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...

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...

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...

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Interplay Productions. Set in a mid-22nd century...

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

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...

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

having video games be included as an Olympic sport. Companies like Epyx, Accolade, U.S. Gold and Konami developed many of the early games. The genre is often...

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

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...

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 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...

A side-scrolling video game (alternatively side-scroller) is a game viewed from a side-view camera angle where the screen follows the player as they move...

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...

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 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...

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

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...

science fiction video game is a video game that falls under the science fiction genre. The genre has existed since the dawn of video games, with their...

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...

A fighting game is a genre of video game that involves combat between two or more characters. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as blocking...

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...

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...

Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. Games in the genre typically focus...

nonviolent genre are primarily reactionary in nature. As video quality and level of gaming technology have increased, the violent nature of some video games...

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...