Clear backlogs or buy new games?

Join me >:D

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200 + ??? are you new to steam hoard those freebies, and never buy game that you won't play in the next 6 month cause the price will get lower than what you paid

YOLO buy is the only choice that I can think of during any sale. rip my wallet

My backlog hurts,but i don't feel any drive to clear any of it,woe.

I can understand your burden. =s

I have a huge backlog. I don't like to buy steam sale games if I know I am not going to play it soon because steam sales happen often and I know I can usually get the game in the future for the same price or cheaper. With bundles, you never know if that game will be bundled again and the deals are usually too good to pass up so I buy them.

What a no-brainer! Of course buy more games, you can never have enough games! :D

Just buy that one AAA game that you instantly wanna play, then buy others during the next sale. I highly recommend Fallout 4!

Play whatever games are most enjoyable to you, that's the point of games afterall, no?
Just make sure to take the time to distinguish how much of your interest in a game is due to [AAA or new release] hype, else you'll get caught up in just buying new games without ever playing any of them meaningfully.

From a cost-effective viewpoint, don't buy any games [that you're not certain you won't immediately play] with lower than an 80% discount while you still have enjoyable games in backlog, or you'll likely see the game cheaper before you get around to playing it.

In the end, the real question becomes one of if you'll play most anything without too much concern (or simply don't want to spend too much money on gaming), or if you prefer to have a library with a good selection to fit any mood. There's nothing inherently wrong with buying an excessive amount of games, so long as you don't get caught up in the game that is game-collecting, at the expense of playing more substantial games. :P

Clear your backlog but no do not waste your time with below average games.

Clearing backlog is cheaper, and will help to avoid the "too much choice" problem when deciding what to play next.

Buying new games is pretty much buying backlogs. Unless, of course, you clear new games faster than clearing backlogs.

I felt this way about Bookworm Adventures 2 because I only bought the first title.. and now it sits in my wishlist forever because I never suspected the game to be delisted

Honestly? I do both. Every day, I try out games until I find two that I'm not interested in playing more of immediately. But when I find a game I want in a bundle or on sale, or it's something that I just want immediately, I jump on it.

The trick is, don't buy a game unless it's a 75%+ discount or you're going to play it immediately. Otherwise, the price will probably drop again before you ever play it, and you'll regret the decision.

Hmm. Thanks for the replies guys! Still unsure of what to do

Clear your backlog, it's frustrating when you have too many games to play, you will spend more time deciding on what to play (or not play) than actually doing it.

People keep telling me "How can you not have played this yet?" "You must be the the only person that never played this.", "You don't know what you're missing.", etc. It gets really annoying.

I'm in a similar boat to you, I've only completed 68 games out of my total library (idling for cards screwed the statistics).