Video game genres

video game genre centered around gun and other weapon-based combat in a first-person perspective

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strategy video game subgenre in which all players play simultaneously, rather than taking turns

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subgenre of action-adventure video games

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type of action video game where player can see the avatar on-screen in a third-person view

interactive fiction game

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video game genre featuring a competition of speed between vehicles, animals or people

subgenre of role-playing and action video games

subgenre of strategy video games

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action game sub-genre

video game term; categorization of video games

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video game genre with last-man-standing gameplay

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multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting large numbers of players simultaneously

subgenre of strategy video games

upright=1.6|thumb|Detailed empire management, seen here in Freeciv, is a central aspect of 4X strategy games.

video game genre that emphasizes combat with melee-based weapons

subgenre of shooter game

thumb|Eroge often feature anime and [[manga style graphics|249x249px]] An eroge (, erogē, ), also called an H-game (, ecchi game), is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. The term encompasses a wide variety of Japanese games containing erotic content across multiple genres. The first eroge were created in the 1980s, and many well-known companies in the Japanese gaming industry originally produced and distributed them. Some eroge are primarily focused on erotic content, while others, such as Key's Kanon, only contain occasional scenes in an otherwise non-erotic work. Games in the latter categ

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subgenre of action video games

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genre of music-themed action video game

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subgenre of simulation video games

type of tabletop or video game

video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs

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subgenre of shooter game

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A Soulslike (also spelled Souls-like) is a subgenre of action role-playing games known for high difficulty level, large worlds filled with enemies and emphasis on environmental storytelling, typically in a dark fantasy setting. Japanese developer and publisher FromSoftware and director Hidetaka Miyazaki are largely considered to have created and established the subgenre, pioneering it with ''Demon's Souls (2009) and further popularizing it with similar subsequent games, including the popular Dark Souls'' trilogy (2011–2016), from which the genre's name is derived. These games and subsequent Fr

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type of simulation game

type of artificial human companion

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romance visual novel for female audiences

subgenre of simulation video games with romantic elements

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subgenre of tactical wargames

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game that attempts to simulate the government and politics of all or part of a nation

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genre of flight simulator video games

genre of video games which attempt to provide the player with a realistic interpretation of operating various kinds of vehicles (automobiles, aircraft, watercraft, spacecraft, military vehicles, etc)