2023 GameTree Year in Numbers:

Games Added to GameTree – more than 5000

Over 5000 new adventures were added to our library, providing endless hours of fun and discovery for everyone.

Total Game Sessions – 45366

Gamers like you have come together for 4536 memorable gaming sessions, proving that the best adventures are shared.

Total Chat Messages – over 2,000,000

Our community is buzzing with over 2,000,000 messages exchanged! Whether it’s strategizing for the next big game or sharing a laugh, our chat rooms have been lively places of connection and camaraderie.

Gamer Friend Connections Made – 842,511

A staggering 842,511 new friendships have been formed on GameTree! It’s a testament to the power of gaming in bringing people together from all corners of the globe.

Total GameTree EXP Gained – 820 million

Together, we’ve earned a whopping 820 million EXP points! Every game played, every friend made, and every chat shared has contributed to this impressive total.

From the bottom of our hearts, Thank you!

As we reflect on these numbers, we’re reminded of the passion and dedication of our community. You’ve made GameTree more than just a platform; you’ve made it a home for gamers worldwide. We’re grateful for every game added, session played, message exchanged, and connection made because it’s helped shape GameTree into what it is today.

Here’s to another year of gaming, growing, and connecting. May your holidays be filled with joy, and your new year be filled with even more gaming achievements!

With gratitude and gamepads at the ready,

The GameTree Team

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The Importance of Using Social Media For Gamers

I suppose many will agree that gamers comprise a distinct segment of the social media audience. They are absolutely indifferent to some things that are important to many and are very active in everything related to digital entertainment. As an avid gamer, I stay informed on the latest news, engage in discussions, connect with other players, and more. This is what social media for gamers is for.

Statistics On Popularity Of Gamer Social Media Sites

​​You may have never even thought about it, but gamer social media accounts for a large portion of the overall market. According to Exploding Topics, there are currently 3.32 billion gamers worldwide. This means that almost every second inhabitant of the Earth plays video games in one way or another. Naturally, most of them use social networks to find out news, communicate with other gamers, and be in the community. According to Statista, the five best social media for gamers in the United States are YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Discord. 

Below, I will tell you more about these and other gamer social networking platforms, where you can freely communicate with other gamers and consume content that interests you as a gamer.

The 13 Best Gaming Social Media Platforms

What is the best gaming social network for you? For me, it’s a platform that provides an opportunity to find out the latest (and verified) news about upcoming games, read exclusive content, and discuss it with others in a safe and friendly atmosphere. The last point is especially important since some platforms only allow subscribers to consume the content but not to interact with each other. So, below are my 13 best gamer social media platforms, which I use the most often.

GameTree

• Format: Desktop app, iOS and Android Apps
• Pricing: Free to use forever, Premium options that expand functionality
• Supported Platforms/Titles: All platforms including Tabletop, All games
• Main Features: Friend Finder, LFG, Game Sessions, Game Recommendations, Personality and Gamer Values Tests, Curated Hangouts, Voice Chat

Being both a GameTree team member and an avid user, I can confidently say it’s more than just another platform in the gaming universe. It’s like that rare legendary item you stumble upon in a game – invaluable and unique.

Friend-finding on GameTree goes beyond just shared game interests. Ever been matched up with a player and regretted it five minutes in? We’ve got you. With our personality tests, we ensure that you’re paired with folks whose gaming vibes (and general vibes) align with yours. This means less toxicity and more genuine camaraderie.

But the features don’t stop there. With curated hangouts, you can dive into niche communities or discussions, making it easier to find your tribe. For those who are all about organization (or just tired of the last-minute “Who’s online?” texts), our platform provides a way to plan game sessions. Mark your calendars, and let the games begin!

Of course, what’s gaming without some real-time banter and strategy discussions? GameTree’s voice chat lets you communicate effortlessly. Whether you’re planning the next raid or just having a laugh about a wild in-game moment, it’s as seamless as it gets.

A quick side-by-side with other platforms:

• Friend Finding: While many platforms connect you to gamers, GameTree introduces you to potential gaming buddies for life.
• Game Recommendations: Beyond just views and trends, GameTree pinpoints games that resonate with your preferences.

To wrap it up, if you’re searching for a gaming home that truly understands and celebrates every facet of the gamer life, GameTree is where you want to be. Come for the games, stay for the unmatched community experience.

YouTube

I often watch various gaming videos on YouTube, a huge social media platform. As soon as I get stuck at some point in the game, I open YouTube to watch the walkthrough. In addition, there are many reviews on YouTube from gaming bloggers, analyses, and news in special gaming channels. For me, the disadvantages of YouTube are the presence of advertising and the lack of live interaction between subscribers and content creators.

Facebook

Facebook is one of the largest social networks on the planet. On Facebook, you will also find a lot of groups and pages dedicated to gaming. For example, League of Legends has over 14.7 million followers on their Facebook page. People discuss the game, share tips, and get to know each other in the comments. In addition, you can post gaming videos on Facebook and start live streaming.

Instagram

Though it’s not a dedicated social media for gamers, it is still a well-known website and app with its own audience. Most games have Instagram accounts where they share news, run competitions, and have paid partnerships with influencers. Experts consider Instagram one of the main platforms for building relationships with players.

Discord

This is a communication application that has gained remarkable popularity among gamers. There are chats and voice chats in Discord. It is a low-resource gamer social networking messenger. Here, players can create different channels and rooms to communicate as they progress through the game or even organize local tournaments with moderators. There are also gaming news channels on Discord that you can join to keep up with your favorite games.

TikTok

When talking about gaming social platforms, we should not forget about TikTok. This is a relatively new social network with a mostly young audience. On TikTok, people often share gameplay videos, memes, and some funny moments. Many game publishers also have their own TikTok accounts where they share news.

Twitch

Twitch was created as a social media for gamers engaged in video streaming. If you like to watch others play or want to try yourself as a streamer, this social network is for you. Also, here, you will find various gaming channels that you can subscribe to. You can communicate with other players in comments or private messages.

Snapchat

To be honest, this messenger is far from the most popular social media site for gamers. And in general, Snapchat is gradually losing its position in the messenger market. However, you can also find gaming channels and discuss news and games with other players here. If you already have some gaming friends, you can create chats on Snapchat with them, no matter what country they live in.

Twitter (X)

X (formerly Twitter) is another large social network that is actively used by gamers. Twitter is great for sharing your thoughts and ideas, video clips, and tips. Gaming companies also have their own pages on X, where they share announcements and gaming news.

Reddit

For a long time, Reddit has been one of the main social media for gamers. In fact, this is one big hub for various communities. They are divided into branches called subreddits.

Users create their own entries in subreddits. You can write anything there, share your thoughts, or invite other users to discussions on this social site for gamers. Subreddits have moderators who have some control over the conversation. Many games have their own subreddits on Reddit dedicated to different topics. For example, in one subreddit, players discuss their gaming experiences; in another, they share their playthroughs of a particular level.

