We all play a lot of games each and every year. Are most of them good? Are most of the thousands of games made every year worth playing?

Or are they mostly mediocre, with some great games and some lousy games on either end of the spectrum?

Or are they mostly bad, with only a handful of gems popping up annually in the dung pile that is the video game industry?

What do you think, and why?

Yeah please specify in which prospective. Steam has a shit ton of crappy ass games, probably over 90% is not worth a penny. On the other hand, if I'd review the games I play, I'd say maybe half of them would get a 7 or higher, which is a good game to me.
I play a lot of games though, about 500 since 2009.

In general, absolutely not. If you only count games on gaming devices, it's already a bit better, but still not very good I think.

Yeah, I think most games are good - by good, I mean a game that doesn't really excel or lack, but does what is most important for a video game, be fun to play. An average game is only disappointing if you are expecting more (and many don't have the time/money/patience for anything less than 'great' and 'amazing' games).

If we talk AAA games, maybe 1/5 is good - For me, at least. But as an overall, I'd say no, most games are shitty. All companies included.

The more you play, its harder to impress you

Sturgeon's Law:

"90% of everything is crap"

Applies to games as well.

On consoles the vast majority of games are good. Simply because you need to make more of an investment to get a game on them and thus you put more effort into your game.
Including PC stuff though, you get an incredible amount of shitty ones. Mostly hobby projects from a single guy who has never programmed a game before and who is more than happy with a few dollars of revenue.

For those lucky enough to avoid buying crummy games, how do you do it?

Follow a certain IP? A certain developer? A certain genre?

I ask because I've been burned by all three before.

back in the early 7th and 6th generations then yeah, video game scores were much higher. but now, many companies work on grounds they have little to no experience with, while others make games simply for the money. that coupled with the fact that thousands of bargain bin indie games are lining the Steam Store, and yeah, the good to bad ratio has changed drastically