Late 80s early 90s there were literal adverts in the classified section of the paper by pirates where you could buy 100s of games for a set sum (very cheap usually). Often you mailed empty disks to them and the money, and they would return it with games. They would also have monthly printed newsletters about new titles.

*In the US.

Kenshi, and I still am. Before that it was Stellaris. Singleplayer sandbox with modding is basically what does it for me.

He is only famous because he is a murderer and he got away with it. He has nothing else going for him at all.

Nah, he is a murderer. Shitty laws in a shithole state does not change that fact.

What on Earth are you on about? His propaganda stooges in the Russian media which he 100% controls says Russia will either nuke or invade NATO countries on a daily basis.

In fact it is pretty much the opposite.

Things improve.

It is not a natural law that things will eventually improve. It takes deliberate effort and money and an environment where this improvement is possible. Especially a video hosting site takes a lot of capital. And if powerful actors has a literal stranglehold on the market, then it can be virtually impossible even for obviously better alternatives to gain a foothold.

Your description just sounds like bad quality comedies. It is entirely possible to make great comedies mixed with other genres, and it has been done succesfully a lot.