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| .hack// (dot Hack) | A franchise spawning several anime serieses, novels, mangas and games set in The World, a MMORP game world. The games are set in a virtual variant of this instead of being a real MMORPG. | 8 games (5 characters) |
| 7th Guest | | 4 games |
| ActRaiser | | 2 games |
| Advance Wars | Sub-series of Nintendo Wars | 4 games |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | Games based on the 2nd edition of the D&D paper & dice RPG. | 148 games |
| Age of Armageddon (The Guardian Saga) | A story arc in the Ultima series. Begins with the founding of the Fellowship. | 21 games |
| Age of Empires | | 10 games |
| Age of Wonders | | 3 games |
| Alex Kidd | Alex Kidd was Sega's mascot prior to Sonic the Hedgehog and made his first appearance on the Master System in 1986. | 8 games |
| Alien Breed | | 11 games |
| Alien Syndrome | | 13 games |
| Alone in the Dark | | 24 games (4 characters) |
| Altered Beast (獣王記;Jūōki) | | 16 games |
| Angelique | Angelique is a series of Neoromance dating sims by Ruby Party and published by Koei with character designs by shōjo manga artist Kairi Yura and music by Kuzuu Chinatsu. The gimmick is that the games are by women for women. (Source: Wikipedia) | 25 games |
| Animal Crossing (どうぶつの森) | | 3 games |
| Anno-series (A.D.-series) | | 4 games |
| Another World | | 9 games |
| Anstoss (Anstoß;On the Ball) | | 7 games |
| Ape Escape | | 3 games |
| AquaNox | | 3 games |
| Ar tonelico | | 2 games (11 characters) |
| Arc the Lad | Arc the Lad is a tactical-RPG series. | 8 games (16 characters) |
| Arcus | Game series by japanese Wolf Team. | 11 games |
| Arkanoid | | 41 games |
| Armored Core | | 15 games |
| Art of fighting | | 8 games (14 characters) |
| Assassin's Creed | | 5 games (4 characters) |
| Assault Suit | Series of futuristic robotic war games featuring giant robots equipped with Assault Suits. | 4 games |
| Atelier | | 18 games |
| Atlantis | Series of [[gametag:myst Myst]]-like video games. | 0 games |
| Atlantis Series | Series of [[gametag:myst Myst]]-like video games.
| 7 games |
| Avernum | | 10 games |
| Bad Dudes | | 6 games (2 characters) |
| Baldr Series | A series of hentai games developed by [[company:Baldrhead]], a [[company:Giga]] developing team. | 11 games |
| Baldur's Gate | Baldur's Gate series, excluding the [[game:Dark Alliance]] action/adventure spin-offs. | 8 games (19 characters) |
| Baten Kaitos | | 2 games (6 characters) |
| Battle Arena Toshinden | | 12 games (50 characters) |
| Battle Isle | | 9 games |
| Battletoads | Series of beat 'em up games where the main characters are anthropomorphic toads. | 14 games |
| Battlezone | The new Battlezone series from Activision. | 6 games |
| BeatMania | | 59 games |
| Bible Black (バイブル ブラック) | | 4 games |
| BioHazard | Original name of the [[tag:residentevil Resident Evil]] series. | 33 games |
| Black/Matrix (Black Matrix) | | 6 games |
| Blackwell | | 4 games |
| Blood | A game series following the misdeeds of Caleb. | 0 games |
| Blood | A game series following the misdeeds of Caleb. | 4 games (2 characters) |
| BloodRayne | | 8 games (5 characters) |
| Bloody Roar | | 9 games (22 characters) |
| Bomberman Series | Bomberman, its sequels and spin offs. | 39 games |
| Bonk (PC Genjin;ＰＣ原人;BC Kid) | | 12 games |
| Brandish (ブランディッシュ) | | 9 games |
| Breath of Fire (ブレス オブ ファイア;BoF) | | 9 games (40 characters) |
| Broken Sword | | 7 games |
| Bubble Bobble | Spawned [[gametag:puzzlebobble Puzzle Bobble]] spin-off. | 32 games |
