"Women love video games," Dressmaker dev says, there just aren't enough games for them: "We were definitely targeting women from the get-go"

alessandro@lemmy.ca · 9 days ago

"Women love video games," Dressmaker dev says, there just aren't enough games for them: "We were definitely targeting women from the get-go"

Nefara@lemmy.world · 8 days ago

But ultimately what we still see is that “girly games” are much less respected and women are harassed in online and competitive games, as well as we’re less respected when we speak on topics of gaming than men. This is especially the case in “gamer” spheres which still maintain a pretty hard-core misogyny problem.

This exactly. As if clicking heads for 100 hours makes you more of a gamer than playing the Sims for 100 hours. As if having guns and gore effects makes a game a “real” game, and no other type of game “counts”.

"Women love video games," Dressmaker dev says, there just aren't enough games for them: "We were definitely targeting women from the get-go"

"Women love video games," Dressmaker dev says, there just aren't enough games for them: "We were definitely targeting women from the get-go"

17,000 Steam reviews, 98% positive, and only a month since launch: Dressmaker is a massive hit, and the devs reckon it shows "women are such an underserved market"