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In theory, yes, but my motivation to play games isn’t always my own enjoyment. Often I play games because I need a break from whatever else I’m doing (working or worrying for example).
More rarely I play games just for my own enjoyment, and the games I’m playing for themselves in this context rarely last me long, regardless of their design merits. I usually get bored of a game for itself either when I have figured it out or when I can’t quickly figure it out, so it can’t last too long by definition.
The games I stick with have a small randomness component so I have to figure out every game session on their own, but also don’t put up too much of a fight so that the difficulty feels linear to me, even over time. Lately, Deep Rock Galactic has been filling this niche spot that Dota 2 had been dominating for the past 7 years.