The aim of this paper is to contribute to the sociological understanding of gaming culture and those we call gamers. The research endeavors to gain knowledge about how players percieve themselves in the context of gaming culture, and to learn about the gaming habits of people who play video games. Also, it tries to find out what the players' attitudes are towards other types of players, as well as their attitudes towards playing video games in general. The research was conducted by a web survey on self-identification of gamers among 140 adult respondents within Croatian gaming channels on platforms such as Discord, Facebook groups and other smaller online communities. After getting acquainted with the term gaming, its history, the division of video games and other important divisions within it, the paper examines the positive and negative effects of playing videogames. The transition of gaming from subculture to culture, the existence of certain stereotypes about people who play video games and the connection of sociological terms with elements of gaming culture are presented. In the research part of the paper, two hypotheses were confirmed, one was partially confirmed, while one was rejected. Also, knowledge was gained about the gaming habits and attitudes of respondents about aspects of playing video games, such as personal perception of the term gamer or participating in activies such as watching streamers and participating in gaming communities. It is important to note that gaming is the fastest growing entertainment industry in the world, which has a great impact on society and is becoming an important topic of sociological research.