The other half tends to be stuff like random people, or some "punishment" for some perceived transgression or whatever. But it's fucking insane how often it does just start with not being able to afford basic medical care.
Just realized that as I watched Cinema Summery on "Would You Rather" where he's basically like yeah she has no choice but to join.
A lot of these new ones are because Fortnite is popular and has been for years.
It’s odd as the big hits of the genre are explicitly about how the Death Game can only be defeated via radical love and violent revolution of those running the game.