I literally can't perceive any difference between 1080p and 4K, and anything above a 36 inch monitor just seems way too big.

I think I figured out why the platforming genre has faced a complete rejection by Steam players.

1) Saturation. Too many low quality slop coming out.
2) Foreign markets like China don't have nostalgia for platformers since they didn't grow up with NES, SNES etc.
3) Zoomers grew up with 3D platformers like Sly Cooper and Ratchet and Clank.

Indie devs really thought the lockdown-boost would last forever and spent like crazy.