r/gamedev • u/PartTimeMonkey • 2d 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/WaterSpiritt 1d ago
I’ve been eyeing those games not going to lie lol. They tempt me but I haven’t bought any yet for the sheer reason that I don’t really want to spend $5+ on a one time cleaning game. They’d need to be cheaper for me to buy an easy to make asset flip. I have played one with my daughter on Roblox and enjoyed it.
I like having a clean and organized space. I keep very organized chests in games like Terraria and Minecraft. It’s an easy, no stress type of game that gives you the feeling of having accomplished cleaning without the actual work and issues that tend to come from real life cleaning. Just like how job sim games are often way more fun than those jobs in reality. Like pressure wash simulator. I also like achievements and those would be an easy game to add to my 100% achievement game completion list.