Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?

I would be in your views on it's economy and settlments gameplay in SWG. In some ways, Star Citizen may shape out to be a good replacement for SWG, if settlements, economy and manufacturing come out well there would be scenarios that aren't possible without an organisation or cooperation and real benefits to being part of a settlement. Think manufacturing pipelines and trading routes that can't be handled by one person. There are also ships you couldn't possibly fly and afford on your own, capital ships and the like.

The caveat to a game like that, is it lives and dies by it's player count. You really want to be on the bandwagon when it kicks off.

A martial arts fighting game that focuses on positioning/strategy vs individual attacks/tactics.

There is a theory in Aikido that difficulty peaks at 3 simultaneous attackers because after that, they will get in each other's way. [1]

So the main objective of the game is to place yourself in the best position and hold/throw enemies in advantageous directions. Actual attacks may be executed automatically for you so you can focus on the strategy.

[1]: https://tampaaikido.com/articles/saotome-sensei-and-the-scie...

Heart of Iron 4 mixed with Millennium Dawn: Modern day mod is something that resembles what you’re writing about, but on bit on a higher level.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=27773...

- A modern equivalent of Wing Commander, Freelancer or Tie Fighter with a strong story line and in depth controls (but ideally would be playable with a modern gamepad)

- A remake of Sid Meier's Pirates! But with realtime action basically Mount and Blade but at sea.

- A realistic wilderness survival sim without silly supernatural or horror elements, the point is just to stay alive and either get rescued or walk out

[Edit with more thoughts] - WW1 aerial combat sim (basically Red Baron with modern graphics)

- Subnautica but set in space perhaps the wreckage of a space station in an astroid belt

I've been trying to design a game that encourages people to be more social.

There is a meme that even when people get together IRL, they end up staring at their own phones.

So I've been wondering if a game can be designed to motivate people to gather together, then put down their devices, or at least look at the devices together. (Like forming a larger screen across multiple devices.) I think the game would be location-aware and cooperative.

Ideally the game would be a casual game so people could have conversations while playing the game. Either the game mechanics are simple so it doesn't require full concentration/attention, and/or only intermittent playing is allowed/required. (Like the game mechanics require waiting for something to happen.)