For me it’s either almost all of them or pretty much none, depending on point of view.

I consider myself being quite a gamer, maybe a little old school one, but gamer nonetheless. I grew up with DOS classics like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Civilization, UFO: Enemy Unknown, Quest for Glory, Heroes of Might & Magic, Ishar, Betrayal at Krondor, TES: Arena, etc. Supply was very limited so I played those plenty times. I did read game magazines at that time, drooling over pictures of games I could never get, kept informed about new releases… And I do keep quite specific taste and quirks to this day.

I do like RPG, even though they are very time consuming and there’s not that much free time. I keep hoarding them and telling myself I’ll play them later. Same goes for my other preferred genre: turn based strategies. I like me some slow paced turn based combat and exploration, but man, that time investment is brutal. My third preferred genre is FPS, either this new/old “boomer shooter” phenomenon or some good story driven game (like e.g. Half Life). Last, but not least, is something I’d call “casual games” which might include everything from Slay the Spire, Inscryption to Golf with your friends or Megabonk. Those are games I like and play (or just dream about playing) and the rest is… just what you ask.

• FIFA and other sports? I don’t like it. I might get why there are people playing it, but buying actual rooster each year for full price? No way.
• Souls like? Not for me. I want to relax, not feel like I have to work hard non-stop to not die. There’s enough of that in real life. I still get why some people might like the challenge, but not me.
• RTS? I know it’s pretty much dead genre, but I never liked it. I don’t have that fast reflexes and fast tactical decision making, so I prefer TBS where I can plan my actions in peace. Enough stress IRL, no need to add it in game…
• Competitive online games? Same as above. Too fast, too stressful, to gain what?
• Plenty of others, don’t want to put wall of text.

I do understand people are different and have different taste and that’s alright. This is just my personal take. That’s why I said it’s either all or none. If I’d be strict and focus just on my personal prefs, most games would fall into “why do people play them?” But when I look from the broader side, people play games they like, so its alright.

But man… there’s one exception, that’s despicable no matter the point of view. Grinding&gambling addict games -those should be banned worldwide for humanity’s sake.