Sometimes game series do things really well and are incredibly successful, leading them to stick to the same game formula for years to come. However, while this does great things for the franchise, it excludes people who don’t care about a specific genre. It can benefit series to create spin-off games in new genres that help bring in new fans while also giving new content to current players. For series that have been running for a decade or longer, new genres can also breathe life into the main games in the franchise.
These 10 game series could do some serious good with a new genre-changing spin-off.
Valorant
The FPS style of Valorant isn’t for everyone, but it could be the perfect story-based RPG game. The world-building of Valorant is impeccable. Between the Kingdom, Radianite, and story lore alone, there’s plenty of content waiting to be explored – it could even make multiple games or DLC for one game.
Considering the agents already have kits that could be translated to team-based combat, this could easily make things fresh and interesting for longtime players as well. Plus, considering the world-building and narrative style of Valorant is fixed because of the gameplay, it would give developers a chance to expand in ways that aren’t currently possible.
Minecraft
Nearly everyone has played or heard of Minecraft. Since so many people love it, why not make a party game to capitalize on it? Minecraft is one of, if not the, most popular children’s video game out there – while parents may not want to actually play the sandbox game, they may be more willing to play a family party game filled with fun minigames.
Considering there’s so much to do in Minecraft, it may not be hard to create minigames, either. If done well, a Minecraft party game could rival some of the biggest party games out there, such as Mario Party, because of how much kids (and adults) love it.
The Elder Scrolls
Hear me out – there are too few monster-taming games out there and too many open-world RPG games. The Elder Scrolls series could make a great spin-off by creating a monster-taming game.
Instead of fighting the monsters in various lands, why not tame them and fight with them? This could be a great spin-off game that uses a lot of the already-created creatures from the games. Considering the POV of Elder Scrolls games, this could make for an experience like Pokemon Legends: Arceus, but in first-person. There are also plenty of ways combat could go, such as live-action, Tekken-type combat, or the standard turn-based combat that most monster-taming games use.
In the same way that Monster Hunter created Monster Hunter Stories, Elder Scrolls could have a fun and profitable spin-off game here.
Genshin Impact
The gacha mechanics are not for everyone, and many people steer clear of Genshin Impact because of it. However, the deep lore and incredible story in the game deserve more attention called to it, so a story-based RPG would be the perfect spin-off.
In fact, some fans have already created ideas like this. It could also make for some really interesting combat with the concept of Elemental Reactions – a turn-based combat system could stand out in the best way possible.