Did not read the article just saw the headline and thought that’s gotta be the dumbest thing ever that’s all.
I used to know an elderly gamer, he was very sad he no longer could play FPS and car racing games. He instead mainly played Heroes of Might and Magic and its clones.
Bullshit. Plenty of games oldnpeople can enjoy.
Balatro
Stardew Valley
Peglin
New heroes of might and magic
XCOM
Civilization
Flight Simulator (plus a ton of all the other sim games on the market).
Man I’ve seen my fair share of old people rocking it to Best Saber and and Synth Riders. Just play on the right difficulty…
I’m not sure having games made for you would be better than having games you can play. There’s plenty of shit out there that’s not marketed towards me anymore, but I still enjoy it. And yes, it’s rarely AAA games. Even more enjoyable AND cheaper.
They are making games for retirees
AARP.com has a long list of games, and all the leaderboards resets everyday at midnight.
My grandma, who has dementia, and severe arthritis, has an alarm to get up at midnight to go play the games so she can be #1. Every night. She loves being #1.
She’s 82 years old. Just broke her hip for the 3rd time, and she asked if we can bring her laptop so she can play her games.
I’m gonna pwn your grandma no cap
Bet
EVE Online exists? (sorry! couln’t resist, don’t pod me!)
also World of Warcraft: Retired housewives
Call of Duty: Almost retired Mall Ninja Dads
Candy Crush: Actual Grandmas
conspiracy Youtube: Grandpas
Is there a WoW - retired housewife connection I’m not aware of?
anecdotal evidence only :D
Old people don’t make games. Young people make games. When old people start making games about their life experience I’m sure we’ll get some games that make boomers happy. Until then, pick yourself up by your bootstrap gramps, and be the change you want to see in the world!
Uh, every sandbox vehicle construction game?
Every factory optimization game?
I had to quit playing most of them because they each one could count as a second job.
Minecraft, Factorio, Satisfactory, Space Engineers, E.V.E, Terraria, Stardew Valley, Kerb Space Program, Don’t Starve (Together), Dragon Quest Builders 1/2, No Man’s Sky, Fallout 3/NV/4, Borderlands 3/4, Slay the Spite 1/2.
There are tons to games to last (the remaining) lifetime. Hell I would have enough with solely Factorio
don’t forget my summer car
Pretty sure my dad just wants to play Skyrim forever.
Wamp wamp
Sudoku’s origin story.
Old School Runescape.
Yeah they have. They’re the same fucking games as before. If you’re not a gamer by the time you’re over 65, odds are good that you’re not gonna suddenly become one.
My 76 year old aunt is active in her local veteran’s hall. One of the younger vets brought in a gaming pc and demoed some games. My aunt was stoked. She immediately got a discord account and is shopping new laptops so she can play some games.
If the old aren’t gamers already, often having someone show them in person can flip that switch. Their meeting hall has a couple pc’s available and they’re talking about upgrading them for LAN parties.
Games are marketed at the young. But retirees have free time. Marketing games to older folks makes sense.
Yeah but for everyone like that there’s one or more like my mother (that’s demonic) or dad (what’s going on, you keep switching too fast, what is that, etc…?)
What makes a game “for retired people”?
What a silly premise.
Serious answer? By making a game that targets a vulnerable group that preys on loneliness and declining mental capacity. This speaks less about “what games would old people play and enjoy” and more about “how to leverage abusive techniques to maximize the extraction of wealth”.
Wait, but that’s also young people!
Candy crush is already a thing
Oof. I can respect your cynicism though.
My thoughts as well.
Old people like the same shit as young people when it comes to gaming. Ever played D&D?
They’re playing MMOs. I am currently playing a game with a group of people and the ages range from 35 to 80. Game has been operating for 24 years at this point. Several retired during that time.
And how has Eve been treating you?
Worse than his boss but that’s a given.
