When I bought my new computer a while back, I splurged on a 2TB SSD to ensure I had enough space to install a large(r) number of games. I get in certain gaming “moods” and thus need to ensure that I have certain flavors available, lest I do something dumb like watch YouTube Shorts for hours instead. Unfortunately, not even 2TB can save me forever.

After installing Folder Size Explorer, I found the top offenders:

• Red Dead Redemption 2 – 120GB
• Diablo 4 – 45GB
• Starfield – 127GB
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – 51GB
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – 130GB
• Control – 50GB
• Death Stranding – 63GB
• Alan Wake Remastered – 38GB
• Baldur’s Gate 3 – 142GB
• Day’s Gone – 60GB
• Elden Ring – 48GB
• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey – 78GB
• Assassin’s Creed: Origins – 49GB

That’s definitely a Who’s Who of backlog shame.

Now, of course, none of this is a problem-problem. I don’t actually need to have SW Jedi Survivor installed when I haven’t completed the first one. Starfield can probably go too, since I already played it for 65 hours and am unlikely to go back prior to the expansion coming out (or at all). And not sure why I have any of the Assassin’s Creed games installed. But… You Never Know™.

Of the list, I am making the most current progress on Control and Diablo 4. Which is tragic, in a way, given the installed alternatives. But what I really want to be playing right now is some dumb survival crafting game. I am not playing one due to the fact that I have basically played them all aside from the ones not currently on sale. Mercifully, the Steam Summer sale starts on 6/27, so I can get back to vigorously scratching the eczema that is a predilection towards punching trees and hoarding resources.

…although, I’m just now realizing that I will actually need, you know, space to install these games.

Oh my. Better get back to it.