| Bubsy | | 8 games |
| Buzz! | A quiz game series, except for the Buzz! Junior games which are mini-game collections. All intended for parties and such. | 10 games |
| Call of Duty | | 16 games |
| Can Can Bunny | | 24 games |
| Captain Blood | | 10 games |
| Captain Commando | | 3 games (8 characters) |
| Captive-series | | 4 games |
| Castlevania | Konami saga | 34 games (16 characters) |
| Champions Return to Arms | | 0 games (8 characters) |
| Chrono series (クロノ) | | 4 games |
| Chzo Mythos | An award winning series of survival-horror games that barrow styles from well know hollywood horror movies. | 4 games (15 characters) |
| Civilization | | 22 games |
| Clayfighter | | 7 games |
| Command & Conquer series | | 25 games |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert | Red Alert is a spin-off series from C&C that shows a different timeline to the original Tiberian universe as shown in the intro movie where Einstein used time-travelling to meet and stop Hitler, eliminating Nazi Germany from RA's world history. | 9 games |
| Command & Conquer: Tiberium universe (Command & Conquer: Tiberian universe) | The main CnC series most recognizable from the presence of Tiberium. | 16 games (2 characters) |
| Commander Keen | | 10 games (4 characters) |
| Contra (Probotector; Gryzor) | Series of platform / shoot 'em up games created by Konami in 1987. The early console versions were called "Probotector" in the PAL region and humans were replaced by robots. Uncensored PAL versions were called "Gryzor". | 21 games |
| Cotton | | 14 games (5 characters) |
| Crash Bandicoot | Crash Bandicoot games and spinoffs: Crash Bash, Crash Boom Bang, Crash Nitro Kart, Crash Team Racing, etc... | 19 games |
| Creatures-series | An artificial life simulator series. | 6 games |
| Crysis | Game series by Crytek. | 2 games (3 characters) |
| Culdcept | A strategy card-game series. | 6 games |
| Cybernoid | | 11 games |
| D no Shokutaku series (D;Dの食卓) | | 8 games (3 characters) |
| Daisenryaku | | 30 games |
| Dance Dance Revolution (Dancing Stage;DDR) | | 58 games |
| Darius | Horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up series created by Taito in 1986. | 27 games |
| Darkstalkers (Vampire;ヴァンパイア;Dark Stalkers) | | 18 games (23 characters) |
| Darkwatch | Darkwatch is a first-person shooter video game about an outlaw turned vampire. | 2 games (6 characters) |
| Dawn of War | Warhammer 40,000 strategy game series by Relic Entertainment featuring multiple factions and a gameplay concerning capturing and holding strategic points to acquire resources and to win the battles. | 5 games (27 characters) |
| Dead or Alive | | 14 games (21 characters) |
| Deep Dungeon (ディープダンジョン) | | 4 games |
| Dengeki Bunko | | 4 games |
| Densha de Go | | 11 games |
| Desblood | | 6 games (3 characters) |
| Descent | | 11 games |
| Desert Strike Series | A series of videogames starting with Desert Strike in 1991. | 24 games |
| Deus Ex | | 9 games (17 characters) |
| Devil May Cry | | 8 games (13 characters) |
| Dezaemon | Shoot 'em up series that feature a "game maker". | 6 games |
| Diablo series | A fantasy franchise set in the world of Sanctuary, continuously beset by demonic forces, often led by Diablo and his brothers. | 10 games (14 characters) |
| Disciples | | 6 games |
| Disgaea (魔界戦記 ディスガイア;Makai Senki Disgaea) | | 3 games |
| Dizzy | | 91 games (7 characters) |
| Donkey Kong | | 58 games (5 characters) |