Steam

If you prefer playing games on a PC, then you probably use Steam. It’s not only a game store but a gaming social media platform. There is a built-in chat where you can chat with other players. You can send invitations to co-op games directly on Steam. It is very convenient, as you immediately get into the game lobby where your friend is waiting.

PlayStation Network

If you play games mostly on your PlayStation, then you should check out the PlayStation Network. In this gamer social networking service, you can send invitations to join the game session and communicate with friends using chat and voice. You can also buy new games and additional content here. Yet, I must say that the PlayStation Network is a bit outdated and not as convenient for chatting as GameTree or Discord, for example.

Xbox Live

This gaming social platform is only suitable for those who play on Xbox, which certainly narrows the audience. On Xbox Live, you can also send invitations to friends, chat, and buy new games and DLCs in a few clicks. However, if you are playing on Xbox and your friend is playing the same game on PS, you will not be able to chat live through the built-in applications and will have to use a third-party messenger.

Tips For Choosing The Perfect Gaming Social Network For You

The choice of a gamer social network depends primarily on your expectations and preferences. As a rule, players do not stop at just one platform and use several services at once. Here are some tips on choosing the best social media platform for gamers from me as an experienced player:

• If you play on only one specific platform (PC, PlayStation, Xbox), you can use that platform’s built-in messenger to connect with other players.
• If you primarily want to be able to communicate with other players in voice chats during co-op sessions, GameTree and Discord are definitely the way to go.
• X, Facebook, and Instagram are suitable for keeping up with news from gaming companies and your favorite players.
• If you enjoy watching people play, you can check out Twitch and YouTube.
• If you want to get everything in one, find out gaming news, meet other players, and plan co-op sessions with players worldwide, you should head to GameTree, a versatile social media app for gamers.

Conclusion

In this article, I described 13 popular gamer social networks and services. However, there are actually many more of them, and everyone can find a community to their liking. Whatever your choice, you will surely enjoy plunging into the gaming world and meeting other players from different parts of the world!

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We know that online dating can be particularly challenging for gamers and feel you, so today we are announcing a new feature designed to take our matching technology to the next level: the honeymoon suite! 

GameTree’s UwU – A Revolutionizing Gamer Dating App

Introducing GameTree’s UwU, baked right into the GameTree experience you hopefully already know and love. We have a completely different take on what makes a good dating app for gamers. 

We are an entity known as a public benefit corporation. What this means is that we can legally pursue a greater mission, to look out for the well-being of our community, alongside profit. We don’t have to build our app to maximize profit – we can legally give people the best tools to help them find romantic partners. 

So, what exactly did we do to become a “Tinder for gamers”, but with a much more meaningful connection.

Top-tier Curation

The GameTree platform’s success is built on our ability to understand who you are as a person – with UwU, we’re going even deeper. 

When you access UwU you may complete three tests… 

1 – The Personal Values Test

Our personal values test increases the probability that your match shares similar values to your own. As this informs better compatibility, we want to ensure that these potential connections appear first.  

2 – The Personality Test

This test is designed to help match gamers who will complement each other. This means different, but compatible, strengths and weaknesses to ensure good chemistry and teamwork. We are continually refining and optimizing the weighting of test questions based on how well people are connecting. We also offer suggestions on video games to play with girlfriend or boyfriend that you both would be interested in.

If you’re as interested in personalities as we are, be sure to check out our wiki for gamer personality types. 

3 – Gamer DNA Test

As gaming is the central passion around which all of our friendships, connections, and relationships are made on GameTree – of course we also have a gamer-focused test. We believe that gaming is a great social activity to get to know someone, and this test is designed to help find people who can partner you on your next MMORPG raid as well as in life. 

Compatibility First

UwU’s big difference from every other app is that we match based on compatibility first. Most other apps match, if doing any curation besides just demographics, based on physical desirability – it’s almost as if they want only skin-deep connections. Most don’t even do this straightforwardly i.e. showing you more/less desirable people you won’t match. 

Currently, we weigh desirability low in our matching algorithm because while it is always a factor, we consider people as more than just how good they can look in a few well-staged photos. 

Quality Over Quantity

One of the trappings of online dating is that there’s always someone else around the corner. 

Imagine going on a date at a restaurant (back when that was a thing) and every few minutes another suitor would sit down at the table. Followed by another and then another and then another. 

It’s hard enough finding a great match, in a world full of options it actually makes it so much harder to focus on one person. 

To help, we limited your potential matches to 3 per day on the free plan, and 10 per day on the paid plan. Remember, these are not random matches – they are the best matches for you, so take them seriously. If you want to swipe (or for women, receive) 1,000 people in an hour, that’s what Tinder is for. 

With UwU we believe in encouraging users to really get to know who they connect with. To explore those matches and see if there is potential for a romantic connection. 

Speaking of our plans…

Find Your Perfect Player Without Breaking The Bank

Other dating sites for gamers (and non-gamers) are focused on keeping you hooked for as long as possible. Their premium monthly subscriptions are eye-wateringly expensive, especially if you stay on for several months at a time. On top of that, as a man you’ll still barely be noticed without additional pay-to-win spotlight boosts.

With GameTree’s UwU dating, we offer a LifeTime Discount payment model of $49. One payment to unlock all UwU premium features (today, and further improvements to come) for life. 

Let’s see how that compares to the competition. 

No Ads

Yup, right now we’re not even doing ads. We may make some concessions to keep our business operational, but know that we are committed to ensuring that we don’t tie our financial incentive to stopping you from finding your love. 

It’s better to make a little less money, and live a genuinely meaningful life than blindly maximize profit. Who knows, with the shifts towards purpose-driven consumption, maybe this will become the next way to maximize profit. 

Fully Integrated 

UwU is not a separate app. For gamers who already use GameTree, UwU sits seamlessly on our platform. If you don’t opt-in to use UwU – the GameTree experience you know and love will be exactly as it is now. 

The Necessity Of Gamer Dating App In Today’s World

So, in this part, I’m going to cover why dating apps are fundamentally designed to keep us single, and then show you how we’re trying to solve each of these problems to provide nothing less than the best dating site/app for gamers. Period. 

Online Dating Revolutionized How We Meet Our Partners

As a hyper-social species, our relationships are arguably the most important thing in our lives (alongside health). They are often our greatest source of love, validation, security, joy, reproduction, and even identity; as you become increasingly similar to the people you spend time with. 

Today, online dating sites are the primary venue by which people meet. The old joke of needing to come up with a plausible alternate story for “how we met”, because society just won’t understand “on Tinder” is really not necessary anymore.

In fact, meeting first in the real world is rapidly becoming the “weirder” or at least rarer circumstance. 

So, if dating apps are so common – why are amazing connections so rare? 

I have a theory and it goes a little something like this…

Why You Suck At Online Dating (spoiler: it’s probably not your fault) 

The reason why the “best” dating sites (mostly) don’t work is simple – corporations are required to maximize the benefit of their stakeholders. In capitalism, this “fiduciary duty” means that there is a legal requirement to maximize profit for investors.

