Not easy to choose a video game. There is no official nomenclature covering all video game genres. It's impossible to make sense of it if you don't have the vocabulary, especially since many games belong to more than one category. Here's a little help to help you get your bearings.
A video game's belonging to a particular type is essentially based on its gameplay, that is, its rules, its controls, the universe in which it takes place, the player's experience, etc.
In the third part of this article, we detailed: puzzle games, simulation games, management games, and strategy games.
Let's finish this overview with :
Runner games, not to be confused with Speedrunning, are often integrated into platformers like the iconic chase sequences in Crash Bandicoot.
In this type of game you control a character who runs without ever stopping, or at least you cannot stop him. Your only job is to make him dodge obstacles and traps that block his run.
Games that demand reflexes and perseverance, such as Disney Frozen Rush, Last Knight, Paddington Run and Minion Rush : Moi, Moche et Méchant.
This category has long been the catch-all for puzzle games, but not only... A puzzle game is a thinking game in which the player must assemble pieces or explore complex locations. This genre often overlaps with adventure games and logic games. Some arcade games, particularly Tetris and its variants, are commonly described as puzzle games. In fact the term puzzle game is a “catch-all” word often used by default to categorize “unclassifiable” games, notably games with abstract concepts that do not tell a story, do not include narration but require a certain logic like Puyo Puyo, Tetris...
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The brainteasers or logic games where you have to exercise your brain. These are often labeled as Casual games. They can be played without needing a lot of time in front of you (like Candy Crush).
We recommend: Super Gravity Ball, Shark Dash, Cubikolor, Golf Peaks, Marble Duel, Swim Out, Plumber World.
The maze games, where the player takes on a hero imprisoned in a labyrinth. Depending on the game, the goal can be to escape enemies, also prisoners of the labyrinth, while trying to traverse the whole maze or collect objects there, Back to Bed, The Bridge, Munin, Uurnog Uurnlimited, Q.U.B.E., Timelie.
Another fairly catch-all category that groups multiplayer party games whose aim is not so much to win as to have a funny and enjoyable moment. Generally, party games have a short, accessible, and humorous format (for more details). You’ll find multiplayer Brawlers that battle in arenas like Strikers Edge, or cooperative games like the wonderful Overcooked.
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The vehicular combat games, whose gameplay involves driving a vehicle—often armed—and making it fight against other vehicles. They are divided into two styles: The Mario Kart style, which are arcade racing games where the goal is twofold: to finish in pole position and to eliminate or slow down as many competitors as possible. We recommend: Garfield Kart, All-Star Fruit Racing.
The Rocket League style, which are arcade combat games taking place in an arena with armed vehicles. They can often also be classified as Party Games because they are multiplayer and often provide convivial moments.
The rhythm games, like Guitar Hero, created in 2005 in the United States... Before being categorized as such, the “rhythm and music games” were sometimes also called puzzle games.
Rhythm video games are usually arcade games whose goal is to follow a sequence of moves or maintain a particular rhythm. They are played with a keyboard or a gamepad. Other games in this category may require a dance pad or a replica of a musical instrument.
We recommend: Neon Beats or Felix the Reaper, which is both a rhythm and logic game.
The sports or dance games, this article is not about games whose action takes place in a sports setting. These are simulation games. Sports games involve the player physically in the match. It was the great strength of the Wii and Xbox Kinect, and it remains the case with Nintendo’s Ring Fit games, where you reproduce physical exercises in front of your screen. or when video games make you do sports or dance. In short, when you move “in person,” in real life...!