| Doom | A game series featuring high-tech, space marines and invasion of hellish forces. | 38 games (3 characters) |
| Double Dragon | | 0 games |
| Double Dragon | | 35 games (13 characters) |
| Dragon Ball Z | Games, Sequels and spin-offs related to the Dragon Ball Z, derived from the original Dragon Ball manga. | 0 games |
| Dragon Knight (龍騎士) | | 23 games |
| Dragon Lore | | 5 games |
| Dragon Quest (ドラゴンクエスト;Dragon Warrior) | Most successfull RPG series in Japan. | 38 games (9 characters) |
| Dragon Slayer | | 16 games |
| Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest) | Dragon Warrior is called Dragon Quest in Japan. | 0 games |
| Drakan | | 2 games (3 characters) |
| Duck Tales | | 10 games |
| Duke Nukem | | 16 games (3 characters) |
| Dungeon Siege | | 6 games |
| Dunjonquest | A game series by Epyx | 20 games |
| Dynasty Warriors (Sangoku Musou;三國無双) | Spin-off series of Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志). | 20 games (2 characters) |
| e | r | 0 games |
| Earth | A game series started with [[gameid:162221 Earth 2140]]. | 8 games |
| EarthBound | aka Mother 2 | 5 games (4 characters) |
| Earthsiege | Part of the [[tag:starsiege Starsiege universe]] | 3 games (1 characters) |
| Earthworm Jim | Earthworm Jim is a platform / shoot 'em up series starring an earthworm named Jim in a robot suit, created by Shiny Entertainment in 1994. | 18 games (12 characters) |
| Ecco the Dolphin | | 11 games |
| Eggerland (Adventures of Lolo) | King Egger kidnaps Lala (RaRa) & is rescued by Lolo (RoRo) the master musician by solving puzzles full of deadly enemies. Repeat. A series ensues. | 12 games (14 characters) |
| Egypt series | A series of games from various companies in cooperation. Cryo Interactive, DreamCatcher, and Kheops Studios. | 6 games |
| Elite | | 21 games |
| Empire Earth | | 3 games |
| Escape Velocity | Ambrosia Software's Escape Velocity series. | 4 games |
| EverQuest | | 23 games |
| Exile | | 6 games |
| Exile series | A game series by Spiderweb Software. | 9 games |
| Eye of the Beholder (EoB) | A game series in the D&D Forgotten Realms campaign setting. | 11 games |
| F-Zero | | 11 games (1 characters) |
| F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault and Recon) | | 9 games (7 characters) |
| Fable | | 4 games |
| Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII (ファブラ ノヴァ クリスタリス ファイナルファンタジーXIII) | | 3 games |
| Fairlight | | 6 games |
| Fallout | | 10 games |
| Fantasy Zone | | 17 games (1 characters) |
| Far Cry | | 6 games (10 characters) |
| Fatal Frame (Project Zero;零;Zero) | | 6 games |
| Fatal Fury | SNK fighting game. | 34 games (47 characters) |
| Fate/ | A game series by Type-Moon | 4 games |
| Fighting Vipers | | 0 games (15 characters) |
| Fighting Vipers | | 7 games |
| Final Fantasy | | 87 games (76 characters) |
| Final Fight | This group is obsolete. Please don't use it, use "finalfight" instead. | 0 games |
| Final Fight | | 16 games (36 characters) |
| Fire Emblem | A popular strategy and role-playing video game, developed by Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo. The first episode is often considered as the very first Tactical-RPG. | 10 games (27 characters) |
| First Kiss | | 5 games |
| Flashback series | A game series following the adventures of Conrad B. Hart and his fight against the Morphs. | 13 games (1 characters) |
| free group #n | | 0 games |
| Freespace | | 2 games |
| Front Mission | | 10 games |
| Gabriel Knight | | 5 games |
| Galaxy Angel | Video game series by [[company:Broccoli]], created in 2000.