And how do they make money?

All have subscriptions. Some also have ads. All want you there as long as possible. 

And guess how they achieve that – that’s right, by making it hard for you to find someone because as soon as you do, you won’t need them anymore.

Helping us to efficiently find a romantic partner, at the expense of profit, is literally illegal and they can be sued by their stakeholders/investors if decisions are made that result in losing customers. 

The real game is to trick us with the illusion that they are on our side: Helping us to find what we are looking for, while actually providing as little value as possible. 

Most Popular Dating Apps And Why They Don’t Work For Gamers

Now let’s break down all the most popular dating apps that gamers use and let’s take a look at why they are not really suitable for our needs.

Hinge

Hinge, which was supposedly “designed to be deleted”, generally shows matches that are below your level so the relationships won’t work. Meanwhile, their Rose feature allows you to contact only one person per week above your level. And that person is unlikely to respond (don’t worry it’s only $3.99 to buy an additional rose). 

Also, even on the paid subscription, after your first free matches, there is a drastic plummet in quality for all your additional unlimited matches for the rest of the day. 

Also, also, 24-hour Superboosts for only $19.99. Weeeee!

Thanks, Hinge. 

OkCupid 

OkCupid recently made their app purposely worse by removing the ability to sort your best matches first. They also reduced keyword searching (only a small percentage of user profiles are searched each time) to limit your ability to discover good matches, so you have to check every day and use the app longer. 

We like looking at attractive people, so another common tactic is to show these people over and over again even though they are unlikely to ever see your Likes. One woman I know got 6,000 likes overnight when she signed up for OkCupid. As a man, that’s more Likes than I’ve received in my entire 10 years on dating apps, and off 😳.

Women have to struggle to filter through a zombie horde, while guys have the opposite problem – they have to fight the horde to just get their profile noticed.

Tinder 

Tinder, the most famous dating app, has similar issues but at least they have settled on a reputation of being a hookup app (at least in some places in the world). Tinder isn’t even pretending it will find you love or a great match anymore. As a man though, there are still the host of other problems including not being seen without paid boosts (even with a subscription). Can you say pay-to-win?

It’s a game and the final level is your bedroom. XD

Match Group 

Never heard of Match Group? They created the original online dating platform, match.com. 

They also own Hinge. And OKCupid. And Tinder. And 42 others.

Yup, they are an actual monopoly. A big business cranking out apps that seem different, but with the same goal in mind: sell false hope to the masses. 

The only mainstream dating app that’s not owned by Match Group is Bumble, which essentially copied their shitty business model with a weak feminist twist and it’s now about to go public in an IPO.

But okay, before I get called a hater, let me be kind for a moment as I answer the question I can FEEL many of you shouting at me:

A bit mean… but, a good point. 

To be successful, there has to be a perception that dating apps work. So there will always be success stories (although the apps hope they don’t last long) and, given the number of people and time spent on these apps, some good matches are inevitable. 

But, like gambling in Vegas – an individual might strike it lucky but the casino is going to win in the long run. 

In the context of dating sites, that means you don’t find good matches but it feels like you can. 

So you keep using them. And they keep earning. 

Ultimately, we see this as a problem of curation and incentive. But with GameTree’s UwU we think we‘ve found a solution. 

UwU: A Different Way For Gamers to Date

GameTree is fundamentally different from Match Group’s portfolio of romance/hookup platforms. 

The UwU app update was secretly rolled out to existing users a month ago and we’re already receiving great feedback like:

“I’m very happy I downloaded GameTree, I met the love of my life on there, I have made so many new friends from all over the world and in a time like now we need that in our lives.”

“I’m very thankful for GameTree, if I didn’t download it I wouldn’t have found my true love and I wouldn’t be as stress-free and happy as I am now. I honestly don’t know if anyone will actually read this but if you do thank you so much for giving my life the meaning I’ve always wanted but could never find..thank you.”

One more would be nice…

On a personal note, I even heard of a success story close to home – my brother’s sister-in-law just found a boyfriend on GameTree’s UwU dating.  

Starting today, GameTree’s UwU dating becomes available to all. We hope that UwU can help gamers like you find genuine connections, and possibly even help to shift our expectations of the online dating industry towards a more healthy and effective model: one that puts people first. 

Games that keep you playing are entertainment. Dating sites that keep you “playing” are just evil. 

Had enough of sleazy dating apps? Head here to sign up for UwU.

The Gamer Dating App

Made by gamers for gamers. If you’re a real fan of games – if it is your passion and you want to share it with a partner, why sift through tons of non-gamer dating profiles when that’s not what you’re looking for?

Why not start your search in the gaming community, with people who already share your passion for gaming culture?

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What got you into making art?

AdorableTaco
Always wanted to just create beautiful and amazing art pieces, started by making pixel art towers in high school.

GeminisXD
It all started when I was a kid and I always wanted to create something. One day I hope to put it on a video game.

AbstractReverie
When I was 12, my dad bought me a step-by-step drawing book, and ever since then, I’ve been in love with drawing.

What are your inspirations?

AdorableTaco
Cyberpunk styles and anime, all have very unique and interesting ideas that I wanted to re-create and adapt in my own way. One good example is the old Witcher 2 trailer where Letho boards the king’s ship, the 3D renders and animations are very inspiring.

GeminisXD
Monsters, Horror and sometimes to de-stress (really helpful I must confess hahaha).

AbstractReverie
Some artists that have inspired me are Bluesssatan, Caurlette and, itslopez

What piece of art are you most proud of?

AdorableTaco
one of my Bertie robots I made when I was in uni.

GeminisXD
Is hard to say which is my favourite. I am proud of all my designs, but you can visit @nukeclay and tell me which one you prefer.

AbstractReverie
This is a digital drawing of one of my best friends.

Your favorite game, art-wise?

AdorableTaco
Witcher 3, Massive Chalice and South park stick of truth

GeminisXD
I LOOOOOOVE the Bioshock saga, i think is a masterpiece in all ways. I love everything about the game stages, gameplay, history… all is amazing. Sorry sorry, I got inspired.

AbstractReverie
Rainbow six siege, The amount of work that went into the characters and their stories is amazing!

Any social media you would like to plug?

AdorableTaco
my twitch is discovery_planet hoping to start streaming again shortly and my Instagram. 

GeminisXD
To be honest I love drawing, but I’m terrible at it. So this is my 2 favourite Instagram account: @paol4.moo and @tovhidyat This are mine if you like what I do: @geminisxd and @nukeclay.db

AbstractReverie
Instagram – shawnagjones
Twitch – abstractreverie

There you have it! These are only 3 of the many talented and fun people that we feature on GameTree. We all have things that we are good at, and it’s awesome that there are so many users that share their talents with everyone. You can find these people and more on the GameTree app, where you can discover great games and even greater people by doing some simple personality tests and rating the games you already love! If you haven’t checked it out, now is the right time (especially when it’s free)!

