For me, it has to be “souls like”. I don’t get much time to game so when I do, I want linear stories that are challenging but not to the extent that I can’t move forward without dying 100 times.
Also, sims that encourage a lot of DLC purchases - I’m an old school gamer and games used to come with all of the content - for one price. Now it’s just a given we have to hand over more money for half the game content.
I tend to avoid sports sims, like Madden, NBA, etc. I grew up playing every major sport until I graduated from college, they just aren’t that fun for me. I get bored after the first half of most games, unless it’s NHL. I just wish they release NHL on PC again, I’d play that one.
Same - it was a sad day when I realized this