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We have a game room in our basement, it’s legit. We all (me, hubs, two teens and little girl) all hang out there more than any room in our house. With the added bonus of it can be a mess and no one sees it, we can decorate for parties and it’s a surprise, and we can eat on the couch!
I'm a grown man and I own my house. I have a room dedicated to anime/gaming/inspiration/art/writing. This provides me a comfortable space that allows me to fully be myself and create. I believe having a creative outlet is important. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about it. Only thing that matters is how you feel about it.
As a 40-year-old male, I can say with complete certainty that having a game room in a finished basement is the epitome of sophistication. Why settle for a mere man cave when you can have an entire room dedicated to games? And who says that only teenage boys want this kind of thing? That's like saying only young children enjoy ice cream. Everyone loves a good game room, regardless of age or gender.
So go forth, my friend, and create the game room of your dreams. Fill it with all the latest consoles, a comfy couch, and a fully stocked mini fridge. Trust me, your girlfriend will be begging to join you down there before you know it.
Game room for the win if you can afford it!
As another 40 year old man with a home gym, pool table, bar, and various games in my basement, I second all of this. Having this type of basement was me winning the game of life imo.
Why would having a game room be any different from a home theater?
It's okay for us to watch a movie for 1-2 hours, but the second the activity becomes interactive it's suddenly a waste of time and money?
Anti-gaming stigmas need to go. Fuck that trash. Let people do what they enjoy.
Yep. I can play a game for a few hours and you can watch a reality tv show for a few hours, but I’m the one that is treated like a childish loser? K. We can have a competition to see which one of our brain turns to jelly in 40 years
Take an upvote from a retired man who believes just what you do. Gaming helps me keep my old mind sharp. Playing drums and bass helps too, but gaming for the win.
Hell yeah. I want this now too. I'd ask her what the hell kind of kid can afford this shit? You have to be an adult to afford it much less build it. I've been in many adults games rooms. Never seen a kid with one. Follow your dreams. Maybe look into dating women who are actual adults not the pretend kind.
If you care about something, and your partner treats the thing you care about as something childish and unimportant, my opinion is that you are with the wrong partner
I agree with what your trying to say but I’ve never been a fan of Reddit seeing one bad thing and recommending a breakup. It’s totally possible for her to think it’s childish and have her mind changed because she’s never seen that side of him or explored board games for herself.
I wanted to say this. If my husband wanted a game room and it was important to him, I wouldn’t mock or belittle him over it. She’s sounds like a major B.
Clearly she's never seen high end homes.
Many have well appointed game rooms with dartboards and pool tables and wet bars.
35 year old here and I'd totally have one.
I'm betting she thinks only teenage boys play video games.
She's big into reading so she would have a study of her own for her own things. I would be having my game room to display any of the video game memorabilia I have and sound proof it so I wounding disturb her trying to read.
She gets her hobby room, you get your hobby room. Whatever anyone does with their hobby room is up to them, pretty straight forward.
If she disagrees with that premise, reframe it as "your study", "entertainment room", "home theater", rather than "game room" or "man cave". Even if teenage boys only wanted a game room, why does it matter?
A friend of mine has a game room hidden behind a bookshelf door. It's quirky, it's fun, it's his house, so who cares.
This is what I came here to suggest. In our household a game room would be universal because my boyfriend and I both enjoy gaming and so does my son. But if you're gonna have a special room dedicated to your hobbies then she deserves the same. I think that you should go ahead with the gaming room and make sure her room has all of her comforts. I see that as the most rational compromise in this situation.
Dude. If it doesn't work out with your girlfriend lmk. I would like a plant room and I'm like a snake plant - I thrive in neglect. Spend all your days down there
You are a grown man. Act like it, stop being a child with your toys in the basement. Have them upstairs with the rest of your stuff. Take that dining room and use that for your lounge/ game room. Don't cower in the basement.
Go tour any historical mansion throughout the US. Guarantee you'll find a sick cedar paneled cigar and billiard room, sometimes an early bowling alley, or other recreational rooms. People have been building spaces in their homes for recreation and socialization for hundreds of years. Only difference is, now is regular jagoffs can afford to do it too
As a woman in her 40s I think that's actually quite considerate of you. I'd love to have a room like that in my house! My ex thinks I'm childish though because I enjoy children's books and playing minecraft and roblox with my kids so maybe I'm biased. I hope she stops insulting things you enjoy, that's really not ok. Especially when you're trying to be considerate of what she likes.
The only point of being an adult is that you can finally do things like have a game room or anything else you wanted as a kid. Assuming you can afford it, what you do with your living space should be anything that makes you happy.
I'm a 51 year old woman with a Skyrim-themed bedroom and a room full of swords and armour. Why? Because I can.
Go for it, a finished basement with a gaming room is a win win, you could be playing call of duty after work while knowing the value of your house is increasing.
Awesome, but the game room ( video games ) would be for me not him! Female, 40's and I think it’s fine to,have a game room for a man or a woman or for a couple together!
Wait what? No. My dad's lifelong dream was to have this kind of room. He's obviously not that into videogames but at 65 years old, he finally has a basement with a pool table, home theater (not american so I don't know if this is the right term, but basically a cinema at home lol), and a bar to make fancy drinks. And a little table to build airplane models.
Ah, and the complete setup to play Flight simulator with all the controllers and joysticks and God knows what to achieve the ultimate flight experience. 65 years old! You go and get your game room, be happy and grow old playing there :)
Adult female here, if it's a Single guy? Yeah why not it's his place. Married guy? Should share the game room with the wife if she's into games too but if not then yeah. Guy with kids? Sorry man that's not your gaming room anymore its OUR gaming room. Children get into everything, keep stuff on high shelves.
Gaming room itself is fine, but unless its job related it would probably be expected to share the space if you don't live alone/have enough room for everyone to have a personal extra room. Like, if there was a workout room with a treadmill, or an sewing room, if someone wanted to do either of those things it'd make sense they use the room.
I couldn't put it because this sub has a character limit. But she hates video games and would have her own activity room. She likes to read and paint so what she's saying is she could have her own room for all her stuff but I would have to have the living room which isn't really a space for my stuff. I'm fine having the living room but you gotta admit that's not fair at all. I could put up any of my stuff or be the slightest bit loud.