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There are so many types of people that create fantastic art of all the games we love. From drawing, paintings, sculptures, clothing and everything in between, we want to see you shine and show off your art to everyone! But before you enter, be aware of the rules and what prizes you’ll get.

Rules:

1. This month’s community spotlight starts from 10/5/20 and lasts until 10/16/20. You have until then to enter.
2. Fill out this form!
3. You must be a GameTree user, and have reached at least level 2 inside the GameTree platform to enter.
4. 3 winners will be chosen at random and after a review of their art to see that you are legit!
5. When you send a sample of your art, be sure it is an original work done by yourself. Fan art or recreations are okay, as long as you made them.
6. The art you submit doesn’t have to be just drawings. It can also be paintings, costumes, sculptures, or anything visual that looks pretty. The world is your oyster!

Prizes:

1. We will post about your content once across all of our social media channels.
2. We will write an article about the three winners’ stories as creators, based on the answers on the form!
3. You will earn an exclusive ‘Highlighted Hero’ badge (see below).
4. You will earn 2000 bonus experience.
5. If you have a live streaming page where you broadcast yourself working on your art, we will autohost you until the next Community Spotlight Event.

Good luck!

<p>The post GameTree Community Spotlight #2 For Artists – Know The Rules! first appeared on GameTree.</p>

For this event, the main theme was “streamers,” so please enjoy seeing these content creators and what they have to offer!

First up, we have TacoBebs. A British Twitch streamer that loves RPGs and games like Final Fantasy, The Binding of Isaac and Stardew Valley. She used to live and teach in China for a year, but now she is in the US streaming on Twitch. When she was asked what got her into streaming, she said, “I miss playing and watching video games with my friends and family, and Twitch is the closest thing to that.”

Regarding what the best parts of her stream are, she said, “I put my heart into my gaming, I always look on the positive side and I don’t give up, no matter how tough the challenge is! Once I spent a whole 2-hour stream trying to get a golden Chocobo.”

Her recent streams have consisted of playing Dragon Quest XI and eating Cheez-Its, which sounds like a pretty good time if you ask me. We asked her for a fun clip that she could show off, and she gave us this fun video of her playing Just Dance 2020. Give it a watch!

You can follow TacoBebs on her GameTree profile, Twitch channel (she streams 1.5 hours a day from Monday through Friday), her Instagram, and her Discord.

Our second winner goes by the name of QueenofShadows52. A small streamer that loves pandas and plays a wide variety of games such as Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Kingdom Hearts. She also like to play Lego games for younger viewers.

You can follow her on Twitch and connect with her on GameTree. She has posted recently that she plans on streaming the new Avengers game, so keep your eyes peeled for her streams on that ;)

And finally, we have a streamer that truly lives up to her namesake: SweetheartRinoa. She is an energetic and positive person that is all about making everyone feel loved and appreciated. She loves making friends when she plays games like Persona 4, and Final Fantasy X. “I wanted an outlet to make friends and make people smile! I want to remind people to never give up and that they are never alone.” is what she said when answering a question about what got her into streaming.

She loves cosplaying, editing videos and drawing. Although she has a little bit of anxiety, she still powers through and creates fun streams that people tune into. Regarding the first time she ever streamed, she said, “I used to stream on console in 2017 on a different account and I was always super shy and nervous! Now I have my own PC setup and while I still get some anxiety sometimes, IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN! First streams always have technical issues but it is nothing ya can’t handle <3 GOTTA KEEP PUSHING AND HAVING A GREAT TIME! NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS! ”

When talking about what her favorite part of streaming is, she said, “Every single person that comes to hang out with me. I LOVE meeting new people and learning about them! Having an opportunity to make someone feel welcomed makes me so so so happy! ”

If you want to get a taste of what her streams are like, you can check out this clip she submitted having a dance party! You can stay on top of what SweetheartRinoa is up to by connecting with her on GameTree, following her on Twitch (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday around 12:45-4:30 EST, and Saturday evenings around 5:30 PM EST), joining her Discord and her new Instagram!

We hope you enjoyed this brief look into the wonderful people we have highlighted today. They are only a few out of many others that make the world of gaming such as fun place to be. Look forward to the next community spotlight event where will take on a different theme and see who gets selected for a chance to make themselves be known.

But why wait when you can log on to GameTree and meet more of these wonderful people yourself? If you haven’t already, you can download the free app on iOS and Android, or use it on your internet browser. Now is the best time to download it, since we just came out with an update that adds Dark Mode and Groups Chats for users and the top rated games on our app.

<p>The post TacoBebs, QueenofShadows52 and SweetHeartRinoa! Our First Community Spotlight Winners! first appeared on GameTree.</p>

Each month we’ll be taking a look at a new group. This month is all about celebrating…

Rules:

1. This month’s community spotlight starts from 8/4/20 and lasts until 8/18/20. You have until then to enter.
2. Fill out this form!
3. You must be a GameTree user, and have reached at least level 2 inside the GameTree platform to enter.
4. 3 winners will be chosen at random and after a review of their stream to see that you are legit!

Prizes:

1. We will post about your content once across all of our social media channels.
2. We will write an article about the three winners’ stories as creators, based on the answers on the form!
3. You will earn an exclusive ‘Highlighted Hero’ badge (see below).
4. You will earn 2000 bonus experience.
5. When you stream, we will autohost you once on our streaming channel.

Good luck!

<p>The post GameTree Community Spotlights – Know The Rules! first appeared on GameTree.</p>

It’s not unusual for people like gamers, or other Internet-savvy folks, to be holed up in their rooms for hours at a time, but even they can feel lonely. The small step from self-imposed isolation to state-mandated quarantine can make the effects of loneliness much worse.

Loneliness can have lasting physical and mental effects. According to a meta-analysis co-authored by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, lack of social connection heightens health risks as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or having an alcohol use disorder. (1) She also found that loneliness and social isolation are twice as harmful to physical and mental health as obesity. (1) 

We, as humans, are social creatures by nature. There’s a reason Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs includes “belongingness and love”. We crave social contact. Without it, the effects of loneliness and isolation can wreak havoc on our bodies both psychologically and physiologically.

So, what does that mean for us living through the Coronavirus quarantine? A study on these effects of isolation said that parents/children who were quarantined had a mean post-traumatic stress score four times higher than those who were not. (2) Studies that report these scores, as a result of a quarantine, show a high prevalence of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and emotional exhaustion. (2) Another study event went as far to confirm that social isolation is, in fact, linked to an increased risk of premature death. (3)  Physician’s have recently discovered that death can have a terrible toll on your body.

All joking aside, not everything is doom and gloom. Here’s the light at the end of the tunnel… 

As gamers, we’ve got a secret weapon in combating this virus and loneliness-stricken pandemic. Even though we’ve been physically cut off from friends, we can always be connected through the virtual world. Through gaming, we can stave off this hidden pandemic. Multiplayer games are connecting people like never before, and even single player games have grown communities at an incredible rate. That means you’re living in an age of connection like no other.

