Would
FOSS games that monetized community mod add-ons to the main game make sense? Steam poorly implemented a "paid mods" system for mods of proprietary games, and it just didn't work out and users thought is was too much. People are also upset about other issues in games such as DLC, Lootboxes, DRM lockdown, and pricing. If games were to become FOSS then the companies would not be able to control players and bleed them dry with content payment schemes, and development would be in line with the consumers wants and expectations. Games wouldn't necessarily have to be gratis, but can have more flexible payment models such as crowdfunding, donations, pay-what-you-want, and paid access to create mods with the game's engine (and assets). This would require big changes, and the changes are really incompatible with the business models of the worse offenders of day-1 paid DLC and lootbox gambling. On the other hand the change wouldn't be so significant that it's unrealistic. SteamOS is Linux based which is a step in bridging the gap between FOSS Linux platforms and support for video games. It's not unfeasible that a complete FOSS operating system and library can be put together following Valve's lead in the Linux area. There's also
a growing amount of FOSS games that prove the concept, however it remains to be seen how well the principle of FOSS would work with software often considered to be art and not used as just a traditional input/output system. FOSS projects are supported by donations, and paid support and it works out without the need to implement malicious features like ads to stay afloat. Would paid mods and community content monetization be the right formula for uprooting the problems of the game industry?
EC video on paid mods:
NOTE: FOSS very rarely has a problem with malicious programming by design, and is not compatible with EULAs so this and some other questions presented toward the end are kind of moot.