A video game genre is an informal classification of a video game based on how it is played rather than visual or narrative elements. This is independent...

A video game genre is a specific category of games related by similar gameplay characteristics. Video game genres are not usually defined by the setting...

Snake is a genre of action video games where the player maneuvers the end of a growing line, often themed as a snake. The player must keep the snake from...

Lunar Lander is a genre of video games loosely based on the 1969 landing of the Apollo Lunar Module on the Moon. In Lunar Lander games, players control...

Puzzle video games make up a broad genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test problem-solving skills, including...

A cozy game is a video game genre that emphasizes non-violence and relaxation. Initially derived from the life simulation genre, cozy games commonly include...

the genre began to incorporate more features from action games and more traditional first person and third-person shooter games. This has led game journalists...

A horror game is a video game genre centered on horror fiction and typically designed to scare the player. The term may also be used to describe tabletop...

on the game industry, establishing the conventions of the scrolling platform genre and helping to reinvigorate the North American home video game market...

A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the...

major video game genre that emphasizes thinking and planning over direct instant action in order to achieve victory. Although many types of video games...

effect. This genre has been popular throughout the history of video games and is competitive, just like real-world sports. A number of game series feature...

A role-playing video game, role-playing game (RPG) or computer role-playing game (CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of...

effect. This genre has been popular throughout the history of video games, and is competitive, just like real-world sports. A number of game series feature...

Midway had another hit shooting video game, Sea Wolf (1976), which was adapted from another Sega EM game, Periscope. The genre gained major attraction in popular...

staple of the genre. In the new millennium, several 4X releases have become critically and commercially successful. In the board (and card) game domain, 4X...

A battle royale game is an online multiplayer video game genre that blends last-man-standing gameplay with the survival, exploration and scavenging elements...

Paragon. The genre is seen as a fusion of real-time strategy, role-playing and action games. The first widely accepted game in the genre was Aeon of Strife...

was a sci-fi player-versus-player hero shooter video game played from a first-person perspective. The game featured a variety of alien characters, each...

given area. Though some video game genres share conceptual and gameplay similarities with the RTS template, recognized genres are generally not subsumed...

Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues...

An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction time. The genre includes a large...

A casual game is a video game targeted at a mass market audience, as opposed to a hardcore game, which is targeted at hobbyist gamers. Casual games may...

A platformer (also called a platform game, and sometimes a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action video games in which the core objective is to move...

among the greatest video games of all time, Fallout has been credited for renewing consumer interest in the role-playing video game genre. It spawned the...

action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Typically, classical...

A city-building game, or town-building game, is a genre of simulation video game where players act as the overall planner and leader of a city or town...

first such games on a video display. The first consumer video game hardware was released in the early 1970s. The first home video game console was the Magnavox...

average female video game player is 44 years old, while the average male video game player is 35. The best-selling console video game genres of 2022 were...

in video games since the early days of the industry, and games featuring sexual content can be found on most platforms and can be of any video game genre...