About Silver Gamers
Hi, I'm Julian—a husband, dad of two amazing daughters, and proud owner of a slightly stubborn Husky. Like many of you, I've been gaming since pixels were the size of postage stamps and "multiplayer" meant carrying your PC to your friends house.
After spending years in IT and building websites as a freelance developer, I thought I understood the gaming world inside and out. But something changed when I hit my 40s: Between family responsibilities and work commitments, my gaming needs evolved and the industry I'd grown up with suddenly seemed to have forgotten about players like me—and maybe like you - That realization sparked the idea for Silver Gamers.
What Silver Gamers Is Today
Silver Gamers is the gaming magazine and community we've been missing. We're building the first platform designed specifically for older gamers, that truly understands our unique needs — from respecting our vast gaming history to recognizing we've been fragging since before these kids were born.
Recently, I read an interview with a retired lawyer who started gaming in the '70s. After decades focused on her career, she returned to gaming in retirement only to feel completely isolated—there was nowhere to connect with other gaming pensioners who shared her perspective. Her story isn't unique - There's a massive blind spot in the gaming industry, and no one is properly serving silver gamers despite our growing numbers.
That's why Silver Gamers exists: to fill that gap with honest reviews that respect your time, guides that actually explain things, and a community that gets why you game at 8 PM instead of 2 AM.
The Vision: Where We're Heading
Silver Gamers is starting as a magazine and newsletter, but that's just the beginning. Here's what we're building together:
Coming Soon:
- A Discord server where members can connect, share experiences, and find gaming partners who also need to be in bed by 11
- Comprehensive guides including a gaming slang dictionary (because what even is "sus"?)
- How-to content that assumes intelligence, not prior knowledge
The Future Platform:
- User profiles to showcase your gaming journey
- Interest-based groups and forums for deeper connections
- Matchmaking that connects you with fellow silver gamers who share your experience level and gaming values
- Virtual game collection tracking and sharing
- A "what to play next" finder based on how much time you actually have
- And so much more!
Changing Gaming for Good
Silver Gamers isn't just about us—it's about changing how the world sees mature gaming:
- Making a positive impact in our members' daily lives through connection and community
- Advocating for accessibility and age-inclusive game design
- Bringing gaming to retirement communities and senior centers
- Working with developers to create games that respect our specific needs and interests
- Eventually, creating our own content that speaks directly to silver gamers
This isn't just a website. It's a movement to ensure gaming grows with us, not past us.
Join the Revolution
Ready to help build the future of mature gaming?
Your membership doesn't just give you access to great content—it actively shapes what Silver Gamers becomes. And if you can swing it, our Founding Membership directly funds all these exciting features we're planning. Together, we're proving that the best gamers aren't necessarily the fastest—they're the ones who've been doing this long enough to know what really matters.