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[In Cold Blood]

This was something I was thinking about after the discussions around HiFi Rush having 3 million players.
Some people were saying this was very good for the game, others saying it was low.
My thought was that a rhythm brawler isn't my cup of tea, so even if it was free on Gamepass, I wasn't going to download it.
I was thinking that if 3 million was low, it was soley due to it being a less than popular genre rather than the game having a poor reception.

So in that vein, I was wondering what genres are actually popular with gamers, and which ones are more niche.

What genres are you really into, and what ones aren't you going to bother to try, regardless of if it's a highly rated game?

 

[TransTrender]

We already had this thread

 

[GHG]

• Racing Sims (GT, Forza MS)

These are not racing sims.

 

[Damigos]

• Racing Sims (GT, Forza MS)

These are not racing sims.

They are not arcade racers either

 

[skit_data]

Turn based tactical strategy has quite recently become one of my favourite genres

 

[tusharngf]

I like METROIDVANIA and souls like most.

 

[nikos]

I have my go-to multiplayer games and mix in whichever new releases interest me, most of which I don't come close to finishing.

 

[In Cold Blood]

Surprised that sports games don't rate higher. Back in the day, EA sports was everything. When Sega lost access to those sports games, it went alot of the way to killing off the Dreamcast.
You also hear about how massive FIFA is in Europe as well. Maybe not?

 

[killatopak]

ALL forms of RPG, simulation and survival horror are my top genre picks.

 

[Banjo64]

Rocket League - kids?

Rocket League is the only competitive sports game their is.

 

[Bloobs]

J-Action and Strand

 

[Rhazkul]

No love for RTS and Simulation? This is truly a console forum. I love some Civilization or Cities Skylines sessions.

 

[bbeach123]

The sims is not a simulation...

 

[Lunarorbit]

Generally skip sports, multiplayer, fighting, racing games.

Racing is the one I could get into. I haven't played a Wipeout game in years and omega looks dope. I want Sony to give me more reasons before I buy a vr unit cause GT7 looks amazing.

 

[brian0057]

Since Stealth wasn't an option, I'll add it here.

 

[Rhazkul]

The sims is not a simulation...

You could argue that it's a relationship sim, hence the popularity among female gamers.

 

[amigastar]

• Racing Sims (GT, Forza MS)

These are not racing sims.

True dat, i wanted to choose Racing Sims but i was more thinking about GTR 2, IRacing and Assetto Corsa and such.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Fighting games (mostly older releases) and semi-simulation arcade racing games (as in you need to slow down to take the turn) are what I play most. However, I will sometimes play nothing but a single action title or platformer if I am in the mood.

 

[pochepiller2]

I play wargame, hard stuff like Rules the wave 3.

 

[Johnny2Bad]

They are not arcade racers either

GT is a driving sim and in that department it shines. For racing it falls well short.

 

[Joramun]

RTS. Uses Halo Wars as an example. GTFO.

 

[PsyEd]

I like Yakuza/Judgment series from SEGA/RGG...which is a 3rd person beat'em up/action with RPG elements.
And thanks to mods the replayability is ENDLESS....plus I make my own made up story paths/scenarios just for fun.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

2D games (beat ‘em ups, shoot ‘em ups, Metroidvanias, etc.)

Puzzle Games (Superliminal, The Witness, Manifold Garden)

Walking Sims (The Stanley Parable, The Suicide of Rachel Foster)

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Mostly JRPGs, WRPGs and SRPGs.

 

[In Cold Blood]

Interesting that Platformers is as high as it is, considering that every time one is released it bombs in the sales department.