However, to fend off loneliness, there’s more to it than just playing games. Gaming is also about the meaning you create, the engagement you have, the accomplishments you earn, and the relationships you form. (4)

A recent study (4) discovered that relationships play a significant role in contributing to happiness and psychological health. They note that online communities can enhance both the quality and quantity of communication between people, leading to greater closeness and intimacy. Finally, they summarized their findings by saying that in-game relationships offer social and emotional support where players are able to discuss sensitive issues and exchange messages of affection in a way that they may not feel comfortable doing in real life. (4) 

GameTree works hard to help foster those gaming relationships to generate meaning, engagement, and even accomplishments in order to keep us from a social isolation-themed doom. The app’s matchmaking does more than just match you with other gamers, GameTree uses personality typing to tailor your social experiences and game recommendations. With communities built around individual titles, you’ll never run out of people to speak to, or have to worry about feeling lonely again.

The truth of the matter is that the Coronavirus pandemic is far from over. That means, consciously or not, we’re all going to be feeling unprecedented levels of loneliness trapped inside our social isolation bunkers. Let’s all take the right steps in overcoming both of these pandemics. Remember to wash your hands to stop the spread of the virus, and, when you start feeling lonely, good old online gaming with GameTree can be the perfect medicine.

Sources (referenced in APA, and parenthetically) 

• (1) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691614568352
• (2) Brooks, S. K., Webster, R. K., Smith, L. E., Woodland, L., Wessely, S., & Greenberg, N. (2020, February 26). The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence. Retrieved April 14, 2020, from https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30460-8/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR36LpFsHEjd2YHpM-UR7ip_qV8ZPIKmPiEatpm5fkSuhV8bhCSNT0cy_r8
• (3) https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/188/1/102/5133254
• (4) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00260/full#B29

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If there’s one thing gamers are good at, it’s having fun at home. But isolation doesn’t mean you have to play alone! Hang out online and play together with old pals, or forge brand new friendships all from the safety of your own home.

Gaming is a great way to continue to connect with other people. You can still have many exciting multiplayer experiences online whether you’ve known them for years or only recently met! However, we realize that the internet and gaming communities can be a toxic place for many, so how do we get rid of all of those unpleasant folks and only keep the nice people? That’s where we come in.

DISCOVER FRIENDS

GameTree is all about curating your experience based on your unique definition of fun. By completing our personality test, along with laying out your personal values and Gamer DNA, you can get matched with people that are similar to you so you can have the best experience possible. Much better than getting yelled at by randos online, huh?

DISCOVER GAMES

You don’t know what game to play? We can help with that to. GameTree comes with a game recommendation engine that show you games you are predicted to like based on the games you rating high or low. After discovering these new games, you can find people that play it and off you go! It’s that easy!

DISCOVER SESSIONS

Now that you have found some good matches and know what game to play, it’s time to open up a session! You can either create your own or join someone else’s start having fun together. Through this, you can gain experience points that let you level up in our gamification system, granting you awesome new features the more you level up.

And now that you know how to make friends during this time, we also made a list of 5 games you can play while stuck at home, so that you can spend hours having fun with the people you care about the most. Let us know how it goes, and happy gaming!

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A while back, we teased you all with a portion of our data insights, but we still have so much more information to share with you! We have accumulated a lot of data across thousands of our users over a wide range of metrics. We believe that in sharing the infographics below, we can learn to better understand ourselves and the gaming community.

About the sample

I think this bears repeating from the previous set of data insights: All data presented in this report is available to the public. GameTree is a Public Benefit Corporation, which is acknowledged as a charter purpose. Our hope is that this large data dump will be helpful to gamers, game developers, researchers, journalists, investors, and many others who are involved or interested in the gaming industry. For inquiries and database queries, write to help@gametree.me.

While we’re at it, we will also take the data from the previous article and further expand on it to enrich the discussion even further.

ALL USERS

Before we get into the nitty-gritty details, let’s begin by showing data based on all of our users as a whole. This will give us a better perspective of the numbers as we start to narrow things down and be more specific about the people we are talking about.

Among all of our users, we have a large amount of 13-17 year-old people, with 18-22 following afterward. This is exactly what we were expecting, since the younger crowd is usually the ones most involved in gaming and the community. As the groups grow older though, we start to see a  deep decline in the amount of users belonging to those older groups.

This too is a normal and expected result. As gamers grow older, they have more responsibilities and therefore less time to get as involved as they would like. This isn’t to say that these older groups don’t necessarily like gaming anymore, but rather a large amount of them don’t have time for it.

For the distribution of genders amongst all of our users, we have a result of 92.1%, with 7.9% being females. This is another fairly common thing to see, with the gaming space holding a largely male audience. In general, the amount of women getting into games is actually getting higher, but as far as our users go at the time of the survey, this is the result we got.

For the sake of being thorough, we added another graph that includes an alternative for anyone that doesn’t identify as any of the two genders. This only changes the male bar, bringing it from a 92.1% to 90.9%. The “Other” category is only 1.2%, but we think it was still worth mentioning.

Across all of our users, the most prominent personality type is the ENFJ, with ESFJ and ENTJ right behind that. It seems that most of the extroverted types are at the top, while the more introverted personalities are understandably on the lower end. We could be here talking about personality types all day, but you can get a good idea of what all the types consist of by visiting our wiki page.

The above image is the Gamer DNA data across all of our surveyed users. We can see what everyone prefers in all listed aspects of games. Apparently, characters, lore and excitement are what people ultimately look for. Teamwork and socializing with others also stands pretty strong toward the top.

Dominance and status are the lowest ranked things, but the numbers are still nothing to sneeze at. For the most part, players prefer a game that can give them a well realized world with memorable characters and moments they can appreciate, as opposed to something that is more mechanically stimulating or competitive.

After surveying all of our users, the results show us that Action games are the genre of choice for most gamers, hitting an impressive 90.3%. Below that, we have Adventure games and RPGs, hitting a solid 68% and 65% respectively.

The overall preference across all of our users is that they would very much rather place their games on PC, with mobile gaming coming in at second place to that. The lowest platform is understandably the Wii, since it’s old age is a big part of why it isn’t any higher.

Based on all the users that were surveyed, 43.3% are from Eastern Europe, with USA & Canada being the second biggest audience. The smallest amount of people come from Africa and Oceania, making up 1.2% and 1.6% of the user base respectively.

AGE GROUP PREFERENCES: GAMER DNA

The next data we’re going to share with you is age groups. Starting at age 13 and going all the way to 53+. We noticed an interesting trend in how the preferences practically flip upside down when expressing what people look for in a video game as the player grows older.

 For kids 13 and up, we can see that there’s a heavy lean toward socializing, which makes sense for that age range. Status is right below that, which would also fit well within someone’s teenage years. Teens tend to search for their unique identity and also obtain approval from their peers or the person they have a crush on.

