i'd say i choose the almost all games i play based off of one or more of these questions:
- is there automation in the game? (i.e factorio)
- is the game largely mechanics-driven?
- how much room is there for skill expression?
- does the speedrun look fun?
other than those, i pretty much only play co-op party games with friends and ~1 rpg every couple years. right now i'm playing fortune's run, an imm sim i've been looking forward to since the last steam next fest - very fun so far.