Due to its success, spawned a manga, a TV animation and a live musical. | 9 games |
| Galaxy Fraulein Yuna (銀河お嬢様伝説ユナ) | | 8 games (4 characters) |
| Gauntlet series | Gauntlet series and its clones | 42 games |
| Geometry Wars | | 6 games |
| Ghosts 'n Goblins | | 31 games |
| God of War | | 4 games (1 characters) |
| Golden Axe | | 23 games (22 characters) |
| Gorky | | 5 games (3 characters) |
| Gothic series | | 9 games (14 characters) |
| Gradius (グラディウス) | | 39 games |
| Grand Theft Auto | Originally with a simple top-down view, the game offered various criminal missions to accomplish like killing mafia bosses, steal cars, etc. | 22 games |
| Grandia | RPG series developped by Game Arts. The first episode was released on Saturn on 1997 then on Playstation two years later. | 10 games (7 characters) |
| Granturismo | | 9 games |
| Growlanser | | 7 games |
| Guild Wars | | 5 games |
| Guitar Hero | | 9 games |
| Half-Life | Game series that tells the tale of the seemingly mute MIT graduate with Ph.D in theoretical physics, Gordon Freeman. | 17 games (12 characters) |
| Half-Life 2 Episodes | The [[link:/groups/info/episodic episodic]] sequel to [[game:Half-Life 2]] slated to cover three episodes. | 0 games |
| Halo | | 7 games (3 characters) |
| Harvest Moon | | 22 games |
| Headhunter | | 4 games |
| Heretic and Hexen (Serpert Riders saga) | Heretic and Hexen games, which for the most part revolve around the Serpent Riders storyline and the aftermath of their passing. | 15 games (7 characters) |
| Heroes of Dragonlance series | Games in this series varied from the RPG norm, other D&D computer games, and each other. Elements of action, strategy, and management are included. | 21 games |
| Heroes of Might and Magic | A turn-based strategy game series in an epic high fantasy setting of the [[tag:mightandmagic Might and Magic]] fame. | 13 games |
| Hydlide | Japanese Action/RPG series. | 22 games |
| Ice Climber | | 5 games (2 characters) |
| Icewind Dale | | 5 games |
| Ico | | 2 games (4 characters) |
| Illusion of Gaia series of games | Action/RPG [[gameid:6345 Soul Blazer]] & its sequels. | 3 games |
| Infinite Space | | 6 games |
| Infocom's Enchanter series | | 8 games |
| Interstate | | 10 games |
| Invention verse Natural (Machine vs Nature) | dc | 0 games |
| Ishar series | | 3 games |
| Itadaki Street | | 7 games |
| Ivalice Alliance | Final Fantasy sub-series | 4 games |
| Jagged Alliance | | 7 games |
| Jak & Daxter | | 5 games |
| James Pond | | 24 games |
| Jane's Combat Simulations | | 15 games |
| Jill of the Jungle | | 3 games |
| Jojo's Bizarre Adventures | | 7 games (39 characters) |
| K.C. Munchkin series | This series was a major victory for consumers who buy systems that will never have their favorite game due to the evil aspects of intellectual property. | 2 games |
| Katamari Damacy (塊魂) | | 5 games (3 characters) |
| Keio Flying Squadron (Keio Yugekitai;慶応遊撃隊) | | 3 games (1 characters) |
| Kid Icarus Series | | 2 games (1 characters) |
| Kids Music Stage series | Musical edutainment. | 6 games |
| Killer Instict | | 5 games (3 characters) |
| King of Fighters | Great fighting saga. | 68 games (95 characters) |
| Kingdom Hearts | Series of action RPG by Square Enix that features both Disney and Final Fantasy characters, plus "The Nightmare Before Christmas" characters. | 6 games (6 characters) |
| Kings Quest series | Popular graphic adventure series. Some text interpreter, others point & click. References classic literature, Sierra games, & many, many fairy tales | 37 games |
| Kirbi | | 0 games |
| Kirby | | 11 games (3 characters) |
| Kizuna Encounter | | 0 games (1 characters) |
| Klonoa (クロノア;Kuronoa;風のクロノア;Kaze no Kuronoa;Klonoa of the Wind) | | 7 games (1 characters) |
| Kunio | | 38 games |
| Kurushi (Intelligent Qube) | | 6 games |
| Kyrandia | | 4 games |
| Lands of Lore | | 3 games (10 characters) |
| Langrisser | | 17 games |
| Last Bronx | | 1 games (1 characters) |
