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Sarcastic Hidden Gems Mainstream Games Meme

This is an ironic gaming meme. At the top of the image, text reads 'just a few of the hidden gems I've been playing recently', positioned above a 3x3 grid of cover art for extremely popular, high-budget mainstream AAA video games that are widely known, heavily marketed, and commercially successful. The humor comes from the obvious contradiction of calling these massively famous titles obscure 'hidden gems'. The featured games are Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War (2018), The Last of Us Part I, Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Expedition 33, Baldur's Gate 3, and Resident Evil Requiem (Resident Evil Village).
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just a few of the hidden gems I've been playing recently

Overview

This is an ironic gaming meme. At the top of the image, text reads 'just a few of the hidden gems I've been playing recently', positioned above a 3x3 grid of cover art for extremely popular, high-budget mainstream AAA video games that are widely known, heavily marketed, and commercially successful. The humor comes from the obvious contradiction of calling these massively famous titles obscure 'hidden gems'. The featured games are Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War (2018), The Last of Us Part I, Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Expedition 33, Baldur's Gate 3, and Resident Evil Requiem (Resident Evil Village).

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit meme communities, as confirmed by the provided source information listing it as from Reddit:Meme with the original title 'Hidden Gems'. It falls into the popular category of relatable gaming jokes that mock the overuse of the term 'hidden gem' to describe well-known mainstream media.

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