Absolutely agree, great to see it written out so well. Took me a long time to come to this realization and part of it was playing even more assuming that the feeling was coming from not being able to spend the time on them I wanted.

Extra devious as the research for engagement and dopamine hooks only keeps improving, most games are just gambling games or choose your own adventure. I’ve found my quality of life skyrocketing switching to books and puzzles/puzzle games.

Tldr Play Tametsi, experience the joy of gaming again.