I can't be the only one...

Stop buying them, unless they're nearly free.

I stop buying games.

Usually in such situations I eat a kaleidoscope of hair gel pretzels.

I basically meditate and read books.

I got your same problem :( collage .........and when i see a sell i curse at Gabe for it DX; cause i tend to buy them >.<

you dont have summer holiday?

Hell, I get excited when I see games on sale that I ALREADY OWN but haven't gotten around to playing yet :(

If you can afford them then get them as you never know, in the future at some point you may find yourself with less cash for a whiles (like first home / wedding / baby whatever) then at least you have something new to play.

I use to be like that, but then I took stock of just how many bloody games I have compared to free time to play them and I havnt bought a game since.

I mean, really, I have several thousand hours worth of games yet to play through, which maybe 10hours a week able to be used for gaming. I really can wait for price of games to drop to dirt cheap levels.

Same here

I understand that some games you just can't pass up or they come with an awesome pre-order bonus (though normally that's reserved for console titles) but yeah, with full-time college + work I have very little few time for months on end (heh on my cellphone right now waiting for the Green line). I have a decent-sized backlog of console/handheld/PC titles that I just try and prioritize my best. It's sad now, I actually get happy when there are lulls in game releases (which doesn't really happy on the PC as if there isn't a new game there is likely a new bargain) =p. Doesn't stop me though, I know I will have an awesome Winter break (literally hundreds of hours of gaming lined up) and even if I have only touched 80 or so of the 300+ games I have installed on Steam, most of my funds still likely went to a good cause (like a charity but at the very least a worthy developer).

Well you should feel lucky for being a college student, because later on when you are going to work in a full time job,
your game time might be much less compared to what is now!!!

So, how are you gonna deal with it atm?

1. Stop buying unplayed games, even if they cost really cheap.
2. You can do miracles if you stay on schedule. (Set some goals per week or per month).
   Example: Study for x hours, Play for z hours, Do other thingies for y hours.

OMG, I have the same problem O.o

I work independently (fixing computers, translations) and studying at the same time, and while i do agree with you, i do find time for my own entertainment pretty often actually.

Now that finals are pretty much over for me i'm beginning to dedicate it on gaming, while i do keep on working, i'm free to manage that time however i please, so i'll most likely just play the hell out of them.

I don't know if it's my extreme ability to procrastinate or something else, but i don't have much of a problem with time management (usually dedicate like 2 hrs or less to study, the rest for gaming while fixing computers or translating), only time when i did have such issues was when i tried to do 2 careers at the same time (an almost guaranteed suicide)

2013 will be different

I can totally relate to you. I'm going to college, working full time and trying to support my wife and 3 kids. I have no time for games but I still buy them when there on sale. Now that Steam Big Picture has been released I can get some controllers and my kids can play the games.

The type of games I look for are indie games since they tend to run on low spec computers, which allows me to play them at work.

How do I handle wanting too many games?

Poorly.

Man it sucks growing up :(

Have been doing this long before Steam existed. ;)

I know how exactly you feel... put in a hobby that takes up a lot of time and a somewhat existing social life and you're screwed mate. I've got more than 100+ plus games and I haven't played more than 100-120 hours in total and yet in a couple of years I've been having Steam, I keep on piling and piling and piling god damn games! It's like a disease! I know I won't play it EVER because of time constraint yet I buy it because one day, just one day I might, there's that 0,0001% that one day I'll play it... sometimes though I do take a huge gamble (like last couple of weeks) and I chuck all things aside, put my hobby shitnitz away and go play games... ignore my college stuff, skip classes & stuff... but that's only like once in a year when shit gets way too real for me and I need a break.

Yes, you are not the only one.. I'm a game hoarder too, even on consoles

Less binge drinking and sex. More gaming. Problem solved.

I know how you feel.

I also have the same problem but I just hope that someday i will eventually get to them, even if i am 90yrs old when i do, someday i will have time, I don't think i will be a lawn bowler retiree, i will be a gamer forever

Know that feeling too, bro.

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