Watch: Attention developers, stop trying to make AAA games for everyone

Skip to main content

Open menu Close main menu

GamesRadar+ The Games, Movies, TV & Comics You Love

Sign in

View Profile
Sign out

Search

Search GamesRadar+

Games
TV
Movies
Hardware
Video
News
Reviews
Guides
Deals
More
- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
- PC
- Platforms
- Tabletop Gaming
- Comics
- Toys & Collectibles
- Newsarama
- Retro Gamer
- Newsletters
- About us
- Features

Gaming Magazines

Why subscribe?

Subscribe from just £3
Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love
Try a single issue or save on a subscription
Issues delivered straight to your door or device

From$12

Subscribe now

Trending

Gamescom 2025 schedule
Gamescom
Battlefield 6
New Games for 2025

Don't miss these

RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads predict rise in "AA-class games" as production costs reach ridiculous heights, say only GTA 6 maker Rockstar "is able to meet that demand"

Action RPGs You can put Dragon's Dogma 2 alongside Space Marine 2 and Helldivers 2 as a sterling example of what happens when you stop trying to make AAA games for everyone: "It’s normal if some people outside that target audience don't like the game"

Third Person Shooters "We do not design and produce games for everyone": Space Marine 2 publisher "didn't believe" it would reach 7 million players and says niche games made for specific people are the future, AAA mass appeal be damned

RPGs Baldur's Gate 3 dev says AAA is "perversely fascinated" by indie games, because those devs still understand how to make good ideas that aren't reliant on data

Games "Most players have no idea" how much games cost to make and "everything's more expensive than people think," devs say, as indie hits like Balatro are "the exception"

Games Ex PlayStation boss believes developers are tired of "doing the same thing for so long" and welcomes a new era of "AA gaming, with a wide variety of content and games" like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Games Former PlayStation boss says $200 million AAA budgets mean publishers greenlight fewer games: "Something that has to be done"

The Last of Us Former The Last of Us artist says "ultra realism slows everything down" when it comes to game development, and "chasing" it has "negatively affected many"

Games Take-Two boss says good games are the new bad games: "Some of our competitors have realized maybe a little late in the day that consumers are not okay with okay"

Adventure Games Legendary Shadow of the Colossus and Katamari Damacy creators think Roblox's popularity is proof we're past the point where graphics really matter to players

Games "It was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits": Balatro's Localthunk joins team size discourse after Geoff Keighley fumbled it at Summer Game Fest by saying Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was made by "under 30" people

PC Gaming If "good is the new bad" in games, flawed experiments won't have time to grow into future GOTYs

RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio is "just the right size" for a "full-priced turn-based RPG," so don't expect its success to lead to AAA ambitions: "I'd prefer working as a small team"

Action Games Death Stranding 2 and risky game connoisseur Hideo Kojima says too many AAA games play it safe: "If there is no risk, there won't be any good things that would be born"

Games The games industry might be built on borrowed ideas, but new ones have to come from somewhere – even if Fumito Ueda says "the era of game mechanics is over"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Attention developers, stop trying to make AAA games for everyone

You can put Dragon's Dogma 2 alongside Space Marine 2 and Helldivers 2 as a sterling example of what happens when you stop trying to make AAA games for everyone.

Previews

Reviews

Nintendo Switch 2

News

Trailers

GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

About Us
Contact Future's experts
Terms and conditions
Privacy policy
Cookies policy
Advertise with us
Review guidelines
Write for us
Accessibility Statement
Careers

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...

Attention developers, stop trying to make AAA games for everyone

Previews

We played Where Winds Meet at Gamescom!

We played Dawn of War 4 and it's a stunning RTS game

We played Onimusha: Way of the Sword at Gamescom!

We played Deadpool VR at Gamescom!

We played Invincible VS at Gamescom!

