r/gaming • u/Asianboiforwhitedad • 10h ago

Kingdom Come Deliverance studio co-founder says a lot of RPGs are 'still games for teenagers,' and that he's 'tired of all the RPGs where you are this chosen one'

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/kingdom-come-deliverance-studio-co-founder-says-a-lot-of-rpgs-are-still-games-for-teenagers-and-that-hes-tired-of-all-the-rpgs-where-you-are-this-chosen-one/
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u/emanuele0933 10h ago

They are in fact aimed to teenagers

There are some adult like RPGs out there but they sell way less. People like teen story and grand scale plots where you need to defeat a bunch of gods to save your universe from cancellation

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u/The5Virtues 9h ago

I personally prefer older protagonists and smaller/more personal stakes, but that isn’t. What. Sells.

I get being sick of it, I get wanting to do something else, but at the end of the day you have to consider what’s marketable and will do well enough that you can recoup your financial investment and go on to make another game.

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u/TehOwn 9h ago

Yeah, although market saturation is a thing and providing a high quality experience to an underserved niche can still be very profitable.