10 Hardest Video Game Genres To Make (From A Game Developer)

I've specified "technically-demanding" here for an additional garnish of challenge on an already savoury stew of difficult-difficult stroganoff.

Having players of the SAME platform interact with each other successfully and accurately is plenty work for your programmers already, but having them interact with different platforms simultaneously without any kind of hiccups? Yikes.

If you've ever tried to cook an "oven-only" ready-meal in the microwave, or a cup-a-soup in the air-fryer, you'll know that mixing formats often ends up... sloppy. And explodey.

The reason I included "technically-demanding" is because this added layer of nuisance is frequently the hurdle that knocks an upstart indie jumper out of the race. Your game might look fantastic on Xbox Series X, but you're not going to get the same kind of fidelity on the Nintendo Switch.

That's unsurprising to anybody, but what happens when you need to get identical performance in online matches between the two ever-so-different machines? Do you insist on parity with the lowest-spec system and make the experience lesser for those with beefy machines, or do you take a few performance inconsistencies on the chin and maybe face the wrath of Reddit?

Now if you'll excuse me, my kettle-cooked cheese toastie is ready. Mm. Moist.