| Legacy of Kain | Legacy of Kain started with the old PSX/Windows title, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, and has spanned several games until its apparent end in Legacy of Kain: Defiance. The series has a recurring theme of fatalism and fight against destiny. | 13 games (18 characters) |
| Legend of Heroes (英雄伝説) | | 7 games |
| Legend of Zelda | The Legend of Zelda was inspired by Tolkienian fantasy, visible in the fantasy medieval world atmosphere in most of the games. | 40 games (6 characters) |
| Leisure Suit Larry | | 20 games (11 characters) |
| Little Big Adventure | | 3 games (3 characters) |
| Lode Runner | | 52 games |
| Lords of Midnight | | 11 games |
| Lufia (エストポリス伝記;Estpolis Denki) | | 4 games |
| Lumines | | 6 games |
| Lunar | | 10 games |
| Madou Monogatari | Series of first person dungeon RPG by Compile. Characters have been later adapted to the [[tag:puyopuyo Puyo Puyo]] series. | 9 games (2 characters) |
| Magic Carpet | | 5 games |
| Magna Carta (마그나카르타) | | 2 games |
| Maniac Mansion | | 8 games |
| Marathon Trilogy | A sci-fi shooter series originally for Mac. The story started out on U.E.S.C. Marathon, a gigantic interstellar colony ship, where the player worked as a security guard. | 15 games (3 characters) |
| Mario Party | The Mario Party games | 10 games |
| Master of Monsters | Series of strategy games developed by [[company:SystemSoft]]. | 5 games |
| Master of Orion | | 5 games |
| MDK | | 6 games (6 characters) |
| Medal of Honor | | 24 games |
| Mega Man (ロックマン;Rockman) | | 46 games (11 characters) |
| Megami Tensei (女神転生;MegaTen) | Megami Tensei is a Japanese role-playing game series that began from the Digital Devil Story novels by Nishitani Aya, and is one of the major franchises of the genre in its native country (Source: Wikipedia). | 48 games |
| Melty Blood | | 4 games |
| Metal Gear | | 0 games |
| Metal Gear series | [[gameid:16449 Metal Gear]], its sequels and spin-offs. | 19 games (12 characters) |
| Metal Max | | 5 games |
| Metal Slug | When first released, it was considered one of the greatest games mainly because of it’s frantic gameplay. | 26 games (8 characters) |
| Metroid series | [[gameid:8012 Metroid]], its sequels and spin-offs. | 13 games (6 characters) |
| MicroProse's Command series | MicroProse's Command series of games. | 3 games |
| Might and Magic | A long running game series that was started by the now defunct 3DO.
The old world was scrapped in [[gameid:159684 HoMM5]] and a new, outwardly almost identical, put in its place. | 39 games |
| Miner 2049er series | | 17 games (3 characters) |
| Monster Farm (モンスターファーム) | | 14 games |
| Monster Hunter (モンスターハンター) | | 9 games |
| Moorhuhn | | 12 games |
| Mortal Kombat | Famous fighting game series where the characters are digitized (from real actors) instead of simply drawn. | 65 games (61 characters) |
| Mr. Do! | Clown character created by [[company:Universal]] in 1982. | 19 games |
| Myst | | 22 games |
| Mysterious Dungeon (Fushigi no Dungeon;不思議のダンジョン) | | 20 games |
| Myth -series | A fantasy strategy game series originally by Bungie. | 7 games |
| Need For Speed | Line of racing game made by Electronic Arts | 49 games |
| Nekketsu | | 38 games |
| Neocron | | 3 games |
| Neophyte | | 3 games |
| Nightshade | | 0 games (1 characters) |
| Ninja Gaiden | | 17 games (2 characters) |
| Nintendo Wars and spinoffs (ファミコンウォーズ; Famicom Wars; Gameboy Wars; Advance Wars; Battalion Wars) | Series of turn-based (Famicom Wars, Advance Wars) and real-time (Battalion Wars) strategy games developed by Intelligent Systems and released by Nintendo. | 12 games (24 characters) |
| No One Lives Forever series | A spy game series set in the 60s, following the adventures of Cate Archer. | 4 games (1 characters) |
| Oddworld | | 9 games (2 characters) |
| Ogre Battle | | 6 games |
| OutRun (Out Run) | | 40 games |
| Pacman | | 122 games |
| Panzer Dragoon | | 7 games |
| Paperboy | | 24 games |
| Parasite Eve (パラサイト・イヴ) | A game series based on Hideaki Sena's novel of the same name. | 3 games (2 characters) |
| Parodius | | 13 games |
| Pastel Chime | Hentai (or Eroge) game that creators define it as a "Romance & Character-Development RPG with swords and magics" game. | 3 games |
