VIDEO GAMES GENRES

1. ACTION GAMES

2. Action games are just that—games where the player is in control of and at the center of the action, which is mainly comprised of physical challenges players must overcome. Most early video games like Donkey Kong and Galaga fall into the action category.

3. SIMULATORS

4. Simulations may allow players to manipulate a character’s genetics or their ecosystem. Even the character’s reaction to a certain situation may be under the player’s control.

5. STRATEGY GAMES

6. Strategy games give players a godlike access to the world and its resources. These games require players to use carefully developed strategy and tactics to overcome challenges.

7. ADVENTURE GAMES

8. Action-adventure games most frequently incorporate two game mechanics—game-long quests or obstacles that must be conquered using a tool or item collected, as well as an action element where the item(s) are used.

9. Take game elements of both action games and action-adventure games. A defining characteristic of action RPGs is that the combat takes place in real-time and depends on a player’s speed and accuracy to best foes, versus depending on high character attributes like charisma and dexterity.

10. ROLE- PLAYING GAMES

11. SPORTS GAMES

12. sports games simulate playing a sport. Some games, like Arch Rivals and NBA Jam, satirize the genre, while others like Madden NFL and FIFA look to recreate the realism and capture the feeling of playing a live sport.