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Hii! I’m 23 and looking for a girly duo to play games with and actually build a friendship with too. I’d love someone around my age who’s down to game, talk, and just vibe together. If we don’t click, that’s completely okay ofc 🫶
I’m pretty introverted at first, so I can be a little quiet in the beginning, but once I get comfortable I become way more talkative lol. I play on Xbox, so I’d prefer someone on Xbox too since it makes things easier.
I recently started playing Elden Ring for the first time and I’m honestly obsessed with it already 😭 so if you play Elden Ring you automatically get cool points.
Other games I play:
Minecraft

Stardew Valley

Fortnite (I don’t play often but I’m willing to)

Roblox

Kletka

and a bunch of other random games lol

I’m also super open to trying new games together.
I also love just chilling in vc while gaming, drinking a little, or taking an edible and laughing at absolutely everything 😭 so bonus points if you enjoy that cozy late-night gaming vibe too.
Mainly just looking for someone genuine who actually wants to play consistently and get to know each other instead of playing once and disappearing lol

Hi all!

I’m 17 and have always wanted to create content around games!

I’ve been reflecting for a while about this topic. Misogyny is nothing new and with the wide spread use of short form content such as tiktok, reels, and shorts, I feel like it’s been even more damaging to women due to this hive mind mentality of teenagers on the internet wanting to seem cool.

Observing a lot of my favourite content creators to watch, I can’t help but notice such a stark difference in the way men and women are treated. It’s no surprise, but it’s still discouraging. For example, a male creator will say something specific or have a big personality and will be loved for it, but all I can think of is how many people would call him annoying if he was a woman.

That is not to say I am perfect in this either, I am a product of our society and I, unfortunately, notice that I struggle with some internalised misogyny; I will think a female creator is annoying or embarrassing, but then I’ll stop myself and wonder if I’d say the same thing if it was a male and often times, I don’t think I would. I even vividly remember being around 7 years old and saying a joke, then thinking that it would’ve been much funnier if I was a boy.

Another thing I notice is that most popular female content creators have a fandom space that I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. Some of them play into it which is up to them, but I feel like it puts a limit on popularity - like you can only reach a higher level of fame if you do play into it rather than avoid it. I feel as if a lot of them have incel type fans who form these parasocial relationships with them or fans who behave in a sexist manner towards them and degrade them but label it ‘funny’, while male content creators have funnier, more interesting fan spaces. That is not to say male creators don’t struggle with weird fans too, but I feel like it is much more common with women and somehow more sociably accepted and fall upon the blame of the creators, if that makes sense; female creators often get blamed for the weird behaviour of their fans.

I’m not sure why I’m sharing my thoughts, but it’s something that’s been weighing on my mind for a while. I often feel so much envy towards some male creators that it bothers me, I love being a girl and I love these safe spaces for us, but it always makes me jealous to look through a glass ceiling.

I would like to think female spaces are improving, but I still find the idea of creating content intimidating no matter how much I want to do it.

Just some thoughts, have a wonderful day and enjoy all your games!! :)

Hi, I think this is the best sub to post this in.

I'm thinking of getting myself a handheld for gaming, I'm currently using my sister's switch and my brother's ps5, but I want something for my own..

The thing is, my hands are a bit smaller than average, and my wrist gets strained easily. From pictures online, I feel like most of the handhelds won't be comfortable for me to use for longer than 30 minutes (・・;)

XBOX Ally isn't an option for me because I don't really like XBOX system lol.

So what are my options?

I like the idea of steam os consols, but the reviews about the SD OLED and Legion GO s are very mixed.

So what do you think? I need small handed girls to give me some advice please.

I need something comfortable, easy to use, and would last me for at least the next 3 years without getting weak.

You can of course give me your options and suggestions even outside the 3 handhelds I've mentioned ☆

I like to play cozy games to relax or before bed & I used to love dress up type games as a kid. Is there something new like that? Like dress up/fashion/hair/makeup games. I just wanna create characters in my down time & I’m a sucker for kawaii anime girls lol

When your actually shit at the game your playing like I’ve disappointed all the pioneers for girl gaming

hi!! i know coop games are requested on here all the time so i apologize. but my best friend (26f) and i (26f) have lived together for 6 years and im moving cross country in a few days. we are both really sad and love gaming together, so im trying to find us something to look forward to. split fiction is probably our favorite, but we love sackboy, a way out, all the stereotypical cozy games. i love turn based and roleplaying games (cyberpunk) and have tried to get her into it but she doesn't love heavy combat. if anyone has any suggestions, i would really appreciate it!!