| Penumbra | | 7 games |
| Persona (ペルソナ) | RPG series by Atlus, spin-off of [[tag:megaten Shin Megami Tensei]]. | 6 games |
| Petz (Catz and Dogz) | | 8 games |
| Phantasie | | 15 games |
| Phantasy Star | | 30 games (3 characters) |
| Phoenix Wright | | 7 games |
| Pikmin | | 2 games (1 characters) |
| Pitfall series | | 13 games |
| Point Blank | | 6 games |
| Policequest | Adventure game series from Sierra On-Line. | 5 games |
| Populous | | 20 games |
| Postal | | 17 games |
| Power Stone | An anime series started from the games, just like Pokemon. | 6 games (16 characters) |
| Prince of Persia | A game series set in ancient Persia following the adventures of a nameless street urchin, originally created by Jordan Mechner. | 49 games (8 characters) |
| Princess Maker (プリンセスメーカー) | A game series where you're tasked to raise a girl to adulthood. | 19 games |
| Puyo Puyo (Puyo Pop) | A japanese puzzle series, later adapted in Europe and United States under the name "Puyo Pop". Characters come from the series Madou Monogatari. | 52 games (12 characters) |
| Puzzle Bobble (Bust-a-Move) | Spin-off of [[gametag:bubblebobble Bubble Bobble]]. | 29 games |
| Quest for Glory | | 9 games |
| R-Type | | 24 games |
| Raiden | A series of the best vertical shooters, started in 1990 by Seibu Kaihatsu. | 23 games |
| Rampage | | 25 games |
| Rance (ランス) | Perhaps the longest running eroge series in existence. | 13 games |
| Ray~ series | | 5 games |
| Rayman | | 32 games |
| Red Faction | | 12 games |
| Resident Evil (BioHazard;バイオハザード) | A survival horror game series and franchise by Capcom. | 35 games (56 characters) |
| Rick Dangerous | | 14 games |
| Ridge Racer | | 13 games (2 characters) |
| Rival Schools | | 7 games (25 characters) |
| Robot Odyssey | | 8 games |
| Rock n Roll Racing | | 5 games |
| Rockman | Rockman is the original name of Mega Man and is still used in Japan as the name of the franchise. | 20 games |
| Roland | The Roland series was created to give the Amstrad CPC a recognisable mascot. However, this never worked and nobody remembers "Roland" anymore. This name was chosen because of "Roland Perry", who was a technical manager at Amstrad. | 10 games |
| Rolling Thunder | | 11 games (10 characters) |
| RPG Maker (RPGツクール; RPG Tsukuru; RPG Tkool) | RPG Maker is a series of programs for the development of role-playing games, first created by ASCII, then suceeded by Enterbrain. --[[link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rpg_Maker Wikipedia]]. | 2 games |
| Rushing Beat ( ラッシング・ビート) | Games in the Rushing Beat series, released with wildly differing names outside of Japan. | 3 games |
| SaGa-series (Sa・Ga;サガ) | A game series created by Akitoshi Kawazu [河津 秋敏]. | 11 games |
| Sakura Taisen (Sakura Wars) | | 18 games (9 characters) |
| Sam & Max | Games based on the Sam & Max comics by Steve Purcell. | 8 games (2 characters) |
| Sam & Max Season One | An [[link:/groups/info/episodic episodic]] Sam & Max game series. | 6 games |
| Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits) | | 36 games |
| Samurai Spirits | | 0 games (4 characters) |
| Sangokushi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms;三國志;San Goku Shi;Sankokushi) | A game series loosely based on a Chinese epic of the same name. | 41 games |
| Savage Reign | | 3 games (13 characters) |
| SCUMM | SCUMM stands for 'Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion', a scripting engine used by many LucasArts games. | 24 games |
| Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説) | The so called Mana series. | 11 games |
| Sentimental Graffiti | | 7 games |
| Serious Sam | A humorous sci-fi shooter series from Croteam. | 5 games |
| Serpent Riders | The Serpent Riders story told across the [[tag:heretichexen Heretic and Hexen]] games, how they broke through into the three worlds and were finally defeated by nameless heroes. | 0 games |
| Sexy Beach | Game series by Illusion | 3 games (6 characters) |
