Computer and video game genres

Action games could be considered the video game equivalent of action movies. Action games typically feature violent physical force, especially shooting, as their main interactive feature. Beat 'em up, Shoot 'em up and platform game are all subcategories of the action game genre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Action game"

Action-adventure games are video games that combine elements of the adventure game genre with various action elements. Nintendo is generally cited as originating the genre with The Legend of Zelda ( 1986); as a result, action-adventure games are simply called "adventure games" by many console gamers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Action-adventure game"

An Action-RPG is a type of computer role-playing game which requires ...more on Wikipedia about "Action-RPG"

Adult video games, like adult movies or other media, are intended for an adult audience. There exists a wide variety of adult games, though many lack mainstream appeal and represent a niche category. The object of an adult game may differ from a mainstream video game or computer game, in that the reward can be a visual representation of nudity, partial nudity, or sexual activity rather than points, etc. Some games may focus on humor or drama rather than arousal, or simply have normal gameplay accompanied by nudity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adult video games"

Adventure is a genre of video game typified by exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. The vast majority of adventure games are computer games, though console-based adventure games are not unheard of. Unlike many other game genres, the adventure genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based art forms, such as literature and film. Adventure games encompass a wide variety of literary genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, and comedy. Notable adventure games include Zork, King's Quest, The Secret of Monkey Island, and Myst. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adventure game"

Anime games are computer or video games that are based on anime or manga, or use an art style commonly stereotyped as "anime" in their presentation (technically, anime is not an art style, though many follow a certain trend), or upon which anime or manga have been made. Generally, anime games fall into the categories of normal games based around an anime, visual novels, dojin games, or miscellaneous H games. The phrase bishōjo game is often used to refer to any game with anime-style graphics, although it technically refers only to the large majority with attractive female anime characters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anime game"

A bishōjo game (美少女ゲーム bishōjo gēmu); more often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. Most involve romantic or sex appeal of some kind. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bishōjo game" If you like you could tell us your opinion about shortopedia

BL games (also known as yaoi games) usually refer to H games oriented around homosexual couples, though they can be any male/male dating sim. The defining factor is that both the playable character(s) and possible objects of affection are male ( BL stands for Boys' Love). ...more on Wikipedia about "BL game"

City-building game is a genre of computer game where players act as overall planner and leader, normally looking at the city from a point-of-view high in the sky, to grow and manage a simulated city. Players are only allowed to control building placement and city management features such as salaries and work priorities, while actual building is done by game citizens who are non-playable characters. ...more on Wikipedia about "City-building game"

A competitive online role-playing game (commonly abbreviated CORPG) is an online genre of computer and video games centred around the creation and development of an avatar with the intent of competing with and against others in a global competition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Competitive online role-playing game"

This is a listing of computer and video game genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. This list is by no means complete or comprehensive. As with nearly all varieties of genre classification, the matter of any individual computer or video game's specific genre is open to personal interpretation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Computer and video game genres"

Computer board games are board games (such as monopoly, snakes and ladders, and trivial pursuit) that you play on a computer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Computer board game"

Computer puzzle game is a genre of computer games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles involved can involve logic, strategy, pattern recognition, sequence solving, word completion or, in some cases, just pure luck. ...more on Wikipedia about "Computer puzzle game"

A continuous game, or real-time game, is a game without pauses, turns, rounds, or other stopping points. ...more on Wikipedia about "Continuous game"

Dating simulations are a genre of computer and video games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. Contrary to popular Western misconception, a very small percentage of them are tied to anime titles, though some do exist, such as Tokimeki Memorial, Angelique, Sotsugyou M, and Chobits. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dating sim"

Doom clone is a term used to refer to a computer game with similar gameplay as the 1993 first-person shooter Doom. That is, the player explores a three-dimensional world seen through the eyes of the protagonist, and uses various weapons to kill usually monstrous enemies. Due to the widespread popularity of Doom, any game which featured a similar first-person gameplay style was usually compared to it, usually unfavorably. During the 1990s, most such games were generally considered to be merely clones of the original Doom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doom clone"

Educational games are games, including video games of this genre, designed to teach people, typically children, about a certain subject or help them learn a skill as they play. Some people call these types of games edutainment because they combine education and entertainment. (At the moment this article primarily deals with video games.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Educational game"

An eroge (erotic game) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eroge"

Fighting games or fighters are video games in which players fight each other or computer-controlled enemies, usually employing some variation of the martial arts. Along with fixed shoot 'em ups, they are traditionally at home in the arcades, and are considered separate from sports games such as wrestling, boxing and "ultimate fighting" games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fighting game"

First-person adventure is one of the oldest computer and video game genres. First-person adventures tend to focus on puzzles, exploration and character-interaction with no shooting or action elements, though some also feature elements from other genres, including action games and role-playing games. The definition covers games with varying technology level — from text adventures to the modern 3D first-person adventure games such as Myst and The Last Express, all descendants of the 3D Monster Maze game, the first 3D graphics game for a home computer. Most modern first-person adventure games use a point and click interface enabling the player to interact with objects or characters in the game-world. ...more on Wikipedia about "First-person adventure"

A first-person shooter (FPS) is a combat computer or video game genre, which is characterized by the player’s on-screen view of the game simulating that of the character. ...more on Wikipedia about "First-person shooter"

FMV games, also known as interactive movies, are a particular video game genre that was popular during the early nineties as CD-ROMs and Laserdiscs made their way into the living rooms, providing an alternative to the low-capacity cartridges of most consoles. The popularity of FMV games declined after around 1995, as more advanced consoles were released. The latter of these games became well-known failures in video gaming. ...more on Wikipedia about "FMV game"

A God game is a computer game that lets you create and control the lives of virtual people, cities or worlds. The category has drawn the interest of some of the best-known game designers in the world, often propelling them to prominence. ...more on Wikipedia about "God game"

An interactive movie is a video game genre composed entirely of full-motion video of either animated or live-action footage. As the genre has fallen out of favor, the term is sometimes used, in a derogatory way, to describe games (usually computer role-playing games) that have a heavy emphasis on cut scenes and plot, at the expense of engaging gameplay. ...more on Wikipedia about "Interactive movie"

This article gives a list of computer games and video games by category, i.e. arranged alphabetically by genre. Some categories/genres are briefly defined at the beginning of their respective sections. For an alphabetical list of games sorted by title, see list of computer and video games by name. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of computer and video games by genre"

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