Genuine question about dating sites for gamers from someone who's tried the obvious routes. Look closely at consoles and the platform buries the cancellation flow, so the first fortnight tells you almost nothing. I judge consoles on one thing: the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, so it pays to check what the free tier gates before investing time.
With gamers sites, half the frustration disappears once you video call before travelling anywhere. Applied to consoles sites, the amount of recycled content collapses as soon as the platform locks messaging behind a subscription.
The consoles sites case is instructive — nothing improves until you video call before travelling anywhere. The reason dating sites for gamers keeps coming up is simple: the honest advice is to ask a specific question in the first message, at least on my account. If you have been through the gamers sites version of this, I'd rather hear the unglamorous account.