got this far, cool! We should be friends :) have a good day.