As stated above, I’m looking for recommendations like the Last Gas Station. I’m obsessed with it and terrified of what I’m going to do when I’ve exhausted everything. I really like the fact that it has a story tied to it, and even more that the story was a little spooky. AndI enjoyed that it keeps me busy while still being laid back. I tried the demo for Discounty and it was… alright, but maybe the full version is a little more interesting?

I’d love any shop sims recommendations that give similar vibes, if any exist, and I apologize in advance for such a wishy-washy sounding request!

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For me, I would love an open world zombie survival horror. Bonus points if it has Rockstar Games’s eye for detail!
I also think a game based on the new movie “Apex” would be super cool!

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Another rant about being a girl on a video game.

I hang out in area VC to hear the people hanging around, it's mostly just people who forget to mute their mics, etc. but occasionally there will be people asking for help in dungeons. Well, Xbox has a bug rn where party chat bleeds into game chat (at least on ESO) and today I forgot about that and my party chat bled into area chat while I was telling my bf how to swallow pills without having to taste them (pool water in the back of your throat and drop the pills in the pool then swallow). And I guess someone heard me talking about swallowing and thought it was me being dirty bc he ended up cat calling me in area chat for the 10 mins I was queued for a dungeon. Then he happened to be in the dungeon I got. The whole time I hear him going on and on about how I need to mount up with him, get on this dick, blah blah blah. Finally at the end of the dungeon he whispers me to drop my bf and get with him. I told him to fuck off and he tells me to enjoy my 3 day ban. Idk if I'll get banned or not but JFC take the hint buddy, if I'm ignoring you, I'm not interested.

This is not the first time I've been harassed and certainly not the last I'm sure but it was particularly annoying.

Hi I am a 23f I've never had a PC, but its something I've always wanted to get into but I never had space in my childhood bedroom and my older brothers got games and as a result I wasn't allowed because we have a console at home mentality which I was not allowed touch. So now I want to make my inner child happy and get a pc I love watching horror games on YouTube and different cosy games like the cosmic wheel sisterhood, a lot of story games I also like games like cod and stuff. But I am looking into pcs I want to spend €800 max but every conversation i see on reddit and shit feels like its coming from gear heads, I won't need the most powerful prettiest pc I just want one that works well and won't crap itself after a year but I have no idea because one person says something is amazing one person says its crap so if anyone is at the beginning of their journey on a budget what did you get and is it meeting expectations.

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Hi!!

I just go into Overwatch and would like to get tips and tricks. I have never played (online or not) FPS games before but always wanted to. Is Overwatch a great game to start my journey into such games or is this suicide?

Also, I just finished downloading the game on my Switch 2 because I feel better with console controls but would it be better to play it on PC?

I don’t really know anything about this game (I have heard great things about it and thought it looked pretty fun) so please tell me all the things I need to know!! 😫

Hello ! I’ve been fighting to keep my PS5 storage from hitting the limit but I really don’t want to delete anymore games / past progress.

I’ve seen the official PS storage drives and their price is just insane to me: are there any good cheap alternatives? I’m not looking for huge space, TB is definitely overkill, maybe just like 150 - 300 gb

Any fans of Not for Broadcast here? I remember finding out about this game on Reddit but I don't remember if it was here or on another sub. I started it yesterday and it's blowing my mind!

The gameplay is so unique – you are the director of a news channel and need to choose what to air from 4 screens, also jumping from a speaker to the other, while juggling increasing challenges to ensure the audience keeps on watching. All of this happens in a hot political context and you need to make private and personal choices linked to a new totalitarian party and this affects what happens next (I'm still in the first days of the game so I'm not sure about what awaits me).

The thing that I'm loving so much and hadn't read about is that it's full of comedy bits in full British humor mode. Interviews, live reports and ads get increasingly silly and surreal. After a work day, you can access a room where you can replay everything that went on air plus the bits where hosts and guests talked off-air and you missed while focusing on the main audio and it's hilarious. It's like watching a whole comedy mockumentary show within the game.

If any of this sounds appealing to you I really recommend getting it! There are 5 levels of difficulty so you can also choose to enjoy the story without too much stress while you're on air. I'm trying the normal level right now ("Broadcast") and I'm loving the challenge.