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# Gas in the tank
- URL: https://components.news/conjectures/gas-in-the-tank/
- Published: 2026-11-10T23:41:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:13:34.000Z
- Description: Racing games from the 2010s are more likely to find new players than any other genre of their era
- Author: Chris Good
- Tags: Conjectures & Refutations, Rage Quit

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2010s MMOs and RPGs are known for chewing up hundreds of hours of gamers’ lives. But they aren’t finding new players: only a handful added 10% or more Steam recommendations over the last year, compared with one in four pre-2020 racing games. Whether you attribute this to the singular nostalgia value of *Burnout Paradise* or a lack of new entries, the genre offers a longer shelf life (and better ROI for developers) than most licensed sports games.

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