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I don't play on consoles much anymore, partially because most of my current favorites are on PC but mostly because I don't have a place to set up my TV at my current place. But I still have all of my old consoles going back to the fifth generation: N64, PS2, and Gamecube, and Game Boy and DS.

Well, I noticed the other day that something was off with the area that I keep my games. Basically I was looking over there and I noticed that where there should have been a stack of games there were only two. Confused, I looked closer, and one of them was Transformers: The Game, a game I coincidentally once owned but didn't like and sold off almost a decade ago. The other was Super Mario Sunshine, which should have been there, but it turned out the case was empty. I was already confused and suspicious, so I opened up the containers where I usually keep most of my games.

Half of my PS2 games were gone, and there were a half dozen in there that I do not own (NBA stuff and Fantastic Four, stuff I would never buy). Container with the Gamecube was missing a third of the games as well as the console itself and the controllers. Bag that usually houses the N64 and games was completely empty but propped up where it normally should be. The drawer that I keep all of my handhelds in was completely empty.

The only one that could have done this is my roommate. The fact that the bag was still where it normally is and the fact that there were weird games I never own in the mix is pretty obvious evidence of foul play. I'm assuming that he sold everything off.

I'm lucky that he didn't take either of the PS2s (the really old fat one that doesn't always work and the newer slim replacement) and most of my favorite PS2 games because they were in a different box and not as obvious. My old physical PC games, some of which I still need discs for, were also untouched on account of being in a drawer at my desk. None of my DVDs were taken, maybe because he didn't think it worth it, but probably because they're in plain sight and it would have been really obvious.

I am so mad right now, and unsure of how to handle this. I already have a tense relationship with him and I definitely do not feel I can trust him or want to live with him after this. I've noticed him eating my food a few times before, and doing a few other things like messing with the thermostat (turning it to 50+ degrees), and he's always denied it and been indignant that I accused him; the point is he has a history of just blatant dishonesty, and he's tried to gaslight me about it. He also has a really bad temper that I've been witness to fairly often, and though it has never turned physical I am frankly somewhat worried for my safety in a confrontation about this. Right now I'm stuck in a lease with him until October, and neither of us can afford to move.

It strikes me that it was a completely stupid thing for him to have done, because there is absolutely no way I wouldn't have eventually found out; the latest he could have hoped for was it being noticed when I was packing to move. He was lucky that I don't take those out often because of the circumstances; because of that I don't know when it happened aside from probably being in the last couple months. He has had money issues.

What I want:
-compensation for my games: four systems, several controllers, and over 50 games were taken. Frankly I just want to replace them because there are a lot of old favorites that I still go back to.
-to not live with him anymore, preferably with him leaving

I am not confident about getting either. I would have to talk to the landlord about the latter. I'm not sure how to approach this or if it would be feasible. They have had issues with him before (though, to be fair, so have I, although I have always been amiable with them) and so may be understanding.

I really just needed a place to vent and ask for any advice that people might have to offer.