It’s interesting how this is also reflected in the games that they want to play. Pay attention to the placement of the categories, as they will start to shift around and end up in totally different places as users grow older.

In the 18-22 range, we can see dominance rising up to the top and status having a slight increase. Socializing is almost all the way at the bottom now, and a far lower priority than what gamers in their teenage years had deemed important. Other categories that have risen up are sound, grinding, and difficulty.

Now that the players are older and more experienced, they want to play something that can actually challenge them. That very likely goes together with dominance and status, in which the desire is to dominate a challenging game to obtain a higher status among their friends.

Moving to ages 23-27, we have these young adults caring more about sound, roleplay and characters, while practice, dominance, and even status have been dethroned and taken all the way to the bottom.

One interesting detail here is that socializing went from -0.1% to -3.6%. Pay attention to this parameter as the players get older, because it seems that the older one gets, the less they yearn for connection with others and would rather look at the content of the game itself. According to what’s at the top, this is an age range where players prefer to get immersed into the experience of the game without a necessity for social interaction.

In this really cool-looking graph, we have the 28-32 range. The preferences are getting smaller as we see the top choice be only 2% on the side of complexity. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we can see -11.7% for status.

At this age, gamers seem to practically forsake the idea of a higher social status through games. Instead, they seem to favor something more compelling that encourages critical thinking. A lot of the same parameters from the 23-27 range are still in the same spots, but their percentage has decreased. Interest in games is generally decreasing.

Let’s move a bit further in time and check out the gaming preferences of the 33-42 range. Compared to the younger ranges, this graph is looking significantly more purple. At around this age, interest in gaming is getting lower and lower. There are only four positive categories while the rest don’t incite any interest from the players. A lack of interest in socializing, dominance and status continues to rise.

Although it might look a bit depressing to see these preferences slowly get smaller and smaller, this data is actually showing us something completely normal. As people grow older, they have more responsibilities and other tasks that take up most of their time. Desiring more out of life and finding interest in other things makes people stray away from video games a bit more, as opposed to a kid that has all the time in the world to play games. With that said, let’s move on to an even older range.

 For the 43-52 range, we are seeing much older people show a relatively minuscule amount of interest for these aspects of gaming, with graphics being the only thing that truly piques their interest. The only other thing in red is a measly 0.1% for exploration.

They have pretty much no interest in status, dominance or even having the game be particularly hard. Again, we want to remind you that is totally normal and natural for older people to have less preferences in games, since people change a lot over time.

And finally, we have the 53+ age range. Here, we can actually start to see things turn around. Instead of disinterest going up, it’s actually going down a bit, and also we see more categories make it to the top. Graphics, sound, complexity, and difficulty are the preference of people over 52 that plays games, while the disinterest is actually going down for all other categories.

AGE GROUP PREFERENCES: GENRE

Starting off with the teenagers that range from 13-17, we can see a firm decision made in favor of Fighting and Action games, while RPGs, Strategy and Casual games are left in the dust. Not only are Fighting and Action games visually stimulating, but they are also fast, loud, stylish and can mostly be played with friends.

This aligns quite nicely with our previous data indicating that gamers of this age like games that will give them both status and social interactions. Fighting games in particular can get competitive, and so beating other people at these games will give them status among their friends.

During the Gamer DNA batch of info, we saw a lot of categories switching from top to bottom as the players got older. However, here is the age group of 18-22, which shows more of an addition of genres, as opposed to them switching places, with only one exception. Here, RPGs have risen to the top while Action stays in almost the same spot. The once uninteresting Casual, Adventure and Strategy are now a part of the red team for genres that 18-22 year olds are interested in. 

This goes hand-in-hand with the previous results implying that gamers of this particular age want something that is a bit more challenging and cerebral for them, as opposed to the teenager range that would rather go for something a bit more simple, like Fighting, which is now at -0.6%.

Moving on to the 23-27 year-old age group, RPGs have risen up significantly. This genre tends to have large and elaborate worlds with detailed characters to immerse yourself in, so it would make sense that RPGs would be their genre of choice. Based on the data, this particular age doesn’t fully prioritize challenge and instead goes for something more immersive and enjoyable. 

This would also explain why the Casual genre took a big jump from 0.6% to 5.8%. Remember that as these gamers are getting older, they have many other things on their mind besides what they’re going to eat for lunch during recess. This age group, and the rest moving forward, are those that don’t have as much time to play as they used to, so gaming is usually a way to relax from a long day of work. They prefer these genres because they are either fun and don’t require much brain power, or they are a temporary escape from the real world.

On the other hand, Strategy is still up there at a healthy 5.5%. RPGs can also have strategic elements as well. Some of these top genres, especially RPGs, are predominantly single player experiences, which fits nicely with our Gamer DNA results showing that this is the point where social interaction is not as desirable as it once was.

For the 28-32 age group, RPGs only went down 0.3%. However, everything else increased a bit, with even Sports & Racing finally breaking through the blue and onto the red bars of preference. If you haven’t noticed, the Action genre has kept going down in preference as the players grow older.

When gamers reach the 33-42 range, Strategy games are now their top preference. RPGs and Adventure games are now tied for second place as Sports & Racing makes a big leap from 0.7% to 10.8%. Fighting games made a small comeback with a 3.6% preference. Music & Party along with Action are not the preferred kind of game to play at this age.

Casual games took a big rise as the 43-52 range shows us a vastly different image than the younger group’s results. Strategy and Music & Party games are the only other genre that’s relevant to this age range, while all the other genres a not necessarily on their radar.

As people grow older, things like their reflexes and eye sight get worse, which would explain why Action games have a -17.0% result in preference. Action games tend to be very fast and high energy, which clashes with older people that enjoy it as well as they did before.

Lastly, we have the 53+ age group. Casual games are now at the top with 9.2%, with Music & Party and Sports & Racing next to it as the preferred genres to play. This makes sense, since these genres tend to be lighter and easier to understand.

All the other genres involve a lot more commitment, fast movements and reflexes that gamers of this age might not necessarily have anymore. Of course, this means that Action games are far behind at -28.4% with no signs of getting better in the future.

AGE GROUP PREFERENCES: PLATFORMS

Now, we are going to tackle age groups in terms of platform preference. Ranging from home consoles to mobile and even tabletop activity in the real world, there is just as much of a variety of results than all the previous batches of data we have.

Our youngest age group of teenagers have a predominantly mobile preference. If you have seen kids at the store or in a restaurant play with a tablet constantly, then you know this piece of data is true and accurate. Joking aside, It is pretty interesting seeing all the other platforms that come below, like the Wii for example.

It’s surprising that the preference is higher than say PlayStation, which is all the way down to the bottom. Nintendo is far better known for having more family-friendly games than PlayStation, but the having the Wii higher than a more modern console like the Switch is surprising.

