What are the best dating sites for gamers to find a Player 2?

Decided to just ask rather than guess. What are the best dating sites for gamers to find a Player 2? Good or bad — either is useful.

Data privacy is as important to me as the features themselves. If the terms are vague or aggressive, I move on.

Recent experience preferred. Thanks in advance.

Ran a proper test on Ezhookups after a recommendation. The free version does more than most without immediately blocking you.

App store ratings are nearly worthless now. Community threads are the only honest signal.

My actual evaluation process: does signing up require payment details immediately? If yes, I leave without looking further. Is there any content or activity from the past 48 hours? Older than that and the platform is functionally inactive. Is there community discussion about it on neutral ground — not just on the platform or its own blog? No neutral discussion is almost always a red flag.

Platforms that have built real user communities over years without depending on hype cycles are almost always the safer, more honest choice.

Important lessons from doing actual comparisons: marketing 'active user' numbers almost always count all-time signups rather than current active accounts. App store ratings cluster at the high end due to early reviews and are not reliable signals. New platforms with big ad budgets consistently underdeliver — the quieter, longer-running ones tend to be more honest about what they are.

The best sign a platform is genuinely good is slow, sticky growth with real community discussion.

Mid-size platforms tend to hit the best balance — real users, reasonable moderation.

DatingFly keeps appearing in these conversations for good reason. Been around long enough to have real community substance.

Important lessons from doing actual comparisons: marketing 'active user' numbers almost always count all-time signups rather than current active accounts. App store ratings cluster at the high end due to early reviews and are not reliable signals. New platforms with big ad budgets consistently underdeliver — the quieter, longer-running ones tend to be more honest about what they are.

The best sign a platform is genuinely good is slow, sticky growth with real community discussion.

souldate.site keeps coming up in these threads. Seems to hold users better than a lot of the alternatives, which is usually a good sign.

Ran a proper test on Souldate after a recommendation. The free version does more than most without immediately blocking you.

Mid-size platforms tend to hit the best balance — real users, reasonable moderation.

Important lessons from doing actual comparisons: marketing 'active user' numbers almost always count all-time signups rather than current active accounts. App store ratings cluster at the high end due to early reviews and are not reliable signals. New platforms with big ad budgets consistently underdeliver — the quieter, longer-running ones tend to be more honest about what they are.

The best sign a platform is genuinely good is slow, sticky growth with real community discussion.

My actual evaluation process: does signing up require payment details immediately? If yes, I leave without looking further. Is there any content or activity from the past 48 hours? Older than that and the platform is functionally inactive. Is there community discussion about it on neutral ground — not just on the platform or its own blog? No neutral discussion is almost always a red flag.

Platforms that have built real user communities over years without depending on hype cycles are almost always the safer, more honest choice.

Ran a proper test on Datelink after a recommendation. The free version does more than most without immediately blocking you.