There's research that suggests games where the player doesn't play for the sake of playing are bad for mental health e.g. playing due to FOMO, external rewards,

There's research that suggests games where the player doesn't play for the sake of playing are bad for mental health e.g. playing due to FOMO, external rewards, etc. [1] > It wasn’t the quantity of gaming, but the quality that counted... if they felt they had to play, they felt worse. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-07-27-gaming-does-not-appear-harmful-mental-health-unless-gamer-cant-stop-oxford-study https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-07-27-gaming-does-not-appear-...