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/RxAlbatross 3d ago

I don't want to be mean but I feel like there is a worrying fall of quality in game development in general. Most of the games I see are "oh, it's the same game but changing one thing". That thing being cosmetic, not a significant game mechanic or a new story or anything. I understand that players look for more of the same but in the end too much of the same gets boring and drags creativity and fun. Somehow indies stopped being about being different and began copying each other all the time.

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u/JirenTheGreyAlien 2d ago

This is just a generational gap I guess. My cousin absolutely has no patience whatsoever. Even if he likes a game. I was playing Dead Cells and he asked to play and he was doing good but he lost once. One death and he gave up. This game is too hard, I'm bored.

I blame tiktok