I'll second the easy mode. I don't have as much time now so I don't want to redo missions 5 times because of little errors. I want a challenge and I want to think about how to win, but I don't want to be brutalized when I make an error. I don't have the time for it.

Hard to tell what it could be, so I'm gonna go with my own experience with this.

I usually get that when I keep playing a game the same way or feel like doing more than one thing at once.
For the first part, I usually try doing something different: roleplay a different character. create a save file and then start destroying everything in my path (that is, if I'm not already playing a character that does that), go to YouTube for inspiration (like for settlement building in Fallout 4), etc.

But when I feel like doing more than one thing at once, I usually put on a podcast in the background, maybe even some music, though that mostly works well when I'm grinding a game or playing something without a storyline.

As I've seen some folks suggesting, switching games for other activities for a little while helps too. I don't know if you enjoy reading, but even if you don't, perhaps books that have some connection to games could be a nice middle ground, like the Assassin's Creed books or The Witcher books (I don't know if you knew that already, but the Witcher books came before the game and add a whole lot of background info that the games didn't really require, but definitely add to the playing experience).

I hope this helps somehow!

In a gaming funk right now.

Between work, having my house sell, packing to move to a new state (closing date is between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve), Thanksgiving and Christmas time I have not really had a chance in the past few months to get into any game. I really have only played small arcade games (solitaire, chess, Zen pinball here and there) lately.

I just can't get into any RPGs or deep action/adventure games because of time crunch. I don't even feel like starting a game or even just playing an Item world dungeon in Disgaea 5 - this is strange as I always find being able to play a 1-2 hour item world dungeon to be a blast and a way to make progress in something without losing track of story or where I am in the game. But not at the moment.

I wonder of George Clinton ever gets into a gaming funk, or is he always in one?

this helped me out of some gaming funks, im a huge fan of adventure games and most of my game time was spent with them, then i hit a 'funk' and tried out of the blue a shooter and had a blast. Then I tried strategy ... my nemisis and also enjoyed it tremendously. My next go to game will be a builder type game like Sim City, which I avoid due to the steep learning curves but I figure.. what the hay. Last but not least I may even go for a platformer, which I detest but who knows.. may fit the bill. I also started staggering games, play a bit of one genre, then try another. If a game didnt appeal, I stopped it and moved on.

all those tactics work with regular game funks, but game funks brought on by depression are another battle altogether, add in avoidance of pain with having to deal with disabilities and ergonomics of pc gaming, all of which can make it seem not worth it to crank open a new game. appropriate meds, counseling or having a good pal to talk to can help. try and getr some exercise to boost natural mood lifters... you know the drill

one thing to remember is that all phases of life have cycles, the bad times end and good times will come and vice versa. the trick is to make it thru the really bad time and not get beat by it. hang in there

Another idea: If the game has interesting glitches, play around with them. Alternatively, see if you can sequence break; play the game out of order. See what is *actually* required, and what isn't, and what can be done early (maybe try tackling that dungeon with dragons in it when you're still at a low level).

Or, of course, try figuring out how the game works.

Another idea: Find ways to cheat in ways that make the game interesting and different (like maybe take that neat ability you don't normally get until endgame and give it to yourself at the beginning).