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"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamers
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this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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Ok brb making a game about being a self righteous asshole boomer who is always correct and its actually everyone else's fault that he has no friends and his wife and kids dont speak with him.
Call it Boomer Shooter, but its not an FPS, its actually primarily a series of small adventure/puzzle levels with complex branching dialogue options.
You get points for shooting down ideas you either didn't think of first or don't like because they might imply that you aren't perfect.
The rules are made up and the points don't matter beyond a high score at the end of the bad ending.
The good ending happens when you don't get that many points, despite the game constantly handholding you and telling you thats what you should focus on.
There, enjoy your retirement.
EDIT:
The DLC will add the ability to play as a privileged white woman who gets points for morally policing everyone around her but herself, spreading misinformation, and guilt tripping people who trust her.