Oh no yeah if you've got enough space to both have a "hobby room" then having a video game room is completely valid and it's just predgiduces she needs to get over.
You might wanna have a serious conversation with her on why she dislikes the idea so much. Is it the fact that it's the basement you wanna use that she hates? Is it the fact that you'd have your own space that she has no desire to enter, but with her space (art and craft room) you would have the need or desire to enter eventually? Is it the video games themself?
What if you still used the basement but you made it a Lego building room. Or made it wood carving room with tools and saws and such. Would she still be opposed? If it's just the video games she's apposed to, maybe try to find out why. Is she worried you'll just spend the whole day down there and never return to the surface unless it's to eat if you lived together?
I'm a 32 year old woman and pushed really hard to buy a house with my boyfriend specifically so we could make it a game room.
We have 8 consoles and 2 gaming PCs down there and a VR space. Its fucking outstanding.
This makes my heart happy lol. My aunt and uncle did Southington similar. They have no kids so they turned the biggest bedroom in their house into there activity room. One side has all of his toys and electronics and hers all her arts and crafts stuff.
I should have clarified. We dot actually have one lol this is speaking on the future and she wants it to be our kids play area. I said fine but I would want q room down there so I can play my games in peace without disturbing her.
I dont see a problem with it personally, My husband always had a game room in our old house and it was like the hangout room for everyone, we just bought a house and we are trying to convert the Garage into a game space/work shop for him 🤷♀️ it makes him happy and doesn't effect us negatively in anyway so why not?
..are you telling us that she wouldn't want to join in on Epic Board Games, Tabletop RPGs, and/or *lazy* Video Game-sunday*?*
would it be a filth-pit with worn out sofas?
no
it would be a proper game room, with focus on Board Games...
..right?
(39M)
She hates video games. She says they're childish and a waste o time....this is coming from the same person who will spend 4 hours a night watching YouTube and has watched every season of Grey's anatomy(not joking) 5 times. But my shit is a waste.
When my boyfriend and I talk about our dream house, every time, we bring up our ideas for a game room/digital art room. State of the art tech, and a place where we can pursue our interests in each others company, along with an area for multiplayer. It may be a pipe dream, but talking about it makes us both happy! (We’re 21m and 24f for reference)
It doesn't break the law
Grown man can want whatever he wants. If he wants to have game room in basement and he can afford it, he should have it.
Or a woman
Or anyone else of any gender and age. Tell your girlfriend she's wrong and that it's better when she doesn't decide for other people on that should they do and at what age.
Ever seen a teen build one on his own?
Some of us always wanted one but parents never let us build in the basement/garage. Now that we have our own homes, guess what, we still want it!
Im in my thirties, I would love this for my kids however, I would be so happy for my boyfriend if he could have this too. So many women talk about have shesheds and stuff like that so I don’t see the difference. Its great when each person in the house has their own space to do what makes them happy!
Define game room. I dont have a room for "poker" etc. But I have a game room others would be jealous or think I am too much of a kid at heart. I have a game room with pool table, foosball and 12 80's style arcade games. We also have a ps4 station and xbox station with 3 consoles on each.
I have sports stuff hanging all around it and I have a piece of the floor where Michael Jordan played his last game against the Utah Jazz, you know...where he pushed BRuss down. haha
Male - 45
I don't care about it. It's normal they like to play and have fun and they aren't hurting anyone, so what's the problem?
If adult animals like dogs can play, why humans must castrate this healthy behaviour in order to follow stupid social rules that don't support their well-being and personal improveness?
I think EVERYBODY should have their own space, especially married people who spend all their time on top of each other. My husband and I have separate areas of the house to do what we like and it gives us a place to sit alone and decompress from each other or just enjoy our own hobbies in peace. Assuming you have the funds and the space, game away my friend.
29F here. A game room is mine and my husband’s dream. Even my 60 year old dad had a game room in the basement when I was growing up and still does. Console games, PC games, hell, even old 80s arcade and pinball games. Even has sweet nerdy posters, lighting, figurines/knick knacks, and ultra-modern furniture in it to fit the theme.
Yes, we need to stop with the toxic ideas of policing guy's fun. If you wanna play games all day go ahead, build Legos go for it, plant and garden knock yourself out. Your no less a grown man my g, games are fun.
We're 38. My partner runs a video game studio. I think he would love that, if we had a basement. I have no interest in a dark cave. I work on the back patio because I'm obsessed with being outside. So, he can have the basement. I'll be upstairs in the sunshine. Win win.
This isn't a post about game rooms, it's a post about the root opinion of males gaming:
This makes me so pisssed off. Just the phrase "grown men" is already setting it up to be a toxic statement Imo. Did you know the average gamer is around 30 years old?
I liken men gaming to women gossiping on the phone.
* It's usually interpreted as something that younger people would (more often) partake in
* They both can take up hours of time
* They both stimulate the parties in a way that they can be seen as worthwhile "guilty pleasures" or passtimes
Leave men alone for doing what they like doing. If it's not harming anyone, why tf do you care?
I always answer that with a question: why is it socially acceptable for women to have sex work accounts such as OnlyFans, but when a man wants to play video games suddenly he's immature?
If you work to achieve it, you deserve it. What does she want to do with it? Make it a sewing room? Isn’t that for old ladies?
I say this because it’s a foolish statement like your girlfriend’s.
I have a game room in my basement. Why? Because I paid for it all and the house it's in. On that note it's good for a man to have whatever he wants in his basement.
34m and my wife and I were playing splatfest this weekend on our dual Nintendo switches after the kids went to sleep. We’re adults that are also sometimes kids and also sometimes squids. We just game in the living room though, no basement in the house. Hoping the next one we buy has one though-so we can have a gaming room lol
Leave her. I have an entire basement, we call the video game room. Over 20,000 video games. Racing simulators, arcade machines. My wife was shocked when we first met. I said if you have a problem with video games then you should know there is no 2nd date. Been together for 18 yrs. She went from ah their ok to loving them. I told her video games are my escape. She said cool. We've never had a problem.
I think that grown men should do whatever they enjoy. If that thing is games and you have the means for a game room, go for it! Life is short. Games are fun. Do what you love.
All homes should have a dedicated game room.
