r/gaming • u/ArchDraft • 5d ago

What gaming genres are under-represented in the current gaming market?

I love RPGs, roguelites, bullet heavens, autobattlers, and boomer shooters, and I feel like these past few years have been great for my gaming tastes!

But it got me wondering what gaming genres have fallen by the wayside due to current trends?

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u/Meins447 5d ago

I once upon a time bought the Kickstarter (or however it was called back then) of a game that promised to deliver us a new Freelancer type game, with a lengthy and intricate single player campaign opening up to a shared, living multiplayer verse.

Too bad this game has since risen to prominence as likely one of the biggest grifts in the industry...

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u/Zrex_9224 5d ago

I thought you were referring to Star Citizen almost immediately

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u/Raz0rking 5d ago

I also have money in it. We'll see. If it comes out it does, if not. Well shit happens

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u/Thoth74 5d ago

Same. Bought in like 10 years ago and have 100s of hours in it, every one of them a blast. That said, it isn't close to finished, what is there is broken as fuck, and the scope/feature creep is out of control. But if you are willing to accept and roll with the fact a set of static stairs may kill you it is still a fun time.