Out of things to do in a game? Manor Lords dev has a good idea: "Enjoy other games for a while" and come back "when there's new fun stuff"
Aug. 2, 2024Sometimes you just have to put a game down
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If you one day find yourself staring down the tragedy of finishing everything of interest in your new favorite game, just remember this sterling advice from the (mostly) solo developer of city builder hit Manor Lords: “Enjoy other games for a while.”
Too many games, and too many gamers, set themselves up for failure or disappointment by pursuing endless, repetitive fun over finite, memorable experiences, so it’s been encouraging to see more developers openly push back against the “dead game” rhetoric – the ridiculous idea that a game with a conclusion is a game with a problem. Manor Lords dev Slavic Magic reckons the solution to this imagined problem is a simple one: play something else.
Responding to one Twitter user wholamentedrunning out of motivation to play Manor Lords after 34 hours, Slavic Magicwrote: “>30 hours is a lot, thanks for playing! My advice is to enjoy other games for a while (Norlandmaybe? ;) ) and come back at a later stage when there’s new fun stuff to experience and new challenges to take.”
“I don’t think you need to be pushing yourself to play the same game all the time,” community manager Bucky said. “It’s not healthy for developers, it’s not healthy for gamers, it’s not healthy for gaming media, and it’s just not healthy for our industry.”
Manor Lords publisher argues “not every game” needs to be a live-service, and developers should never be “forced to run until their mental or physical health breaks down.”
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