The obsessive Steam collectors who own more than 10,000 games

[DarthMol]

I saw this article on PC Gamer and it made for fascinating reading: The obsessive Steam collectors who own more than 10,000 games

Some highlights were:

"There was a time I was [asking] myself what the hell am I doing and why I’m doing it," admits Hyptronic, "but when time went by I slowly understood and managed to accept it and I’m now enjoying every minute of it. Knowing that I’ve the option and freedom on Steam and can browse between many titles and play whenever I want to—I don’t regret it."
~ Hyptronic (owner of 10959 games)

"Part of the thrill of having a large Steam library is always looking for new ways to get titles at a heavy discount or even as a giveaway," says veteran Steam collector ReaperMadness. "It is not unlike one building a great book library within their home, one so large they cannot possibly ever read all the books that that library contains. There is something that I find very awesome about the fact that as a gaming enthusiast, I will never run out of options in regards to having something new to play, and that I can carry such a library with me anywhere I go."

Put in context, Reaper's collection seems far more reasonable than at first glance.

"I probably have spent the equivalent of a moderate brand new car," he says. "How many can say that their new car purchase will last the rest of their lifetimes?"

"With an overwhelming amount of titles to choose from," he explains, "one tends to get gridlocked regarding making a decision on which title to choose. I tend to spend more time on building and maintaining my collection than I actually do playing games."

While not nearly as many, I've unintentionally formed quite a collection of games too over the years (thanks bundles!):


I know we've posted this type of thing before, but let's have an update on how your Steam collections are going?

 

[DarthMol]

Here's the link to where you can calculate your account value: https://steamdb.info/calculator/

 

[Solitude]

There was a time in my life when I really wanted a game, any game but they were expensive and I was in school and if you couldn't find someone to copy a game from then you were screwed. Now I don't have time to play all the games I own. It's great.



Of course, the problem is not only Steam:
https://trello.com/b/WHCsPfF2/games

 

[czc]

Here is mine.

 

[mottamort]

Here's mine. Wonder what I actually PAID for my games...Something makes me think less than the "total cost with sales" hehe.


Note that compared to those above me i have about 200 more games, but cost of less...Thats what all the free crap gets me hehehehe

 

[MetalSoup]