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Bye-bye boredom.
Stop that.
Play other ones.
Or read a book.
2. Play something strange. Something you'd never expect yourself to like. Start playing it by accident or something.
3. Don't play games because other people tell you to, or because you need something to kill time. Only play games when you have a specific game you find yourself wanting to play, on a whim.
4. Find another engrossing activity. Playing music? Drawing? Learning a language (communication or programming)? Exploring all the trails in the backwoods of your nearby parks and wooded areas and figuring out where each one of them leads? Just some ideas.
Sometimes it takes a bit of distance from something, temporarily, to remind oneself what it means for one's life.
I guess I'd first ask what you might be in the mood for. Not what kind of game genre you want to play, but what kind of experience you want. I usually play the sorts of games that are more about the journey, whether it's getting through all the levels or seeing all of the story. Far as I understand it,
If you're still looking for something that's relatively light on story but is more about gradually developing your familiarity with the game mechanically, then I can recommend the laid-back, humor-filled, and friendly community of 100% Orange Juice. It's a virtual board game where the strategy is about taming randomness in lots of decisions that have some degree of controllable uncertainty.
And I see you haven't played Team Fortress 2, which is a teamwork-centered FPS. It's the only FPS game I play, and I generally don't like FPS games, so I guess that says something.
If you're looking for a more story-centric journey, here's a few suggestions that might be easily accessible. They cover a variety of styles, since I don't really know what your tastes are like, so you might not like all of these. Note: story-centric doesn't necessarily mean "lacking gameplay" -- some (though not all) of these are intense gameplay experiences as well. Just that they tend to be single-player things, where the action is a means to a narrative purpose rather than the only focus of the game.
* the Ys games. a series of action RPGs, and generally very well-regarded...and difficult, too, but the controls are very smooth and intuitive. The three more "modern" Ys games -- Ys Origin, Ys: the Oath in Felghana, and Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim -- are probably the most accessible. Origin's the best in my opinion. If you want an old-school experience, Ys I & II are a duology that have a unique and fast-paced combat system called the "bump system", where you deal contact damage to enemies by running into them off-center. All the games, though, have top-notch music by the developer's world-renowned in-house sound team.
* Gurumin: a Monstrous Adventure: from the same dev as the Ys games, and basically another action RPG like thing, but this time in full 3D and with a much more child-like fantasy tone to it. Doesn't make it any less tough though -- the bonus boss, especially, may look adorably cute but is merciless. Anyway, the game has levels to complete, secrets to find, and a fun (family-friendly) story to tell. Sorta like a fun little sibling to the more serious Ys series.
* RefleX, as well as its companion games, Alltynex 2nd and KAMUI. These form a trilogy of shmups (shoot-em-ups) set in the same universe, and they're well-known for their gameplay quality. I haven't played the latter two, but I've played RefleX, and it's a game where you have a shield that can reflect some enemy shots -- which then proceed to wreck enemies much more effectively than your own guns can. The game presents lots of very interesting, creative, and highly dramatic gameplay situations that make use of that reflection shield, and there's a surprisingly deep story underlying all of it if you care to learn more about that part.
* Mystik Belle is an exploration-centric platformer -- some people use the term "metroidvania" -- about a young witch at magic school who gets involved in a mystery that urgently needs solving. The gameplay isn't just about gathering powerups and exploring more, though -- it also features "inventory puzzles" that involve combining inventory items or using them in the right places to get things to happen. The pixel art is gorgeous -- it's done by a professional pixel artist and the quality really shows. Said artist also designed the whole game (everything but the music), and he's really engaged with the playerbase, responding to basically every bug report personally. He also wrote the script, which is sassy and humorous.
* DuckTales Remastered is a sidescrolling platformer and a remake of the NES DuckTales game, with extra levels, voiced cutscenes, and improved level and boss design in general. It plays out like the DuckTales cartoon, I think, but you get to explore the levels and gather treasure yourself. Also a ton of neat unlockables if you're a fan of the game or the TV show.
* The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is a turn-based JRPG, from the developers of the Ys series. The thing the Trails in the Sky series is most famous for is its meticulously detailed worldbuilding -- for example, all of the NPCs have their own lives and personalities, and as you progress through the story, their reactions to you will change depending on what they're up to and what you've done for them. The story is part of a duology, and the latter half (or more like two-thirds, by length) was recently (and finally!) released in English -- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC. The first game is about 40-50 hours long and the second one is about 70-100 hours long, so this is a quite lengthy story -- it starts off a bit slow, but lets you get used to the setting, and gradually reveals lots of details about the politics and intrigue of the various nations and factions in the setting (which it shares with five subsequent Trails games that explore other countries on the same continent). And even veteran players report discovering hints and foreshadowing as they replay the games.
* One Way Heroics is a forced-scrolling turn-based roguelike (i.e. a game with procedurally-generated features rather than one static world that doesn't change). It starts off pretty simple -- you are the hero, there is darkness coming from the left side and engulfing the world, and you need to move to the right and eventually defeat the Demon Lord to save the world. As you play more, and even if you fail, you get points to unlock features, including the ability to transfer items from one playthrough to the next. Every different world seed code will generate a different world, so you can always try to find new worlds to explore. And as you play you also might start to discover that the story's a lot more complicated than it first seems... Oh, by the way, pick this up on Playism-Games.com , where it's cheaper than on Steam.
* Aquaria: an underwater adventure about exploring one's surroundings and solving the mysteries that surround them and your place in the world. The music is absolutely gorgeous, as is the highly detailed artwork that presents the world. The game starts off gently, but boss fights can become pretty challenging, especially by the end of the game -- not to mention the darker turns that the story itself takes.
* The Shivah: a point-and-click adventure. Relatively short, but high-quality storytelling with well-drawn art and solid voice acting. Tells a mystery story about a New York City rabbi; the story has a dour "noir" feel to it that is implemented quite well in the script and supported by a very fitting soundtrack.
* Freedom Planet: action platformer, inspired by and reminiscent of the Sonic games, but quite distinct from them and very definitely its own thing. It tells a story befitting a Saturday morning kids' cartoon, but this isn't a bad thing -- it fits quite well with the action-packed gameplay, the colorful, detailed, and expressive pixel artwork, and the evocative soundtrack. (The villain is also quite dangerous and nothing to laugh at.) Three playable characters in the base game, with some levels unique to certain characters; two more playable characters with more unique levels are expected in DLC packs.
* fault milestone one: a "kinetic novel" (i.e. a visual novel that has only one storyline, rather than multiple storylines with decision ponits) that features an excellently-written story, based in a fantasy world but touching on science fiction and other elements, including philosophical undertones. Takes several hours to read through it, but the story is quite engaging and at times highly emotional. It's the first of a series; the first half of the second part -- fault milestone two side:above -- was released a couple months ago.
The Steam store's automated suggestions are pretty crappy.
On Steam, there's a game called Eternal Senia. It's an action RPG built in RPG Maker, with the combat engine scripted from scratch by the dev. It's relatively short, but it also has an intensely emotional story, and multiple endings as well.
On GOG, there's a game called Treasure Adventure Game. It's literally an adventure game where you explore the world to collect treasure...though it's also quite a bit more than that (exactly why are you collecting all these treasures?), and saying more might be a spoiler...
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