I did video games professionally for ten years (grew up on the ZX81, C64, Amiga) and since then I have a hard(er) time because the only things that changes in new games is :
A) better graphics (potentially)
B) The back-story
I don’t really care for A, and for B it’s kind of scarce… I only need to save the world of kill the dragon so many times.
I did a 180 and learned chess which I feel wildly rewarding!
I’m also making a “slow game” (12 “action points” every like 12h, fantasy settings) that you can play for 5 minutes a day, but can be really immersive (it’s text only).
I don’t really know what I wanted to say here, but I too hope I’ll find some new breathtaking game :-)