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Video game genres
- Action gameA player controls a character often in the form of a protagonist or avatar. This player must navigate a level, collecting objects and avoiding obstacles…
- Adventure gameIn 1976, a program named Adventure appeared on the ARPANET network. William Crowther wrote this text-based game while working at Bolt, Beranek and Newman in…
- Action-adventure gameAn action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres.
- Role-playing video gameIn the mid-1970s, university mainframes began running text-based role-playing games like Dungeon and pedit5. These early experiments ran on PDP-10 and…
- Action role-playing gameAn action role-playing game combines core elements from both the action game and role-playing game genres. These games emphasize real-time combat that…
- Stealth gameIn 1979, a boy named Hiroshi Suzuki entered a convenience store in the game Manbiki Shounen. He moved through aisles to steal dollar signs while avoiding the…
- Space flight simulation gameIn 1974, a game called Spasim appeared on early online networks. Players controlled ships and attempted to destroy one another using simple vector graphics.
- Fighting gameA green fighter blocks a blue punch while colored bars above represent health. This visual setup defines the fighting game genre, where two or more…
- Survival horrorIn 1996, Capcom released Resident Evil and coined the term survival horror to describe a new kind of video game experience.
- Visual novelThe year 1983 marked the release of The Portopia Serial Murder Case, a title that established the foundational mechanics for an entire genre.
- Tactical role-playing gameA tactical role-playing game combines the character progression of traditional RPGs with the strategic movement of turn-based strategy games.
- Rhythm gamePlayers press buttons in a dictated sequence to match the beat of music. This core mechanic challenges a player's sense of rhythm and timing.