1800hrs here... things that keep me playing..

1. World crafting - the environment is just beautiful and dynamic, sounds.. everything is just done so well.

2. How casual it is - I am not out to prove anything in a video game, I just want to have fun. I am glad I don't need a team for a boss fight or they are so aggressive you need to swap aggro constantly to avoid a team wipe etc. Things like that will prevent me from playing again or playing in the first place. Remnant from the ashes is a good example of that, I finished the game and don't want to start again and wipe my progress since the boss fights were practically impossible solo.. so I'll probably never play it again even though I completed it and enjoyed it.

Basically waiting for something new to catch my eye while I play what I currently find most fun.. swapping between Valheim and Kerbal Space Program mostly. Really good games are so rare anyway so I just enjoy the ones I have.