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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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major video game genre that emphasizes thinking and planning over direct instant action in order to achieve victory. Although many types of video games...
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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...
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action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Typically, classical...
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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...
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Survival horror (redirect from Survival horror video game)
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...
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with the 1980 Moscow Olympics, an official or unofficial Olympic tie-in video game has been released to coincide with all of the Olympic Games. These games...
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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...
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4X (redirect from 4X video game)
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...
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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...
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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...
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An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction time. The genre includes a large...
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A battle royale game is an online multiplayer video game genre that blends last-man-standing gameplay with the survival, exploration and scavenging elements...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Multiplayer online battle arena (redirect from MOBA video game)
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...
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typing game is a genre of video games that involves correctly entering letters, words, or sentences on the keyboard. It began as a sub-genre of educational...
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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...
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Real-time strategy (redirect from RTS (gaming genre))
given area. Though some video game genres share conceptual and gameplay similarities with the RTS template, recognized genres are generally not subsumed...
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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...
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The fighting game genre of video game involves combat between multiple characters. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as blocking, grappling...
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cloud gaming. Video games are also classified into a wide range of genres based on their style of gameplay and target audience. The first video game prototypes...
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is a sci-fi player-versus-player hero shooter video game played from a first-person perspective. The game features a variety of alien characters, each...
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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...
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A stealth game is a type of video game in which the player primarily uses stealth to avoid or overcome opponents. Games in the genre typically allow the...
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