Mobile gaming does a complete 180 as they go from the top and now all the way to dead last in preference. This age group has now turned to computers and have become PC players. They don’t seem to show interest in any of the other platforms. Tabletop gaming seems to be rising in preference

Mobile gaming is preferred even less in the 23-27 age group. PlayStation and Tabletop gaming are much higher now while preferring to play on PC is slowly getting lower. Pay attention to the Computer category as continues to dwindle in preference as players as the age groups get older, while Tabletop keep getting higher.

As gamers age, they seem to be less and less interested in mobile gaming. When it comes to consoles, all of their percentages have increased a little, with PlayStation at the lead and meeting people over Tabletop as a close second.

Moving on to the 30s, we have the Computer joining the Mobile platform in terms of non-preference. The main three consoles (PlayStation, Xbox and Switch) are strong at the top, much higher in preference than the previous age group. Tabletop is starting to rear its head though as it’s slowly, but surely starting to pick up steam with an older demographic.

For the 43-52 crowd, we have Tabletop gaming rising to the top, with PlayStation and Xbox receiving about half as much interest. Computers are still very low on the list, but Mobile is actually making a bit of a comeback with 2.0% preference, which is much better than the -10.2% that the younger group had.

Time to pour one out for the PC master race because it is at the lowest point, with PlayStation and Xbox in tow. For people of this age, tabletop gaming is more interesting than playing a video game. Because Tabletop games are more personal, a bit slower and require you to be in the same room as someone else, they prefer it than say playing online with someone else through a console.

AGE GROUP PREFERENCES: LOCATION

When it comes to age group preferences based on location, we can see a very clear, and almost exclusive,  preference toward Eastern Europe, while all other locations are at either 0% or less in preference. Even though Eastern Europe is at the top right now, the tables will turn in the complete opposite direction very quickly.

And just like that, the 18-22 age group has USA & Canada at the top of the preferences for location. Eastern Europe has surprisingly dropped all the way down to -5.4. There is as much of an interest in gaming in that territory as it now is in North America, Southeast Asia and Western Europe.

The appetite to play games in USA & Canada in dwindling a little bit within the 23-27 group, but it’s actually increasing in other territories like Western Europe and Latin America. Interestingly, the lack of preference to play games in Eastern Europe keeps getting bigger the older gamers get.

When it comes to the 28-32 age group, Eastern Europe has arrived at the same point of non-preference that USA & Canada was once at. But now, it has 7.8% in preference, with Western Europe and Latin America also increasing.

Eastern Europe is at its lowest point here with -29.2% as USA & Canada continues to become the place of preference for gaming at 18.2%. At this age range, the preference of playing in Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia has increased a small amount.

For the 43-52 age range, we are seeing some notable changes. USA & Canada is starting to drop to 15.4%. Also, Easter Europe showed a small change from the previous -29.2% to -28.7%. All the other locations in between those two are showing the usual small increase in preference.

USA & Canada, after it’s winning streak of being the top place of preference for gaming, is now second to Africa, with only a 0.2% difference between one another. All the other locations have slightly decreased as well. Most of the bars seems fairly balanced, but only because of USA & Canada’s big descent in preference. Although Eastern Europe went from -28.7% to -8.3%, it is still the lowest location in gaming preference.

GAMING PREFERENCES BY PERSONALITY TYPE

This is a big chart with all of the MBTI personality types showing Gamer DNA differences divided by personality type. If you already know what each personality represents, when a lot of what you can see above makes sense.

Extroverted individuals like the ENTP and ENTJ love things like status, complexity and dominance. This is in sheer contrast to the INFP, INTJ, who are introverted and don’t want any of that. Instead, that prefer something more along the lines of complexity, critical thinking and sound.

The genre preferences by personality type, Action come out on top, at least on average. When we get more specific about what each individual personality likes, then it gets a bit more specific. It seems that the more extroverted personality types prefer Fighting, Sports & Racing and Music & Party games.

The genre preferences by personality type, Action come out on top, at least on average. When we get more specific about what each individual personality likes, then it gets a bit more specific. It seems that the more extroverted personality types prefer Fighting, Sports & Racing and Music & Party games.

These results would make sense as extroverts would most likely want to play something where they can engage with others and not play alone. For introverted personalities, we can see a long and consistent strip of red in favor of more casual games. Strategy, RPGs and Adventure games seem to be highly preferred by introverted gamers.

Next up, we have preferences in platform, split up by personality type. On average, 71.4% of gamers would rather play on PC, but if we look closer into more specific personalities, we can find some interesting things. First off, the extroverted crowd is more about playing on the go with mobile gaming. There is a little bit of tabletop gaming in there, but not as much as expected, considering how tabletop is mostly a social activity.

Ironically, it’s within the introverted side that we saw a large amount of people preferring to play tabletop games. Interestingly, there was also a pretty sizable amount of introverts that preferred playing on Nintendo Switch and Wii over other consoles.

GAMING PREFERENCES BY GENDER

Moving on from age groups, we will now proceed to comparing gender groups and see how they compare in gaming preferences such as genre, platform, and Gamer DNA.

When comparing male and female gamers, it looks like females enjoy Casual games more than Action games, which is what the males like. This is to be expected, since Adventure and Music & Party games are also within female preferences, while the male side has a preference for Sports & Racing and strategy games. This is all the typical stuff we have come to expect, but it gets more interesting the deeper we delve into this data.
When it comes to the platforms that different genders are into, we find that women are far more flexible in trying anything out short of a PC. They prefer PlayStation, Xbox and even Tabletop. For men, it’s almost exclusively PC, which isn’t to say that they don’t play on other platforms; this is just a preference.

This next graph is pretty cool, since we can see what aspects of games the different genders are generally interested in. For females, we can see that they have a preference for graphics, achievement and artistic creativity among other similar things. The genres they like seem to fit well with the Gamer DNA shown here.

This is in stark contrast to males, who prefer to play games that can provide them difficulty, status, dominance and complexity. This also makes sense, since their favorite genres happen to be action-oriented or involve sports.

This is an interesting graph depicting the skewness between males and females across the 16 personality types. Several introverted categories tend to lean towards the female side (looking at you, INFPs!), while some of the extroverted categories leaned towards the males (those extroverted, thinking, judging types). The most heavily-skewed personality types on the male and female sides are polar opposites of each other. Perhaps opposites don’t attract after all.

Our user base seems to have a lot of females from Oceania; 91.0% to be precise. USA & Canada also has a big presence of females with 56.8%. The male side has a 42.8% from Eastern Europe. 

GENDER PREFERENCE + OTHERS

This set of data will cover a combination of gender preference differences and other metrics such as age groups, Gamer DNA, location, and more.

This graph shows some very interesting information as we delve into gender preference difference based on age groups. Immediately we can notice the “Other” category with a massive 586.6% result for the 53+ age group, which comprises 0.5% of the total. On the other side of the spectrum, we can see 37.9% of the 13-17 age group. 24.9% of it is male, with female gamers making up -25%. The rest is “Other” with 14.3%.

