Action-adventures were the most popular gaming genre among neurodivergent young gamers in the United States and UK. A survey between September and October 2023 found that 42 percent of respondents from the United States and 51 percent from the UK claimed action-adventures like Assassin's Creed as their favorite gaming genre. Puzzles and party games were ranked second.
Types of video games played according to young neurodivergent gamers in the United States and United Kingdom as of October 2023
Characteristic
Overall
United States
UK
Action-adventure (e.g. Assassin's Creed, Red Dead Redemption)
49%
42%
51%
Puzzlers and party games (e.g. Portal, Jackbox Party Pack)
40%
29%
43%
Platformer (e.g. Mario, Crash Bandicoot)
35%
41%
33%
Shooters (e.g. Call of Duty, Halo)
33%
26%
35%
Multiplayer online battle arena / MOBA (e.g. League of Legends, Smite)
32%
33%
32%
Role-playing (e.g. Skyrim, XCOM)
30%
25%
32%
Survival and horror (e.g. Resident Evil, The Last of Us)
29%
9%
34%
Sandbox (e.g. Minecraft, The Sims,Roblox)
28%
34%
26%
Simulation and sports (e.g. FIFA, Madden)
26%
17%
29%
Real-time strategy (RTS, e.g. Warcraft, Age of Empires)
Young People survey. Base: all respondents UK n=369, US n=111
The survey was launched in the UK on the 7th September 2023 and in the US on the 15th September 2023 and closed on 15th October 2023.
According to the source, "an online survey of 12-17 year olds and their parents was promoted and distributed through UK and US charity partners and 480 surveys were completed; 77% (n=369) from the UK and 23% (n=111) from the US. Over half of parents who responded had one or more child/ren that had autism (56%, n=271), and half had one or more child/ren with ADHD (48%, n=231). Two-thirds of parents who had a child with autism (66%, n=317) said that their child had been given a formal diagnosis of autism, 13% (n=62) were in the process of getting a diagnosis and 13% (n=62) had a child with suspected autism but no formal diagnosis."
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Roblox, & Internet Matters. (March 27, 2024). Types of video games played according to young neurodivergent gamers in the United States and United Kingdom as of October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498022/uk-and-us-neurodivergent-teen-gaming-genre-preference/
Roblox, und Internet Matters. "Types of video games played according to young neurodivergent gamers in the United States and United Kingdom as of October 2023." Chart. March 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498022/uk-and-us-neurodivergent-teen-gaming-genre-preference/
Roblox, Internet Matters. (2024). Types of video games played according to young neurodivergent gamers in the United States and United Kingdom as of October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498022/uk-and-us-neurodivergent-teen-gaming-genre-preference/
Roblox, and Internet Matters. "Types of Video Games Played According to Young Neurodivergent Gamers in The United States and United Kingdom as of October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498022/uk-and-us-neurodivergent-teen-gaming-genre-preference/
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Types of video games played according to young neurodivergent gamers in the United States and United Kingdom as of October 2023 [Graph], Roblox, & Internet Matters, March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1498022/uk-and-us-neurodivergent-teen-gaming-genre-preference/
