It may seem counterintuitive, but there's a growing demand for games that recreate strenuous real-world work. Video games tend to offer escapism by exploring the unimaginable they allow gamers to tune out for a few hours by getting in the shoes of super-soldiers, the spurred boots of western rustlers or even stray household pets while living out their stories across sci-fi dystopias, vast fantasy worlds or the deep expanses of space.īut for some gamers, the escapism they're looking for is a bit more grounded - something that resembles a miniature economy of people performing jobs and being financially rewarded by their audience, which can total tens of thousands of viewers.
