gamesfreak64: Gamersgate also has loads of casual games like hidden object and othjher small time managment games, so you have to remove at least 1000 or more titles, because casual games cant be compared to real games.
PookaMustard: Define "casual games" and "real games".
thats easy
casual games are games for the casual/ocasional gamer
I bet there is an official explanation about these game types if we google .
fact is that a casualgame (bigfishgames who distributes games from sites like: alawar (these have some very good games) and many many others developers, are usally priced at 9.95 euro at most, sometimes 12,99 because its a collector edition with extra, frankly i dont spend more then max 9.99 euros on 1 casual game be it normal or CE version(retail cd/dvd ofcourse)
"Real' games are more like the best indie games around, like gog has, i own quite a lot of these indie games.
and ofcourse there's the big AAA games, i assume the old microsoft titles like ageof empires belong to AAA i paid pretty cash on it at time it got released, also EA title (command and conquer) baldurs gates, fallout , commando's , jagged alliance , etc etc all these games were pretty well priced back then at release between 49,99 guilders at least ranging to 139, guilders.
googled result on: what is a casual game
What is a casual game?
A casual game is a video game targeted at or used by a mass audience of casual gamers. Casual games can have any type of gameplay, and fit in any genre. They are typically distinguished by their simple rules and lack of commitment required in contrast to more complex hardcore games.
Casual game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_game
Thats basically it, theres more info available if you google for it.
I call it simply real games cause i refer to the games that set a standard in gaming and sold millions.
Like the few i mentioned above.
Or in short: every game/type of game has its own max. price customers are willing to pay for and able to.
This depends on the customer and can vary a lot cause every gamer has its own standards and prices he/she is willing to pay for, plus sometimes they are ready to pay more for DRM free games , be it digital or on retail cd/dvd disk.
Finally it also depends on what the game is about, i have 500 plus titles and none of these have the same price i was willing to pay for, each game is unique and has its set price i am able and willing to pay for, i can see that i a few minutes by watching a video and prefderably playing a demo(no rolling demos but playable demos)
So thats why sometime i instantly bought a game at list price because:
1) i already had it on cd but it wont work on new windows (thank you mickeysoft)
2) i like the game, and it looks and plays like previous game i own
Thats what decide if i buy someting and at what price.