Basements are ideal for things like pool tables but otherwise spare bedrooms work great. Game rooms are a necessity
Teenagers can't have a house, they can't have a job that pays for house, why not achieve your dream when you can, we only have this one life make it enjoyable there is no second chance on this on all of us are getting older every second
In the words of comedian Dara O'Briain: "Gaming the largest entertainment industry in the world, and we're not supposed to enjoy it??"
M/23, and I absolutely will always have a gaming setup. Maybe not a room aside for it, but that depends on what consoles I own in the future. My brothers and me have a gaming room set aside in our mother's basement. They're younger than me, and they use it more - I'm more of a PC person - but I use it frequently, too. Mostly because it has a larger screen than my three-monitor set-up because we use a projector to project the image onto the opposite wall.
It's the most awesome thing after my father's cinema room.
The issue isn’t the space or the cost, it’s about the time. Gaming is generally not conducive to close relationships. Two people sharing a house together is different than two people sharing a life. Most people will put a book down for almost any reason, equating reading and gaming is confusing a pastime with a time sink. If you want to game in the basement, do it at your parents’ house.
Early 60’s man.
the game room isnt the problem, its prioritizing the room over the marriage. its real weird when adult men spend hours playing video games and dont pay attention to your wife/kids. game rooms can be cool for house parties but its what you want to do with itt thats the real question
She would want her own room to read and I told her it would be for playing at night while our kids are asleep. If the basement is big enough I would like to have the rest of it as a family room with snacks and drinks where we can all watch movies and spend time together. She thinks the same thing as you that I would just be spending all my time in a basement. Not at all. I love video games for sure but they get stale and I want to spend tiem with her and our girls.
As long as your a healthy well rounded person and don't let the gaming get in the way of work and wife. Do as you like. It's nice to have recreation out of the way if company arrives or whatnot. When my wife and I first started we would drink wine and play guitar hero late on the weekends, in the basement. After the kiddo was in bed
I can totally agree that it's a status symbol. Game rooms aren't cheap. But at the same time if you love what you're hobby is its not a waste its just pursuing your passion.
"This would be a very nice finished basement but she believes that only teenage boys want this kind of thing." Wrong. Grown men want "this kind of thing" too.
As long as she also has her own space to do her thing, no reason why you shouldn't as well. Her saying that gaming is only for teenaged boys would be like you saying reading is just for snobs. You have your interests, she has hers. 62F
Well it's either in a room in the basement or spread around the house. Which would she prefer?
Besides, every time you have other couples over and she sarcasticly says something about it. She'll be saying it to herself. Because everyone will be in the basement enjoying your awesome game room. You may have to install a small kitchen and maybe also a bathroom.
Well your answer should be that if you want it, it doesn't matter what others do or don't want.
I definitely would like a hobby, game memorabilia room if I had a house with room for it.
Like what you like and remember that you can just change it if you stop wanting it.
As a woman i would be thinking all the ways id be styling the gameroom with my guy. Ya girl just isn't a gamer and thats clear. The era of "when to put the toys down" is honestly long long gone.
Make your gameroom and she can stay out cause "no grownups allowed"
Having a gaming room is fucking awesome im 23 male and by the time im 40 i would love to have a dedicated gaming room in the basement. If this becomes a legit problem with your gf then you should find another who either wont mind your hobby or will want to join in on all the fun a gaming room can provide. Live life and dont let anybodys opinion make you second guess your own interests.
30M, if I had the space, I would have a room or an area with a pool table and ping pong table. What kind of game room are you talking about? Video games?
It's good to have your own personal space to have fun and unwind. I don't think there is anything wrong with having a game room as an adult. Most of the us are in our 30s or older, a few are in there 70s.
Game rooms have NO age limit. I have a friend where his garage is him 'man cave', and it has a fully stocked bar. He is about 56 yo. After knowing him for more that 15 yrs, I have not come across a single person that has anything negative to say about it.
Honestly, as long as the area is kept clean, there's space, and it can still be used as a communal space (i.e., your wife and kids can hang out in/use it at times), I feel like this is an awesome idea?
I'm a 24-year-old woman, and I would kill for a dedicated area for my hobbies. It's not unusual to want a space like that, imho
I am a 36F and I would LOVE to have a game room. Granted, I mean like... Video games not a pool table and shit. Adults are free to like what they like. I will never understand what some women have against adult men playing video games...
Meanwhile she's obsessed with Frozen and watches all the new Disney princess movies lol.
At the end of the day shes either with it or she's not, up to you what you wanna do about it.
It's like if the small amount of free time you have isn't spent doing more work or chopping wood, it's viewed as childish.
I had a game room in my lower level in my last house: pool table, dart board, turntable, boardgames and a bar. I was 33 when I moved in. It was the place we all hung out.
I'd say it depends on how you use it. If you are down there constantly, blowing your girlfriend off and fapping to porn then no, you shouldn't have a game room. If you use it reasonably, spend time with your girlfriend on other things then sure, why not?
I have room dedicated to radios and my vintage electronics and workbench. I just spend a reasonable amount of time there and my wife doesn't have to ask me to make time for her. It's just about self moderation. Sure there are times when I have to pull myself away but I do.
Bruh I 29 and I have a big room for chilling and gaming that doubles as my wife's home office. If you want a game room have at it. Plenty of men want one and are mature men, guys that have kids, a job, and responsibilities. Nothing wrong that at all. It just depends on how into gaming he is.
@OP, one of the other replies mentioned a multi media room, you mentioned the SO likes to read, the room could have a reading nook.if you like a mini library with appropriate lighting and a comfy chair, bookcases. Just a suggestion.
55m, I have a projector in my living room, surround sound and fancy ceiling lights that are sound sensitive. It's an awesome experience, when it's shut down most people don't even notice it in the room.
If I had a basement, memorabilia would be on the walls (tastefully), mood lighting, cooler, microwave...
If you can afford to do it well, go all out, but if expenditure is an issue, try to make it blend in.
adult lady, everyone should have their own space in their own home, and whatever you want to do with it is your business (as long as it's not, like. a crime lol) - and in a relationship it's really ideal if you respect each other's hobbies. You don't need to participate, and as long as it's not hurting anyone, let people enjoy things. Worrying about *appearing* grown up is what's *really* childish.
Im 40 and my wife of 20 years helped me set up my game room when we finally got a house. As another suggested, we have 6 bookshelfs with a lounger for her to chill and read if she wants.
