This is exactly what I felt too when I discovered play2earn games. I started off with Alien Worlds, then Gods Unchained and now Splinterlands. Splinterlands is what I have continued to play, though Gods Unchained was pretty good too.
Even I used to love playing RTS games like Age of Empires and Rise of Nations.
I am excited just being in these times where you can play to earn and get rewarded for producing quality content!