I've been playing CS2 with a few buddies I grew up with. Most of them haven't really been into FPS games much, however for some reason they were willing to give CS2 a shot (which I'm rather happy with).

We're thinking of switching up games around Christmas, as we have a tradition of someone gifting others something we could all play that started a few years ago. In recent times I've been focusing more on gaming to be social, rather than an escape (it took me years to get used to reminding myself to blink, when playing FPS games, and I got that sting when I did blink - I know a lot of gamers know what I'm talking about). Since my departure from sinking so many hours into CoD, I've placed even more focus on just having fun with friends I know and can talk to and my mental health has been better as a result.

The XBox Game Pass (PC) helps a lot. There's a few titles I've gotten into on there since broadening the genres I focus on, most recently Shadow of the Tomb Raider though I also play Forza Horizon 5 (also played through FH:4). 10 years ago I would have never imagined myself to enjoy car games, though it's been great. Oh, I also play Diablo 4 (with the last one I played being Diablo 2 for less than an hour when I was in school), really cool art and the story is dark yet gripping.