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Analyst reveals why most Steam gamers leave half their libraries unplayed | We're a "bunch of drunken sailors who spend money irresponsibly"


"The amazing thing about Steam and its player base is that they buy games they aren't going to play," writes industry analyst Chris Zukowski. "More than likely...

It's a subject that one analyst has examined in detail, and essentially concluded that Steam is filled with hobbyists: people more interested in buying items to collect rather than consume. Zukowski compares Steam users to other hobbyists with "piles of shame," such as LEGO builders, Warhammer collectors, and knitters, who amass unopened sets, unpainted models, and unused yarn, respectively. A few years ago, Simon Carless wrote that just over half the games in the median Steam player's library sat unplayed – a statistic that has been put forward since at least 2014.

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