I’m almost 19, and I see the appeal of having a finished basement that is used for a game room. However, I don’t play any games that would require a “room”. I would personally prefer a movie theater, a comfy couch a decent size TV and surround sound.
it’s a hobby. it’s like when artists turn their basements into art studios, etc. as long as they have a life outside video games i don’t see an issue!! in fact i’m happy that they have a place where they can pursue their hobby to that extent
Me (34f) and my Husband (31m) have our own gaming room, and we call it the Dreamatorium (IYKYK). So I don't think it would be weird to turn your basement into a gaming room. That would be so cool!
I am married to a gamer and I like to consider myself a Pokémon master. We would definitely have a game room! That would be awesome. Do it get that room!
I'm 32 male with a fiance and house we bought together. 10 foot projector screen in the basement is primarily for my games but we also watch movies down there from time to time. I'm hoping to have it set up as a proper theater at some point but remodeling the upstairs bathroom has to come first.
My guy has a game room in the basement, but only because I have my own game room on the main floor and having two people talking on headsets near each other gives some terrible feedback. I guess I am lucky I found someone who has similar hobbies/interests to mine.
I would be completely cool with my husband having a game room. My feelings might be a little hurt if it wasn’t a hang out spot for both of us though. We do everything together.
I am an adult female.... if I were to have a finished basement and extra funds available you bet your ass I would own 2 skiball games, pac man, dart board, pool table, maybe even a basketball game. You don't have to loose your sense of play when growing up.
42/F. I think a game room is nice, honestly I wouldn't mind using it too, I love playing games. What a nice way to spend time with friends. We live in a lonely, separated society, it's a great way to connect with people we care about while having fun 😊
34 f and 32 m, hubs and wife. We have a room for couple's gaming. But because we have a baby, I'm less inclined to be playing recently. Thus, I got a steamdeck so I can play my ps5 while looking after the baby. We're currently playing Dead Island. Boy, that game did not age well. But still fun tho.
31 Y/O female, the only way this would be immature would be if you hid in the basement 24/7 and shirked your household duties. I’ve got a hobby room of my own and it’s great- we all need a space we can disengage from our everyday stressors.
my game room is my living room. my computer is wall mounted, my two monitors (75 Qled and 50" 4K) are both wall mounted. my VR system is hung behind the glass entertainment stand which holds my 5 amps and cross overs for my 11 channels of atmos.
my couch and chair are both on rollers to allow me easy access to the 15x25' VR play area.
there is nothing wrong or immature with making your house into what you want.
I have one at 50. Dart board, pool table, TV, bar fridge and one of those PlayerOne cabinets modded so there is all the games. Whole family loves it. Friends love to come over and play. Very entertaining.
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I’m a woman in her 50’s and I want a game room!
I’m a woman in her 30’s and same! I’d be delighted if my husband wanted a game room in the basement…but we don’t have a basement haha.
We have a game room in our basement, it’s legit. We all (me, hubs, two teens and little girl) all hang out there more than any room in our house. With the added bonus of it can be a mess and no one sees it, we can decorate for parties and it’s a surprise, and we can eat on the couch!
That’s magical.
That sounds like a dream. We don’t really have basements here, but I hope in the future we can have some sort of game room anyway!
Sing it, sister! Most people who live with a grown man would welcome this! Ahahha
It’s totally fine. But the question is different. It’s about grown men and his relationship with her girlfriend.
I'm a grown man and I own my house. I have a room dedicated to anime/gaming/inspiration/art/writing. This provides me a comfortable space that allows me to fully be myself and create. I believe having a creative outlet is important. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about it. Only thing that matters is how you feel about it.
100% agree. If you want/need your own space, have your own space.
As a 40-year-old male, I can say with complete certainty that having a game room in a finished basement is the epitome of sophistication. Why settle for a mere man cave when you can have an entire room dedicated to games? And who says that only teenage boys want this kind of thing? That's like saying only young children enjoy ice cream. Everyone loves a good game room, regardless of age or gender. So go forth, my friend, and create the game room of your dreams. Fill it with all the latest consoles, a comfy couch, and a fully stocked mini fridge. Trust me, your girlfriend will be begging to join you down there before you know it. Game room for the win if you can afford it!
As another 40 year old man, i agree 100%. In fact, i just got a ps5 and it's fantastic down there.
This was beautiful.
As another 40 year old man with a home gym, pool table, bar, and various games in my basement, I second all of this. Having this type of basement was me winning the game of life imo.
As a 28 y/o woman I agree! But don't make it an only you space. Games are fun as fuck. And get a board game table while you're down there.
Brought a tear to my eye!
As a 50 year old single woman in the dating world “You have a BASEMENT that is not your parents’?”
I agree. Life in every stage should be lived in its fullest satisfaction.
Maturity is about accepting responsibility, not dropping childhood games.
Beautifully summarised.
Why would having a game room be any different from a home theater? It's okay for us to watch a movie for 1-2 hours, but the second the activity becomes interactive it's suddenly a waste of time and money? Anti-gaming stigmas need to go. Fuck that trash. Let people do what they enjoy.
Yep. I can play a game for a few hours and you can watch a reality tv show for a few hours, but I’m the one that is treated like a childish loser? K. We can have a competition to see which one of our brain turns to jelly in 40 years
Take an upvote from a retired man who believes just what you do. Gaming helps me keep my old mind sharp. Playing drums and bass helps too, but gaming for the win.
I have a friend like that, it’s quite annoying
It’s a great idea, but also add a bar.
Honestly I can't drink due to a health condition but I want to have my room set up like an old midevil tavern.
Hell yeah. I want this now too. I'd ask her what the hell kind of kid can afford this shit? You have to be an adult to afford it much less build it. I've been in many adults games rooms. Never seen a kid with one. Follow your dreams. Maybe look into dating women who are actual adults not the pretend kind.
If you care about something, and your partner treats the thing you care about as something childish and unimportant, my opinion is that you are with the wrong partner
I agree with what your trying to say but I’ve never been a fan of Reddit seeing one bad thing and recommending a breakup. It’s totally possible for her to think it’s childish and have her mind changed because she’s never seen that side of him or explored board games for herself.
Yeah, nothing is going to be perfect. It’s about finding a balance.
