This is basically correct. I like shmups/FPS games, but the enjoyment I get out of them is very different then how I enjoy programming. Zachtronics games feel

This is basically correct. I like shmups/FPS games, but the enjoyment I get out of them is very different then how I enjoy programming. Zachtronics games feel, at least to me, just like programming, only without the useful end-result. If I'm going to play a videogame to relax, I don't want to feel like I'm working without actually doing anything. Maybe, if I didn't have a bajillion hobby programming projects that all have lots of things that I can tinker with, I'd have more interest.