We've played Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and it's the most SURPRISING racer of 2025

We played Kirby Air Riders and it's PERFECT if you've had enough Mario Kart

We've played Pokémon Legends: Z-A and its AWESOME new combat may be the way forward for the series

The Outer Worlds 2 is the next hit for true RPG sickos

We've played Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and it's the most SURPRISING racer of 2025

We played Dawn of War 4 and it's a stunning RTS game

We've played Hollow Knight Silksong and it's real, AMAZING, and a GOTY contender

We played Resident Evil Requiem and got annoyed at the protagonist. But that’s ENTIRELY the point

We've played Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and it's DEFINITELY worth the wait

After playing Pokémon Legends: Z-A, it could be the adventure Arceus should have been

We've played Ninja Gaiden 4 and it pushed us to the LIMIT

PowerWash Simulator 2 has Witcher senses to help you find dirt

We’ve played Silent Hill f and it’s made us excited for the series’ future | Silent Hill f preview

We’ve played Cronos: The New Dawn and it’s Silent Hill 2 meets Dead Space

We played Dying Light: The Beast and it’s a nailbiting survival horror

The 25 HOTTEST upcoming games right now

Has the Switch 2 found its Super Mario Odyssey? | Donkey Kong Bananza preview

We've played Borderlands 4 | hands-on preview

Reviews

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater review | Still one of our favorite games of all time

What you NEED to know before playing Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

A genuine must-play for Switch 2 owners | Donkey Kong Bananza Review

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review | More Metal Gear Solid than ever (for better and worse)

Blades of Fire review | Dares to make the case for weapon degradation being good

DOOM: The Dark Ages Review | Goretastic prequel hindered by new ideas

Expedition 33 Review | THRILLING turn-based RPG with Sekiro parries

Assassin's Creed Shadows review | What you Need to Know

The Need to Know: Monster Hunter Wilds review

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review | An utterly absorbing realization of medieval life

Dynasty Warriors: Origins review | Stripped back with a focus on visceral yet tactical clashes

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: the franchise's best adventure since The Last Crusade

The 25 best games of 2024

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Review | The best but most broken game of 2024

Lego Horizon Adventures review | This unlikely build fits together perfectly

Great God Grove Review | Words are your weapon

Nintendo Switch 2

We've played Pokémon Legends: Z-A and its AWESOME new combat may be the way forward for the series

We played Kirby Air Riders and it's PERFECT if you've had enough Mario Kart

Donkey Kong Bananza is an adventure that rivals Mario’s best

A genuine must-play for Switch 2 owners | Donkey Kong Bananza Review

Nintendo Switch 2's first month breakdown

Has the Switch 2 found its Super Mario Odyssey? | Donkey Kong Bananza preview

Breath Of The Wild Is Still The Superior Zelda Game

There's a new Splatoon game coming called Splatoon Raiders

The Optimal Way To Unlock Every Vehicle In Mario Kart World

Mario Kart World Is "Completely Broken"

Nintendo Say It's Unlikely That Physical Games Will Ever "100 Percent Go Away"

Moo Moo Cow Is The Best New Mario Kart World Character

7 Best Switch 2 Games So Far

Nintendo Switch 2 worth it? | Full console review

Answering Your Switch 2 Questions

Everything we know about the Duskbloods | FromSoftware's Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond preview | This monumental Switch 2 release has a LOT to live up to

Donkey Kong Bananza preview | DK’s return to the third dimension is looking worth the wait

This is what the Switch 2 eShop needs to be like

Nintendo's history of console gimmicks | Switch On Episode 9

News

Battlefield 6 won't have ray-tracing at launch or anytime soon

Hollow Knight: Silksong price and release time revealed

Could Squadron 42 be almost as important as GTA 6?

Randy Pitchford admits Borderlands has gone "too far" in the past

No Man's Sky update is so big the game has had to be reworked

Silksong announcement has caused another indie game delay

Path of Exile 2 is going free to play for a limited time

That Battlefield 6 beta shotgun was ridiculous

The way Blood of Dawnwalker plays with time makes it my most anticipated RPG

Monkey Island dev's next game isn't what you'd expect

Why Astarion's actor has turned down roles that are too similar

Metal Gear Solid's OG Snake actor finally played The Phantom Pain and here's what he thought

After 3,000 attempts, Mario Kart speedrunner pulls off a "humanly impossible" trick

Battlefield 6's second open beta is off to a poor start

Dragon Age: Origins was originally intended as a standalone game

Borderlands 4 has 30 BILLION guns