Game Collection

1-2 Player Games

These games can be played locally by up to 2 players.

1-4 Player Games

These games can be played locally by up to 4 players.

Action RPGs

Action RPG refers to Roleplaying games that incorporate Action game elements such as reflex- or skill-based combat, or Action games that incorporate RPG elements, such as character advancement and branching narrative choices.

Beat 'Em Ups / Brawlers

A subgenre of Action game where players engage in melee combat against waves of enemies. Brawlers became especially popular in arcades in the early 90s, with titles such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) and X-Men (1992) allowing for cooperative play between up to six players.

Co-op & Party Games

Cooperative (Co-op) games involve two or more players working together towards a common goal. Party games are meant for groups of players and focus on social interaction. They are usually easy to learn and have simple controls, with a low barrier to entry for casual players.

Exergames

Players of these games perform cardio, dance, yoga and stretching routines, usually done through motion-tracking.

Fighting

Fighting games allow players to engage in melee arena combat, with matches usually ending via knock-out, ring out, or time-limit. Not to be confused with Beat ‘em ups / Brawlers.

Hack and Slash

Hack and slash games focus on combat with hand-to-hand weapons, though guns may be present as well. Games in this category will typically feature melee combat that requires tactical depth involving choices around weapon choice, stance, timing attacks, parrying and evasion.

Horror

Games featuring classic horror elements. Often incorporate Puzzle Elements, Stealth, and evasion-based encounters in which players must avoid enemies rather than defeat them.

Indie

Indie games refers to titles created and released by "independent" developers. Indie games generally have very small production teams when compared to properties from "triple-A" game developers like Rockstar, Square Enix, Nintendo and EA.

Meditative / Cozy Games

These games provide a relaxed play experience. They are usually slow-paced with a gradual learning curve, and gameplay rarely relies on timing and reflexes. Includes many Simulators.

Platformers

Games in which jumping or climbing onto platforms on various elevations is a major focus of the game. Can be 2D or 3D.

Puzzle Elements

Puzzle games and games with puzzle-solving mechanics.

Racing / Driving

Driving games focus on the operation of a vehicle, and don't necessarily incorporate competitive elements (for example, American Truck Simulator). Racing games incorporate competitive mechanics, with the player racing against the computer, other players or against the clock. Games in this category must be primarily based around driving mechanics; a game in which a player drives heavy machinery as part of the game, such as Farm Simulator, should be categorized as a Simulator rather than Racing / Driving.

Roguelike

Roguelike games have players crawl through dungeons with randomized encounters and loot. In most roguelikes the player cannot reload earlier saves if she dies (permadeath).

Roleplaying Games

Roleplaying Games or RPGs are a varied game genre that focus on character development, tactical combat, amassing resources and rich narrative. Combat is usually turn-based, with players selecting actions from a menu. See also Action RPGs.

Sandbox / Open World

These games present players with a game world in which they can freely explore. Most Sandbox games feature no specific goals; Open World games usually incorporate goals, with the player being given broad freedom in how to approach achieving them.

Shooters

Shooters are a broad category of Action game in which the player shoots enemies or targets as a primary gameplay mechanic. While first-person perspective shooters are the most popular in the category, shooters can be from any perspective including third-person (Gears of War), side-view (Cuphead), diagonal-down (Enter the Gungeon) or top-down (Raiden Fighters).

Side-Scrolling

These games use a traditional “platforming” viewpoint where the action is seen from the side.

Sports

Games in which players control either players or managers of real or fictional sports.

Stealth

Stealth games require the player to avoid contact with enemies in the game via sneaking past them or using disguises.