Using of a blockchain for gaming would be a stupid way to use it, just like dick pics and fart sounds in the Bitcoin blockchain. Nothing of those truly need censorship-resistance. But, from the technical viewpoint, Ordinals are valid transactions that follows the consensus rules. Some people could argue that it's an exploit, its supporters argue that it's a feature. Both can be right depending on a person's point of view, but from Bitcoin's point of view, they are valid.