We share our biggest time sinks

Much has been made of how long games take to complete this week.

Is 500 hours really so nonsensical in the grand scheme of things?

I asked the team what their most played game on Steam is to find out.

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Top of the list isSkyrim, at92 hours.

I have presumably seen that opening cart cinematic several times.

But the times, they are a-changin'.

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These days I have, like, a job, and other hobbies.

My most recently played list is very different.

Snatches of indie games during lunchbreaks; 3 hours of WorldBox.

An assassin looks out over a sandy desert in Assassin’s Creed Origins

Roguelikelikes and multiplayer games: the things I have played the longest.

EdAt university, a housemate and I decided we needed a break from two exhausting years ofLeague Of Legends.

That translated into362 hoursof concentration I’ve never managed to replicate since.

Lara Croft prepares to smooch a llama in Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

University really does leave a lasting impression, huh.

Over on Steam, things are actually a lot tamer, withAssassins Creed Originstaking the crown at92 hours.

Theres just something about those rolling deserts that screamed replayability and I loved every second.

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Its strange really because I dont like sand.

Its coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.

JamesI have somehow accumulated2815 hoursinDota 2.

With a few days to spare.

Alas, it still has a good couple hundred hours to go.

With Rocket League, well…

It’s like driving a car.

RebeccaTaking the #1 spot in my Steam library* isMax Gentlemen Sexy Business!at63 hoursand still counting.

But you, dear reader, have you ever spent 500 hours+ playing a video game?