Discussions

The phenomenon becomes clearer when seeing the influence of content creators and viewers in shaping trends. An article I read elaborates on how TikTok created and simultaneously confused an entire gaming genre, showing that aesthetics, shareability, and meme potential often outweigh classic gaming criteria — you can find it here: https://nerdbot.com/2026/01/27/how-tiktok-created-and-confused-an-entire-gaming-genre/. It really highlighted for me how player communities now actively co-create meaning and popularity for games.