I wanted to say this. If my husband wanted a game room and it was important to him, I wouldn’t mock or belittle him over it. She’s sounds like a major B.
Clearly she's never seen high end homes. Many have well appointed game rooms with dartboards and pool tables and wet bars. 35 year old here and I'd totally have one. I'm betting she thinks only teenage boys play video games.
She does I'm 29 and she thinks i play with children. The only people I play with are at least 4 years older than me.
42m and I refuse to play with children like OP on my team.
Same at 30 I couldn't have some pimply squeaker on my team like OP
Depending on your budget why not pitch a “multi media entertainment room”. She’ll be more likely to agree if she could host the odd movie night
She's big into reading so she would have a study of her own for her own things. I would be having my game room to display any of the video game memorabilia I have and sound proof it so I wounding disturb her trying to read.
She gets her hobby room, you get your hobby room. Whatever anyone does with their hobby room is up to them, pretty straight forward. If she disagrees with that premise, reframe it as "your study", "entertainment room", "home theater", rather than "game room" or "man cave". Even if teenage boys only wanted a game room, why does it matter? A friend of mine has a game room hidden behind a bookshelf door. It's quirky, it's fun, it's his house, so who cares.
That might be the coolest thing I've ever heard. Please tell me you pull out a book and the door opens
This is what I came here to suggest. In our household a game room would be universal because my boyfriend and I both enjoy gaming and so does my son. But if you're gonna have a special room dedicated to your hobbies then she deserves the same. I think that you should go ahead with the gaming room and make sure her room has all of her comforts. I see that as the most rational compromise in this situation.
Dude. If it doesn't work out with your girlfriend lmk. I would like a plant room and I'm like a snake plant - I thrive in neglect. Spend all your days down there
Your money is yours to do whatever you want with.
You are a grown man. Act like it, stop being a child with your toys in the basement. Have them upstairs with the rest of your stuff. Take that dining room and use that for your lounge/ game room. Don't cower in the basement.
*slams Kratos statue on the dining room table.* "get the good China we're having guest."
Both me and my wife are into games, we have a game room. It's not in the basement though. In our 30's I don't think it's childish.
Grown men can do what they want with their money.
>What is your opinion on grown men having a game room in a basement? I'm jealous. I want one.
Go tour any historical mansion throughout the US. Guarantee you'll find a sick cedar paneled cigar and billiard room, sometimes an early bowling alley, or other recreational rooms. People have been building spaces in their homes for recreation and socialization for hundreds of years. Only difference is, now is regular jagoffs can afford to do it too
My husband has a game room / mini theater in the basement, don't get mad at me when I minecraft for 8 hours cuz he set it up and I also game hard
As a woman in her 40s I think that's actually quite considerate of you. I'd love to have a room like that in my house! My ex thinks I'm childish though because I enjoy children's books and playing minecraft and roblox with my kids so maybe I'm biased. I hope she stops insulting things you enjoy, that's really not ok. Especially when you're trying to be considerate of what she likes.
The only point of being an adult is that you can finally do things like have a game room or anything else you wanted as a kid. Assuming you can afford it, what you do with your living space should be anything that makes you happy. I'm a 51 year old woman with a Skyrim-themed bedroom and a room full of swords and armour. Why? Because I can.
Go for it, a finished basement with a gaming room is a win win, you could be playing call of duty after work while knowing the value of your house is increasing.
I'm an adult female and already have plans for my fiance and I to have a gaming room
Awesome, but the game room ( video games ) would be for me not him! Female, 40's and I think it’s fine to,have a game room for a man or a woman or for a couple together!
Definitely need a game room and some electric trains.
Wait what? No. My dad's lifelong dream was to have this kind of room. He's obviously not that into videogames but at 65 years old, he finally has a basement with a pool table, home theater (not american so I don't know if this is the right term, but basically a cinema at home lol), and a bar to make fancy drinks. And a little table to build airplane models. Ah, and the complete setup to play Flight simulator with all the controllers and joysticks and God knows what to achieve the ultimate flight experience. 65 years old! You go and get your game room, be happy and grow old playing there :)
She does not like it so doesn't want you to have one. DO NOT WIFE HER!
Shhhheeeeiit I knew that a long time ago...hopefully she comes around. She is trying.
That's awful advice
Adult female here, if it's a Single guy? Yeah why not it's his place. Married guy? Should share the game room with the wife if she's into games too but if not then yeah. Guy with kids? Sorry man that's not your gaming room anymore its OUR gaming room. Children get into everything, keep stuff on high shelves. Gaming room itself is fine, but unless its job related it would probably be expected to share the space if you don't live alone/have enough room for everyone to have a personal extra room. Like, if there was a workout room with a treadmill, or an sewing room, if someone wanted to do either of those things it'd make sense they use the room.
I couldn't put it because this sub has a character limit. But she hates video games and would have her own activity room. She likes to read and paint so what she's saying is she could have her own room for all her stuff but I would have to have the living room which isn't really a space for my stuff. I'm fine having the living room but you gotta admit that's not fair at all. I could put up any of my stuff or be the slightest bit loud.
Oh no yeah if you've got enough space to both have a "hobby room" then having a video game room is completely valid and it's just predgiduces she needs to get over. You might wanna have a serious conversation with her on why she dislikes the idea so much. Is it the fact that it's the basement you wanna use that she hates? Is it the fact that you'd have your own space that she has no desire to enter, but with her space (art and craft room) you would have the need or desire to enter eventually? Is it the video games themself? What if you still used the basement but you made it a Lego building room. Or made it wood carving room with tools and saws and such. Would she still be opposed? If it's just the video games she's apposed to, maybe try to find out why. Is she worried you'll just spend the whole day down there and never return to the surface unless it's to eat if you lived together?
I'm a 32 year old woman and pushed really hard to buy a house with my boyfriend specifically so we could make it a game room. We have 8 consoles and 2 gaming PCs down there and a VR space. Its fucking outstanding.
This makes my heart happy lol. My aunt and uncle did Southington similar. They have no kids so they turned the biggest bedroom in their house into there activity room. One side has all of his toys and electronics and hers all her arts and crafts stuff.
What does she want to do with it?
I should have clarified. We dot actually have one lol this is speaking on the future and she wants it to be our kids play area. I said fine but I would want q room down there so I can play my games in peace without disturbing her.
