Categories

Genre

Action Adventure Compilation DLC / Add-on Educational FPS Open world driving Racing / Driving Run and gun Role-Playing (RPG) Simulation Special edition Sports Strategy / Tactics

Groups

Based on Movies Cartoons Castlevania DC comics Disney DOOM Duke Nukem Dungeons & Dragons English patched Fatal Fury Final Fantasy King of Fighters Gun Shooter Lucasfilm / LucasArts Mario Marvel Mega Man Metal Slug Mortal Kombat Multi-Disc games Need for Speed Pokemon Quake Resident Evil Road Rash Sailor Moon Samurai Shodown Sierra On-Line Sonic Star Wars Street Fighter Tomb Raider Unreleased / Prototype Windows 3.x

Gameplay

4X Action RPG Arcade Artillery Beat 'em up / brawler Board Game Cards / Tiles Casino Chess Dating Simulation Falling Block Puzzle Fighting Game Show / Trivia / Quiz Graphic Adventure Hack and Slash Hunting Interactive fiction / text adventure Japanese-style RPG (JRPG) Life / Social Simulation Managerial / Business Simulation Martial Arts Mental training Metroidvania Mini-Games Music / Rhythm Paddle / Pong Party Game Pinball Platform Puzzle elements Puzzle-solving Quick Time Events (QTEs) Rail Shooter Roguelike RPG elements Shooter Stealth Survival Horror Tactical RPG Tactical Shooter Tile Matching Puzzle Timed Input Trading / Collectible Card Tricks / Stunts Turn-based strategy Vehicle Simulator Visual Novel Vehicular Combat Simulator Wargame Word construction

Setting

Classical antiquity Cold War Contemporary Cyberpunk / Dark Sci-Fi Egypt (Ancient) Fantasy Historical Events Interwar Japan (Ancient / Classical / Medieval) Japan (Modern / Futuristic) Medieval Post-Apocalyptic Prehistoric Sci-Fi / Futuristic Sea Pirates / Caribbean Steampunk Western World War I World War II

Narrative

Adult Detective / Mystery Comedy Crime Healthcare Horror Romance Spy / Espionage Survival War

Vehicular

Automobile Bike / Bicycling Bus Flight / Aviation Helicopter Hovercraft Mecha / Giant Robot Motorcycle Naval / Watercraft Off-roading Snowmobile Space Flight Street Racing Tank Track Racing Train Transport Truck

Sport

Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Dodgeball Fishing Football (American) Football (European) / Soccer Golf Hockey Horse / Derby Olympiad / Mixed Sports Pool / Snooker Sailing / Boating Skateboarding Snowboarding / Skiing Surfing Tennis Volleyball Wrestling

Pacing

Meditative / Zen Persistent Real-Time Turn-based

Special Edition

Extra content / game Physical extras

Visual

2D scrolling Cinematic camera Fixed / Flip-screen Free-roaming camera Isometric

Perspective

1st-person 3rd-person Behind view Bird's-eye view Diagonal-down Side view Top-down

Educational

Ecology / Nature Math / Logic Science

Art

Anime / Manga Full Motion Video (FMV) Live action Video backdrop

Interface

Direct Control Menu Structures Multiple Units / Characters Control Point and Select Text parser

Add-on

Map / Level Story / Mission