Playing games is no different than running any other piece of software that requires a graphics card or chip. ... Whether you experience that slowdown or not, though, if you have inadequate cooling and play games on your system for a long time, that heat build-up can slowly degrade your hardware.

Do games slow down your computer?

Games do not slow down your computer - general everyday use does, over time. Your HDD/SSD performance will degrade over time and that will result in what appears to be a slower system.

Why is my PC slow when playing games?

Your CPU can age, get corrupted, have physical issues, or just not be up to newer tasks with newer technology. You can check your CPU and see what processes and programs are using up its power by opening the task manager.