What game genres are women allowed to play?

There's an association or an assumption from certain pockets of the internet that women only play cozy games. Now obviously, that's not true, but also, if it is, who cares? Well, lots of people apparently.

So what's an acceptable genre for women to play? That was the question that kicked off this week's G+RLS podcast, because ultimately surely it's any genre they're interested in. But, whether that's down to the community around it, the judgment of how you're perceived, or the stereotypes around gaming being mainly violent there's still that assumption that women only play certain types of games.

Anna Koselke, Jasmine Gould-Wilson, Catherine Lewis and myself sat down to discuss "female" game genres, the barriers facing women playing games outside of those accepted spaces, and how for so long it's felt like we're excluded from gaming in the way it was marketed - even down to the feeling that certain consoles weren't for women at all.

If you're new here, G+RLS is the brand-new GamesRadar+ podcast, telling the stories of women who game and the games they play. It's intended to shed light on the issues we ourselves have faced as gamers, and celebrate the games that we love to play. We're delighted to have you on the journey with us.

Join us for a new episode every other Friday and let us know what you'd love to hear us talking about. We're available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, and Amazon Music.

You can also watch the third episode below!