As an aspiring Elf, I find Dwarves sexy. Those games are made for me! 😁
On a more serious note, I don't think most devs are just doing it because it's cheap and easy. A lot of them probably like Dwarves and can relate to them. I can relate to Elves better, sure - but Dwarves are super charming in their own way. Look at how handsome this one is too:
Dwarves aren't all that bad imo!
I don't like dwarves but having a few games on them would be fine, we have thousands with more coming out every single months, and they all are the exact same thing. Who is supposed to play and buy all that? Also dwarves are a bit popular sure but elves are far more popular and there are no games on them at all...
I see. Why don't you try your hand at making a game about Elves yourself, then? Maybe one about Elves making toys at the North Pole? If you start now, you can finish developing your game by December, which is a good time to release one about Christmas Elves. 🥰
Back when Xianxia VNs weren't many, I put out a few of them out on my own. Now there are quite a number of them. I got a message on Reddit too saying that my VNs had introduced the user and their partner to Xianxia, a genre that they now love, so making our own stuff does also help to grow interest.
Gotta start somewhere~
