Videogame Genres

Basic Information

Videogame genres represent types of videogames that differ by gameplay

List of Videogame Genres

• Action Adventure
  • Metroidvania
• Action Game
  • First Person Shooter (FPS)
  • Hack and Slash
  • Third Person Shooter (3PS/TPS)
• Adventure Game
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Visual Novel
    • Utsuge
• Casual Video Game
  • Hidden Object Game
  • Party Game
    • Rhythm Game
  • Puzzle Game
    • Point And Click Game
    • Bizarre Puzzle Game
    • Falling Blocks
    • Match Three Game
  • Time Management Game
  • Word Game
• Edutainment Game
• Fighting Game
  • Beat Em Up
  • Mascot Fighter
  • Wrestling Game
• Full Motion Video
• H-Games
• Licensed Game
• Maze Game
• Platform Game (Platformer)
• Programming Game
• Role Playing Game (RPG)
  • Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG)
• Shoot Em Ups (Shmups)
  • Light Gun Game
• Simulation Game (Sim)
  • Dating Sim
  • Raising Sim
• Sports Game
  • Racing Game
• Stealth Based Game
• Strategy Game
  • Four X (4X)
  • Real Time Strategy (RTS)
  • Turn Based Strategy (TBS)
• Survival Horror
• Vehicle Simulator
  • Driving
    • Vehicular Combat
  • Mecha Game

Sources

Bibliography

1. TV Tropes Wiki entry

2. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

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