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| Topic | What's a game that wouldn't get a remake simply because games are different now? |
| adjl 02/10/24 11:33:20 PM #32: | HiddenDoorway posted...
Qbert https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/dodo-peak-159276 Not a remake per se, but it's basically just Qbert released in 2023. It's not exactly good, but it still got made. JoeDangIt posted... Sandbox/simulation type games don't seem to be as prevalent as they used to be. Depends what you mean. Survival crafting sandboxes are still extremely common, trying to cash in on Minecraft's success. Factory-building sandboxes are also seeing quite a lot of people trying to jump on the bandwagon Factorio kicked off (which itself started as an evolution of Minecraft, particularly with tech mods). City sims are quite common (Cities: Skylines and its recent sequel being some of the the most prominent examples, but there are plenty of others), as are things like Powerwash Simulator and Hardspace Shipbreaker that aim to simulate menial labour, and farming sims overwhelmingly dominate the "cozy game" sphere (following on Stardew's success). Sandboxes like Kerbal Space Program and other really open-ended simulators are indeed less common now, though. The cascade of "X Simulator 20XX" games has also tapered off as the meme value has diminished. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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