Choice overload occurs when too many options cause decision paralysis, anxiety, and ultimately less satisfaction with whatever you eventually pick. In gaming, it strikes hardest in RPGs with sprawling skill trees, build systems with dozens of variables, and open-world games that offer everything at once with no guidance. The paradox is that players say they want more options, but research consistently shows that excessive choice degrades the experience. The brain can comfortably evaluate about seven options; beyond that, decision quality drops and regret increases. Smart game design offers meaningful choices within a manageable scope rather than burying players in an avalanche of possibilities.