Index > Gameplay
- 4X
- Action RPG
- Arcade
- Artillery
- Beat 'em up / brawler
- Board game
- Cards / tiles
- Chess
- City building / construction simulation
- Dating simulation
- Falling block puzzle
- Fighting
- Gambling elements
- Game show / trivia / quiz
- Graphic adventure
- Hack and slash
- Hidden object
- Hunting
- Interactive book
- Interactive fiction / text adventure
- Japanese-style RPG (JRPG)
- Japanese-style adventure
- Life / social simulation
- Managerial / business simulation
- Massively Multiplayer
- Mental training
- Metroidvania
- Mini-games
- Music / rhythm
- Paddle / Pong
- Party game
- Pinball
- Platform
- Puzzle elements
- Quick Time Events (QTEs)
- RPG elements
- Rail shooter
- Real-time strategy (RTS)
- Real-time tactics (RTT)
- Roguelike
- Sandbox / open world
- Shooter
- Stealth
- Survival horror
- Tactical RPG
- Tactical shooter
- Tile matching puzzle
- Time management
- Timed input
- Tower defense
- Trading / collectible card
- Tricks / stunts
- Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Turn-based tactics (TBT)
- Visual novel
- Wargame
- Word construction
Game show / trivia / quiz
Game Show / Trivia / Quiz games test the player on their knowledge of certain subjects or their ability to discover hidden words or pictures. Usually the player is rewarded with points or virtual currency.