I will just say it out here. I am a fan of survival genre. I've watched all survival anime series, tv shows, movies and others throughout 20+ years of my existence. So I am confident about this; Squid game is a class C survival tv show.
A lot of people that is new to the genre might find this show entertaining. Personally, I enjoyed some parts of this show. But most of the time, I find myself questioning the simplicity of the games itself, the shallow plotline, building up moral compasses that leads to nowhere, and disappointing character developments (yeah i am talking about the main character: he is as selfish as he was during the first episode and the last episode).
Also, there are a lot of ideas that they take from other tv shows and movies specially from japan's arsenal of survival games series. Anyway, since this game has borrowed a lot of ideas and only successful because of the hype train, I would give this a 6 out of 10. it is enjoyable enough to be watched through the end but does not stand up to its competitors. I wish that more people can watch Kaiji, Alice in borderland, the cube, the exam, battle royale, Liar game, etc. so my point of view might be understood a little more. Because I know, that a handful of people will disagree with my review. that is all.