How many games do you have on Steam? (2024)

[JEMC]

Zkuq said:

JEMC said:

I don't regret having them but, given that I'm against how most publishers use DLCs to sell content that should have been in the game since launch or, in my opinion, useless cosmetics, I still feel a bit like an hypocrite for owning so many of them.

But it's really easy to just end up with a lot of DLC. There's always a bundle of some sort that includes DLC as well, or maybe a bundle with the DLC included costs only a little bit more. Or maybe there's something you really wanted and it didn't cost an unreasonable amount. Additionally, only few games get major expansions only anymore. Nowadays it seems quite common to split things into smaller pieces, sometimes even really small pieces, so it adds up quite quickly. I don't think I've bought all that many DLCs either, but somehow I own almost as many DLCs as I own games. I've bought some for sure, but I'm not exactly eager to buy DLCs. It feels like it's only a few games where I've bought a notable amount of DLCs, even them mostly in bundles, yet here we are...

And to clarify, I'm not exactly of the way DLC is done today either. On the other hand, I don't really mind cosmetic stuff, because I can just stay away from it and let others pay for the increasing development costs to satisfy their vanity (not that I too don't have that, but I keep it in check).

Ii is, indeed, easy to end getting lots of DLCs when buying GOTY/Complete editions even thought one may one do it for the content expansions that are included with it. A good example is the Assassin's Creed games, where the Gold Edition usually has extra content that expands the game, but also comes with extras that are less interesting.

But well, even when games were only sold phisically, there were expansions for them and no one complained. I remember buying the expansion CDs for the first two Age of Empires and was quite happy with them. But those expansions always brought new content, not just new wardrobe items or weapon skins.

I do admit, tho, that I voluntarily bought two cosmetic DLCs, both for Euto Truck Simulator 2, but for a reason: one is the pink ribbon paintjob that gives the money to research breast cancer and the other is the Ukranian flag paintjob, that also gave the money to support the refugees back when the war started.