In seeing gender preference difference based on Gamer DNA, we can see come very clearly leanings that almost go completely at odds to one another. For example, we have the males, who prefer to play games for the difficulty. However, the females have a similar number pointing at the opposite direction. The same thing can be said for dominance and complexity and status. It’s really interesting how one results is almost a flipped-around version of the other.

Men seem to prefer Action and Sports games, while women are more into Casual and Music & Party games. We certainly don’t want to sound stereotypical, but these results are so unsurprising that it’s difficult not to. The numbers don’t lie, and it looks like these two genders are at odds with each other here too.

Gender preference difference based on location shows some stuff that is very similar to other pieces of information throughout the article. A male majority from Eastern Europe is pretty expected, but there is a wider spread from the “Other” category from Asia, Middle East and Southeast Asia. The 0.5% of Africans has a 78% of women and then -37% and -100% result for males and “Other” respectively.

When it comes to personality types, the “Other” category occupies a little bit of everything, but mostly the lower end of the percentages, with many of them consisting of ISTJ, ISTP and ESTP. Moving to the top, we can see males with 143.4% ENTJs and then 133.7% ESTJs. Females mostly occupy the INFP spot with 121.3%. Lastly, they have ENFPs and INFJs with 57.6% and 68.7%

For platforms, we have a fairly expected set of results, with males preferring to play on the computer more than any other platform. Females seem to be more open to playing games on many other platforms like Wii, Switch and even tabletop. The “Other” category comprises of mobile, tabletop and Wii. This one is pretty self explanatory and can be connected to many other graphs we have here.

GENRE DIFFERENCES BY GAMER DNA

After surveying our users and comparing Gamer DNA and genre differences, we noticed that players think of Fighting and Sports games for status and dominance, in almost the same measure of preference between each other. Of course, these games can get very competitive, so it makes sense that these are the reasons people would play them. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we see games like RPGs and Casual games that show a complete disinterest in the part of the players if status and dominance is something they want out of them. 

Strategy of course has the players’ preference when talking about difficulty, critical thinking and complexity; these are relatively obvious. One of the more surprising results is Music & Party games, which contains the most positive reception with the only lack of preference comes from Critical Thinking and Status. Other than that, Music & Party provides a little bit of everything.

GENRE DIFFERENCES BY PLATFORMS

It looks like people prefer to play action games on their computer more than anything else, while the kind of game that they would play the least is a Music & Party game; just a little bit more over sports. People that play games on their Wii though are entirely the opposite in that the game that PC players would not play are exactly the ones that Wii players would. A 49.9% preference for sports and a whopping 78.9% for Music & Party games on the Wii.

GAMING PREFERENCES BY LOCATION

When looking at Genre preferences based on location, we get some interesting results in what kind of games people prefer to play. For starters, it seems people from Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia really enjoy playing Music & Party games. Meanwhile, North America has an almost exact 40.0% preference toward Casual games. Despite that, the average preferred game to play around the world is actually Action games, with a whopping 90.3%.

If any of you were looking for some BIG numbers in these graphs, you finally arrived at the one you wanted. This particular set of results shows platform preference by location. Despite Xbox having an average of 13.9% preference around the world, North America has an astounding 255.4% preference to the Microsoft console. The Nintendo Switch is only a little bit behind with 199.8% preference in North America.

The big numbers don’t stop there. Latin America and Africa seem to love the Wii a whole lot, while the rest of the platforms having a tiny percentage by comparison. And finally, Asia and Eastern Europe seem to prefer mobile gaming over playing consoles or tabletop.

It seems that most of the world think that there truly is something to gain out of gaming, since these results show a pretty mix of preferences around the globe. The most noticeable one is probably Easter Europe, where they apparently prefer to play games for both difficulty and status. That’s normal, since bragging rights tend to follow when overcoming a challenge.

Other interesting tidbits are that USA & Canada prefer to play for grinding and dominance, similar to Europe in which they try to rise up to the challenge. For other areas like Southeast Asia, they focus less on the difficulty of a game and more on sound and practice, although there isn’t a lot here that they don’t prefer.

The most striking result here is Africa with 151.9%, 128.5% and 108.4% in INFJ, ENTP and INTJ respectively. Western Europe has a wider variety of personality types, although mosts of them a largely introverted. Asia has a 117.7% of ISTPs, but Southeast Asia has a bigger variety of personality types throughout, with ISTPs also being the highest.

GAMING PREFERENCES BY PLATFORM

We have another interesting set of results in the form of Gamer DNA preference by platforms. It’s surprising how focused the PC platform is being played for status, socializing, difficulty and mechanical skills. These are the only categories while the other categories demonstrate a strong lack of preference for playing on PC. This makes sense, since a mouse and keyboard can provide more precise movements in games like first-person shooters and MOBAs. People that are more on the competitive side and care about performing the best can tend to play on PC.

Other than computers, the mobile platform is the only other one that is played for status. All other platforms have a strong presence toward the contrary. The other consoles have pretty self-explanatory rises in preference in place where it makes sense, such as Xbox having high preference for dominance and graphics while Tabletop is preferred for roleplaying.

Nintendo Wii, Tabletop and Switch have high preference on Casual, Music & Party and all else that leans on the side of simplicity and accessible fun for everyone. This is pretty commonly known, so it makes sense to see Nintendo cover these categories, especially the Wii. Tabletop in particular also has the addition of Strategy for why people prefer to play this platform, which fits well with games that involve armies and handling many units all at once.

Most of these results look similar, with the exception of PC that is preferred for playing Action, Adventure, RPGs and Strategy games. Xbox and PlayStation also control the corner for fighting and sports games, with the only exception being that the Wii has a higher preference percentage for Sports.

WRAP-UP: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?

Overall, the data presented for gaming preferences via many different metrics indicate a pretty natural progression of a human being’s growth and how their interests grow alongside it. They start out amazed with games as kids, with nothing but their seemingly infinite time and a desire for status and socializing with action-packed and fast experiences, seemingly on phones and then on PC. They get to know others as they get to know themselves as well. However, as they grow older, they don’t yearn for the same social rewards and instead would rather be challenged or play something more thought-provoking that doesn’t require social interaction. And if it’s a social activity, older gamers seem to prefer Tabletop gaming. For males, things are more competitive, action-oriented and focused on difficulty. Females on the other hand are more emotional, preferring sound and having enjoyable experiences with not a lot of competition.

Time passes and gaming isn’t that much of a priority anymore. They like the sound, graphics, and appreciate the overall production quality, but they are not interested in much else. In fact, many of them would rather leave the digital and engage in a more physical board game. It’s not until the age of 52+ where it seems like interest is somehow rekindled, which results in more categories rising up again. 

Hopefully this enormous dump of information is helpful and brings about a better understanding of Gamer DNA, gender, age, and personality type, and a better understanding between gamers. Feel free to write to us at help@gametree.me with any questions, inquiries, or comments.

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Data science by Daniel Du and article by Jorge Varela.

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