If your goal is just indie games that are mostly 2D it might be totally viable. If you are looking for 3D gaming it would be limited to retro consoles just due

If your goal is just indie games that are mostly 2D it might be totally viable. If you are looking for 3D gaming it would be limited to retro consoles just due to the hardware. There are several channels on YouTube that try to push Pis to their gaming limits, check them out -- search for low spec gaming.