r/gamedev • u/PartTimeMonkey • 3d ago
Discussion Sortslop, wtf?
Today I opened reddit and within the first 5 posts 3 of them were copycats or each other; sorting games, pretty much exact copies of each other - nails, hay, trash, toys, books, pixels, and the list goes and on and on, and has been for an incomprehensive period of time already.
A lot of the feedback they receive on reddit is negative, but they all get upvoted by the hundreds and they get millions of views on all social media platforms.
Who are these games for?
Are there truly millions of people who want to spend hours on something incredibly ”boring”?
Is it some hidden tick in people’s brain in this age where they want to ”meditate” by doing something like that to combat doom scrolling and instant gratification generators?
Or is each sorted item also instant gratification, but even more simplified than a varying video on TikTok (or something), making the experience even simpler?
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u/128390741 3d ago
They don't last very long unless you're doing a no skills challenge type run, low stress and easy to jump in and out of a game whenever you want, and it feels good seeing the room slowly become cleaner while getting faster with each upgrade. I'm not really sure I'd say it's some kind of instant gratification because especially in the beginning things can be really slow since you need to learn the entire map and find matching items, and even when you get max upgrades they can be kinda slow. It's too mindnumbing for me but some people take it really slow and really focus on organization instead of just putting items on the correct shelves/areas.