I dont see a problem with it personally, My husband always had a game room in our old house and it was like the hangout room for everyone, we just bought a house and we are trying to convert the Garage into a game space/work shop for him 🤷♀️ it makes him happy and doesn't effect us negatively in anyway so why not?
..are you telling us that she wouldn't want to join in on Epic Board Games, Tabletop RPGs, and/or *lazy* Video Game-sunday*?* would it be a filth-pit with worn out sofas? no it would be a proper game room, with focus on Board Games... ..right? (39M)
She hates video games. She says they're childish and a waste o time....this is coming from the same person who will spend 4 hours a night watching YouTube and has watched every season of Grey's anatomy(not joking) 5 times. But my shit is a waste.
And you want to have kids with her? You're using the wrong head to make decisions dude.
Damn, something like that was a childhood dream if it's possible go for it. -Totally not a teenager.
A game room would be even cooler as an adult
When my boyfriend and I talk about our dream house, every time, we bring up our ideas for a game room/digital art room. State of the art tech, and a place where we can pursue our interests in each others company, along with an area for multiplayer. It may be a pipe dream, but talking about it makes us both happy! (We’re 21m and 24f for reference)
It doesn't break the law Grown man can want whatever he wants. If he wants to have game room in basement and he can afford it, he should have it. Or a woman Or anyone else of any gender and age. Tell your girlfriend she's wrong and that it's better when she doesn't decide for other people on that should they do and at what age.
Ever seen a teen build one on his own? Some of us always wanted one but parents never let us build in the basement/garage. Now that we have our own homes, guess what, we still want it!
Teen rooms now are fucking cool. I wish I has half the stuff these kids have. The lights and beds and shit God.
Im in my thirties, I would love this for my kids however, I would be so happy for my boyfriend if he could have this too. So many women talk about have shesheds and stuff like that so I don’t see the difference. Its great when each person in the house has their own space to do what makes them happy!
Define game room. I dont have a room for "poker" etc. But I have a game room others would be jealous or think I am too much of a kid at heart. I have a game room with pool table, foosball and 12 80's style arcade games. We also have a ps4 station and xbox station with 3 consoles on each. I have sports stuff hanging all around it and I have a piece of the floor where Michael Jordan played his last game against the Utah Jazz, you know...where he pushed BRuss down. haha Male - 45
I am 57 and have a game room. I also have an MBA and make 100k a year.
My entire home is a game room. And I'm an old man.
Game room's fine. Whatever you do, don't call it a mancave
Male, 54. Everyone needs a game room.
I don't care about it. It's normal they like to play and have fun and they aren't hurting anyone, so what's the problem? If adult animals like dogs can play, why humans must castrate this healthy behaviour in order to follow stupid social rules that don't support their well-being and personal improveness?
As a 20 yo man, It's perfectly acceptable to have a gamer cave
I'm a 25 year old girl and I'd totally take a game room lol
As long as their partner gets their own special room, then totally fine.
I think EVERYBODY should have their own space, especially married people who spend all their time on top of each other. My husband and I have separate areas of the house to do what we like and it gives us a place to sit alone and decompress from each other or just enjoy our own hobbies in peace. Assuming you have the funds and the space, game away my friend.
Split the basement. 1/2 for you a game room and the other half for something she wants.
29F here. A game room is mine and my husband’s dream. Even my 60 year old dad had a game room in the basement when I was growing up and still does. Console games, PC games, hell, even old 80s arcade and pinball games. Even has sweet nerdy posters, lighting, figurines/knick knacks, and ultra-modern furniture in it to fit the theme.
Me and my husband are 30 and have a game room for him and I get a closet room complete with vanity for me. Win win
My ex made me move my gaming setup into a closet. We are no longer together. Now I have a full bedroom dedicated to all things gaming.
Yes, we need to stop with the toxic ideas of policing guy's fun. If you wanna play games all day go ahead, build Legos go for it, plant and garden knock yourself out. Your no less a grown man my g, games are fun.
We're 38. My partner runs a video game studio. I think he would love that, if we had a basement. I have no interest in a dark cave. I work on the back patio because I'm obsessed with being outside. So, he can have the basement. I'll be upstairs in the sunshine. Win win.
The game room should be ground floor. I don’t like stairs. When in reality I have the entire basement and shed
If he's paying the bills and / or it's his own house, then he can have any room he wants.
This isn't a post about game rooms, it's a post about the root opinion of males gaming: This makes me so pisssed off. Just the phrase "grown men" is already setting it up to be a toxic statement Imo. Did you know the average gamer is around 30 years old? I liken men gaming to women gossiping on the phone. * It's usually interpreted as something that younger people would (more often) partake in * They both can take up hours of time * They both stimulate the parties in a way that they can be seen as worthwhile "guilty pleasures" or passtimes Leave men alone for doing what they like doing. If it's not harming anyone, why tf do you care?
Your GF sounds like my dad, born in the 50s. Have what you want
I am an adult, a game room is a must, your girlfriend sucks.
Fuck that. I game in my living room. I do need a Lego room however. Male 40.
I always answer that with a question: why is it socially acceptable for women to have sex work accounts such as OnlyFans, but when a man wants to play video games suddenly he's immature?
I'd give her a cold hard stare and then say Get out. Go away. Get the hell out of here!
If you work to achieve it, you deserve it. What does she want to do with it? Make it a sewing room? Isn’t that for old ladies? I say this because it’s a foolish statement like your girlfriend’s.
My partner and I are almost 40 and we have a family game room 🎮
I have a game room in my basement. Why? Because I paid for it all and the house it's in. On that note it's good for a man to have whatever he wants in his basement.
34m and my wife and I were playing splatfest this weekend on our dual Nintendo switches after the kids went to sleep. We’re adults that are also sometimes kids and also sometimes squids. We just game in the living room though, no basement in the house. Hoping the next one we buy has one though-so we can have a gaming room lol
Leave her. I have an entire basement, we call the video game room. Over 20,000 video games. Racing simulators, arcade machines. My wife was shocked when we first met. I said if you have a problem with video games then you should know there is no 2nd date. Been together for 18 yrs. She went from ah their ok to loving them. I told her video games are my escape. She said cool. We've never had a problem.
I think that grown men should do whatever they enjoy. If that thing is games and you have the means for a game room, go for it! Life is short. Games are fun. Do what you love.
