What do you do when you get burnt out of gaming?

I've been playing a lot, like a really lot, for the past year until now and then BAM nothing I play anymore captivates me enough to play.

From cinematic games to Mario.

From RPGs to pure action games.

I just can't find anything to play.

I'm thinking about taking a break for a while and see if I can go back to it in the future.

Watch Anime, listen to music, watch lame movies.

Watch movies, hit the gym, draw, go outside and get some fresh air, etc.

Stop playing.

Play guitar until I get burnt out on that.

Doing something stupid that you will regret for rest of your life... Aye?

Just have a break from gaming... simple. Eventually you'll start to crave it again.

do other activities other than gaming...simple as that.

Take a break from games perhaps? Indulge yourself in your other hobbies for a while.

Masturbate to lemming meltdowns on this forum

Do something else.

Come to system wars to mock you.

• Watch Animes I need to catch up on my backlog
• Watch Hentai
• Go do my workout exercise
• Go to movies theaters and see what's playing
• Come to Gamespot Forums
• Talk to random girls despite I got a girlfriend who happens to be the mother of my daughter

Go outside. Get some air. Can’t say fresh lol.

We all know you're serious... You & Quack. LOL.

He Masturbate to lems? I don't wanna live on this damn planet anymore!

Take a small vacation/getaway to clear your mind. I don't know if that'll work, but it'll do no harm. I think a strong majority needs a break from the everyday life,and even regular hobbies needs a rest. Hope all goes well for you.

I'm always on your mind it seems.

Please leave me out of your masturbatory fantasies you sick bastard.

@pdogg93: uh... No, thanks.

I workout, put together new AR rifles, buy new guns, go to the shooting range, and shoot sporting clay. This last week has been to damn hot so I have been building and adding new furniture to my guns.

Play with my dogs, go fishing, play basketball, watch movies/shows, party, etc.

@recloud: what would you do if you got burned out on crack or alcohol ?

I stop, simple as that. There are plenty of other activities worthy of your time (and plent not).

I actually play more basketball than video games, so I can play more bad than and goes to gym more.

@quadknight: Lol you obviously didn't read the OP properly.

@recloud: Bro, you don't gotta lie to kick it. 2333 posts, and you've only been a member for a couple of months... Yet you've been playing a lot of games.

Suuuure buddy. All your waking hours are spent here uniting the Sony defense force for battle against foes both real, but mostly imagined. How can you be playing games all the time, when 90% of your time is spent here?

You're probably depressed. You should go outside. There's a whole world out there, other than your parents basement.

@babyjoker1221: seems your hatred is misplaced. Recloud isn’t the problem, it’s your choice of gaming console.

maybe you should play some bro games on the bro xbox

I read a book.

And then come back later.

I just focus on other activities other than gaming, such a reading and walking around the neighborhood.

I like to make music or read a book. And running is the best medicine for everything in life.

Meditate. Look for God.

I barely play during the summer. I'd much rather be outside when it's hot spending time with family, running, going to the gym etc. That stops me burning out.

@phbz: i total agree. My mum died recently and running has been a great way to work through and deal with things.

Traveling and working out.

That happens to me often when I go into "finish them" mode on my backlog. Honestly I usually watch YouTube or catch up on some anime I am behind on. Or I play Stardew Valley which is such a somber experience I forget I'm playing a game.

When I got so burnt out on games that even my favorites couldn't keep me interested fishing in Stardew Valley stole my life.

There is this great thing called red tube( google it) that should keep you occupied for a few days...

@boycie: Sadly I started running exactly during the same situation. Keep strong, it sucks.

I don't get burned out on gaming. It's only certain aspects I get burned out on. For example, I'm not in the mood to play:

• Modern warfare/army-type FPS games
• 3rd-person games except strategy/RTS genres
• Any genre that have a Medieval Europe/Feudal Japan setting

There's nothing I can do except wait until the mood passes. Eventually, I'll get the urge to finish The Witcher 3, Mass Effect Trilogy, and other 3rd-person games that make up my backlog.

Play games that spark your creativity. Way too many games push you down one lane and that can get very tiresome. I'd recommend:

- Dishonored series: Try to go clean hands

- Prey 2017: Try creative ways to reach your objectives

- RTS games

- Planet Coaster

- City builders

I only get exhausted playing all this padded bullshit taking 40-100 hours to beat. Play something that should take 5-10 hours to beat and you'll feel better.

what if the game cant be beat?

@recloud: honestly, consider it a blessing... Go outside and do real things that matter.... Gaming is a hobby not something to be intimately tethered to throughout life to provide happiness.

Take some time, reconnect with the real world and then find your way back to it... A new genre, new franchise... Look for gameplay you've never tried before, but stay rooted in the gift of enjoying the real world over the fake one.

Also, being burnt on gaming is a PERFECT opportunity to buy a guitar and learn... Soooo much more rewarding than every game ever released.

We all look forward to the day you get burnt out on doing MS/Xbox anti-fan SW BS 24/7. Perhaps then you'll actually start spending more time gaming.

Eh, we won't be holding or breath tho. lol

On a serious note, this time of year is all things outdoors, boating being mah primary love. :P

Watch movies and series. Listen to music. Make music. Play guitar. Read books. Have sex. Smoke weed. Take a walk outside. Spend time with friends. I don't know. Everything I like doing besides playing games.

Race these bad boys......

Read, write novels, watch movies, listen to music. Spend time with family and gf.

I don't get burnt out.

I never get burnt out on gaming.

If fact, I usually have trouble finding enough time to play between work and other hobbies.