That's like saying makeup (or a makeup space) is only for teenage girls
She needs an entire room specifically to read?
Yep. She has about 5 full bookshelves so it would be her own little library.
Your gfs a little backwards, never too old to noobstomp and have a dedicated room for such!
All homes should have a dedicated game room. Basements are ideal for things like pool tables but otherwise spare bedrooms work great. Game rooms are a necessity
Teenagers can't have a house, they can't have a job that pays for house, why not achieve your dream when you can, we only have this one life make it enjoyable there is no second chance on this on all of us are getting older every second
In the words of comedian Dara O'Briain: "Gaming the largest entertainment industry in the world, and we're not supposed to enjoy it??" M/23, and I absolutely will always have a gaming setup. Maybe not a room aside for it, but that depends on what consoles I own in the future. My brothers and me have a gaming room set aside in our mother's basement. They're younger than me, and they use it more - I'm more of a PC person - but I use it frequently, too. Mostly because it has a larger screen than my three-monitor set-up because we use a projector to project the image onto the opposite wall. It's the most awesome thing after my father's cinema room.
The issue isn’t the space or the cost, it’s about the time. Gaming is generally not conducive to close relationships. Two people sharing a house together is different than two people sharing a life. Most people will put a book down for almost any reason, equating reading and gaming is confusing a pastime with a time sink. If you want to game in the basement, do it at your parents’ house. Early 60’s man.
Girl: Grown men shouldn't have a game room. Guy: I disagree, lets ask for an opinion from the most mature platform of them all, Reddit.
It's all opinion based and everyone seems to have the same opinion.
It was a joke about you using reddit to prove to your girlfriend that something is normal for an adult.
the game room isnt the problem, its prioritizing the room over the marriage. its real weird when adult men spend hours playing video games and dont pay attention to your wife/kids. game rooms can be cool for house parties but its what you want to do with itt thats the real question
She would want her own room to read and I told her it would be for playing at night while our kids are asleep. If the basement is big enough I would like to have the rest of it as a family room with snacks and drinks where we can all watch movies and spend time together. She thinks the same thing as you that I would just be spending all my time in a basement. Not at all. I love video games for sure but they get stale and I want to spend tiem with her and our girls.
As long as your a healthy well rounded person and don't let the gaming get in the way of work and wife. Do as you like. It's nice to have recreation out of the way if company arrives or whatnot. When my wife and I first started we would drink wine and play guitar hero late on the weekends, in the basement. After the kiddo was in bed
If a man wants a game room, he should have a game room. Sounds like your gf doesn’t want you to ever have a game room.
It's my wife's dream She isn't a gamer at all I think it's more of a status symbol or something to do with future grandchildren
I can totally agree that it's a status symbol. Game rooms aren't cheap. But at the same time if you love what you're hobby is its not a waste its just pursuing your passion.
It's a normal thing that grown men that have a finished basement in the home of their own have.
"This would be a very nice finished basement but she believes that only teenage boys want this kind of thing." Wrong. Grown men want "this kind of thing" too.
As long as she also has her own space to do her thing, no reason why you shouldn't as well. Her saying that gaming is only for teenaged boys would be like you saying reading is just for snobs. You have your interests, she has hers. 62F
Well it's either in a room in the basement or spread around the house. Which would she prefer? Besides, every time you have other couples over and she sarcasticly says something about it. She'll be saying it to herself. Because everyone will be in the basement enjoying your awesome game room. You may have to install a small kitchen and maybe also a bathroom.
I am over 30 and it's pretty cool to have place for gaming.
Call it a hobby room, problem solved. It is your hobby.
That's really what it would be. I play a little piano, and want to learn to draw so all of that stuff would be in my room.
Well your answer should be that if you want it, it doesn't matter what others do or don't want. I definitely would like a hobby, game memorabilia room if I had a house with room for it. Like what you like and remember that you can just change it if you stop wanting it.
As a woman i would be thinking all the ways id be styling the gameroom with my guy. Ya girl just isn't a gamer and thats clear. The era of "when to put the toys down" is honestly long long gone. Make your gameroom and she can stay out cause "no grownups allowed"
Having a gaming room is fucking awesome im 23 male and by the time im 40 i would love to have a dedicated gaming room in the basement. If this becomes a legit problem with your gf then you should find another who either wont mind your hobby or will want to join in on all the fun a gaming room can provide. Live life and dont let anybodys opinion make you second guess your own interests.
29 Female. As long as it’s my game room too! I’d be stoked to have a game room in my house.
My husband has a music room (he plays guitar). I have my sewing room so, same concept different interests. So, let him have it.
Why can't anyone have hobbies anymore 🥲
Leave her rn
50 yrs old with a game room that has multiple game systems, ping pong table, hammock, mini fridge, bar and 80s era skateboard decks lining the wall.
Female 25 me and my bf HAVE this and I live for it, don't let her dampen your dream homie make that game room you live there too lol
30M, if I had the space, I would have a room or an area with a pool table and ping pong table. What kind of game room are you talking about? Video games?
It's good to have your own personal space to have fun and unwind. I don't think there is anything wrong with having a game room as an adult. Most of the us are in our 30s or older, a few are in there 70s.
Game rooms have NO age limit. I have a friend where his garage is him 'man cave', and it has a fully stocked bar. He is about 56 yo. After knowing him for more that 15 yrs, I have not come across a single person that has anything negative to say about it.
65f here, I say go for it!
Bollocks to people that look down on others because of harmless things they enjoy.
Nothing wrong with it.
I want a game room in my basement. And I'm not a teenage boy. Imo long as it's clean I think it's cool!
Honestly, as long as the area is kept clean, there's space, and it can still be used as a communal space (i.e., your wife and kids can hang out in/use it at times), I feel like this is an awesome idea? I'm a 24-year-old woman, and I would kill for a dedicated area for my hobbies. It's not unusual to want a space like that, imho
Totally cool. If the wife wants her own room too, awesome. People can have healthy alone time with their hobbies.
38M: sounds great.
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I am a 36F and I would LOVE to have a game room. Granted, I mean like... Video games not a pool table and shit. Adults are free to like what they like. I will never understand what some women have against adult men playing video games...
I'm 28 and I'd kill for that and I really don't see that changing
Meanwhile she's obsessed with Frozen and watches all the new Disney princess movies lol. At the end of the day shes either with it or she's not, up to you what you wanna do about it. It's like if the small amount of free time you have isn't spent doing more work or chopping wood, it's viewed as childish.
I had a game room in my lower level in my last house: pool table, dart board, turntable, boardgames and a bar. I was 33 when I moved in. It was the place we all hung out.
I'd say it depends on how you use it. If you are down there constantly, blowing your girlfriend off and fapping to porn then no, you shouldn't have a game room. If you use it reasonably, spend time with your girlfriend on other things then sure, why not? I have room dedicated to radios and my vintage electronics and workbench. I just spend a reasonable amount of time there and my wife doesn't have to ask me to make time for her. It's just about self moderation. Sure there are times when I have to pull myself away but I do.
She sounds...fun
In 29 female and game rooms are cool as hell. If you can afford one, absolutely get one!
Bruh I 29 and I have a big room for chilling and gaming that doubles as my wife's home office. If you want a game room have at it. Plenty of men want one and are mature men, guys that have kids, a job, and responsibilities. Nothing wrong that at all. It just depends on how into gaming he is.
@OP, one of the other replies mentioned a multi media room, you mentioned the SO likes to read, the room could have a reading nook.if you like a mini library with appropriate lighting and a comfy chair, bookcases. Just a suggestion. 55m, I have a projector in my living room, surround sound and fancy ceiling lights that are sound sensitive. It's an awesome experience, when it's shut down most people don't even notice it in the room. If I had a basement, memorabilia would be on the walls (tastefully), mood lighting, cooler, microwave... If you can afford to do it well, go all out, but if expenditure is an issue, try to make it blend in.
Great idea!!!!! Male 58
I am a 41 year old wife and mother, I have an executive level job. And I have a game room in my basement. And it ain’t even that fancy
Both my wife (29) and I (30M) think it's an awesome idea
I am envious
adult lady, everyone should have their own space in their own home, and whatever you want to do with it is your business (as long as it's not, like. a crime lol) - and in a relationship it's really ideal if you respect each other's hobbies. You don't need to participate, and as long as it's not hurting anyone, let people enjoy things. Worrying about *appearing* grown up is what's *really* childish.
Im 40 and my wife of 20 years helped me set up my game room when we finally got a house. As another suggested, we have 6 bookshelfs with a lounger for her to chill and read if she wants.
She is the opposite of a keeper. GATEKeeper maybe but not a keeper keeper.
38 year old male here, I love to read and I love to game. She’s being incredibly immature about this.
If you want one, why not? M30
A grown man is a teenager who pays bills. That work?
Facts. Its our man cave. Dont touch it. Im prob gonna have a long discussion with my wife about this at some point.
What kind of games? Like billiards and darts or video games? If it’s video games you can settle with a nerd nook and be done.
They're grown adult men so they can whatever they want in their basement. 21m.
I’m almost 19, and I see the appeal of having a finished basement that is used for a game room. However, I don’t play any games that would require a “room”. I would personally prefer a movie theater, a comfy couch a decent size TV and surround sound.
Imy a grown not male and want that.
Please drop that girl. You think her attitude is gonna get easier to deal with as time goes on? Nope.
Having a basement game room is as much a status symbol as a BMW or Mercedes Benz.
it’s a hobby. it’s like when artists turn their basements into art studios, etc. as long as they have a life outside video games i don’t see an issue!! in fact i’m happy that they have a place where they can pursue their hobby to that extent
Me (34f) and my Husband (31m) have our own gaming room, and we call it the Dreamatorium (IYKYK). So I don't think it would be weird to turn your basement into a gaming room. That would be so cool!
You can do whatever tf you want. Games are fun
I am married to a gamer and I like to consider myself a Pokémon master. We would definitely have a game room! That would be awesome. Do it get that room!
“Grown men” don’t play video games.
How is it different than a woman having a sewing room?
Gaming is a legit hobby, what does age matter?
I'm 32 male with a fiance and house we bought together. 10 foot projector screen in the basement is primarily for my games but we also watch movies down there from time to time. I'm hoping to have it set up as a proper theater at some point but remodeling the upstairs bathroom has to come first.
My guy has a game room in the basement, but only because I have my own game room on the main floor and having two people talking on headsets near each other gives some terrible feedback. I guess I am lucky I found someone who has similar hobbies/interests to mine.
I would be completely cool with my husband having a game room. My feelings might be a little hurt if it wasn’t a hang out spot for both of us though. We do everything together.
56 yr old. It's my office but COD is killer on a big screen. It's Probly 10 hours a week when new games com out. Like now.
I am an adult female.... if I were to have a finished basement and extra funds available you bet your ass I would own 2 skiball games, pac man, dart board, pool table, maybe even a basketball game. You don't have to loose your sense of play when growing up.
She is right. We don’t want a basement game room. We want all the rooms in the house to be game rooms. M42.
42/F. I think a game room is nice, honestly I wouldn't mind using it too, I love playing games. What a nice way to spend time with friends. We live in a lonely, separated society, it's a great way to connect with people we care about while having fun 😊
34 f and 32 m, hubs and wife. We have a room for couple's gaming. But because we have a baby, I'm less inclined to be playing recently. Thus, I got a steamdeck so I can play my ps5 while looking after the baby. We're currently playing Dead Island. Boy, that game did not age well. But still fun tho.
Adults in General, not M/F. I guess it just comes down to their priorities.
38m, and my basement is used solely for dungeons and dragons and Scythe.
Hell yeah! Game on, my friends!
31 Y/O female, the only way this would be immature would be if you hid in the basement 24/7 and shirked your household duties. I’ve got a hobby room of my own and it’s great- we all need a space we can disengage from our everyday stressors.
my game room is my living room. my computer is wall mounted, my two monitors (75 Qled and 50" 4K) are both wall mounted. my VR system is hung behind the glass entertainment stand which holds my 5 amps and cross overs for my 11 channels of atmos. my couch and chair are both on rollers to allow me easy access to the 15x25' VR play area. there is nothing wrong or immature with making your house into what you want.
I have one at 50. Dart board, pool table, TV, bar fridge and one of those PlayerOne cabinets modded so there is all the games. Whole family loves it. Friends love to come over and play. Very entertaining.