| Shining Force | "Shining Force" is one of the most famous series of "tactical-RPG". However, the first "Shining" game was a Dungeon-RPG, "Shining in the Darkness", and the latest games of this series are action-RPG. This series is famous because of the "tactical" games. | 25 games (54 characters) |
| Shinobi | | 30 games (7 characters) |
| Shiren the Wanderer (Fuurai no Shiren) | | 7 games |
| Silent Hill | | 13 games (4 characters) |
| Silpheed | | 4 games |
| SimCity | | 34 games |
| Simon the Sorcerer | | 6 games (1 characters) |
| Sims | The Sims are the most well known simulation (Sims) games. Basically the same concept in all the games.Build a house, make a family, have people over, get a job, have fun. | 29 games |
| SiN | | 6 games (3 characters) |
| SiN Episodes | An [[link:/groups/info/episodic episodic]] sequel to [[gameid:18744 SiN]]. | 0 games |
| Skyfox | | 11 games |
| Slam dunk | | 9 games |
| Soldier of Fortune | | 8 games |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | | 85 games (25 characters) |
| Soukoban | Soukoban is a transport puzzle in which the player pushes boxes around a maze and tries to put them in designated locations. | 2 games |
| Soul Calibur | Fighting series based on swords and other hand weapons developed by Hiroaki Yotoriyama of [[company:Namco]]. | 13 games (50 characters) |
| Spacequest | Humorous SciFi adventure game series from Sierra On-Line. | 10 games |
| Speedball | | 17 games |
| SpellForce | | 5 games |
| Spyro the Dragon | A game series following the story of a purple fledgling dragon. | 15 games (3 characters) |
| SSX | | 13 games (15 characters) |
| Star Control | | 11 games |
| Star Fox | | 7 games (9 characters) |
| Star Gladiator | | 4 games (1 characters) |
| Star Ocean (スターオーシャン) | | 7 games (10 characters) |
| Star Raiders | | 11 games |
| StarCraft | | 11 games (17 characters) |
| StarFight | A sci-fi game series by Jukka Paajanen, best known for the sixth game in the series. | 6 games |
| Starflight | | 8 games |
| Street Fighter | Street Fighter is a popular series of fighting games, the first really playable, created by Capcom that put contestants from around the world against each other. | 127 games (60 characters) |
| Streets of Rage | | 7 games |
| Strider | | 22 games (1 characters) |
| Strogg | Games that tie with the Strogg war storyline started with Quake 2. | 14 games (3 characters) |
| Sudeki | | 2 games (7 characters) |
| Suikoden (水滸伝) | | 15 games |
| Summoner | | 4 games (2 characters) |
| Super Robot Taisen (Super Robot Wars) | | 20 games (11 characters) |
| Super Smash Bros. | Nintendo All-Stars Fighting Each Other. 4 player fighting game at its best. | 3 games (41 characters) |
| Switchblade | | 10 games |
| System Shock | | 3 games (4 characters) |
| Taisen Hot Gimmick | | 14 games |
| Tales of | "Tales of ..." is a series of Namco's RPGs. The first episode was "Tales of Phantasia" on Super Nintendo, but the series was better known with "Tales of Symphonia" on GameCube. Every game of this series have a title which begin by "Tales of". | 23 games (10 characters) |
| Tao Feng | | 1 games (13 characters) |
| Tekken | | 24 games (56 characters) |
| Tempo | | 3 games |
| Tenchu | A popular stealth-based video game series based in the Feudal Japan. | 10 games (17 characters) |
| Tetris (TETЯIS;ТЕТРИС;ТЕТРИ☭;ТЕТРИІС) | A genre founding puzzler of Soviet origin the has lasting international appeal. | 8 games |
| Tex Murphy | | 3 games |
| The Age of Darkness | A story arc within the Ultima series. It begins when Mondain creates the Gem of Immortality and ends after the Battle on the Bloody Plains. | 38 games |
| The Age of Enlightenment | A story arc within the Ultima series. Begins with The City-states of Sosaria banding together as Britannia with Lord British as King. Ends 70 years after the collapse of the Stygian Abyss. | 30 games |
| The Bard's Tale Series | An RPG series reminiscent of AD&D and inspired by the Wizardry series. Originally by Michael Cranford, passed to Interplay. | 18 games |
| The Elder Scrolls series | Games set in the world of Tamriel and its canonical hell, Oblivion. | 16 games |
| The Excalibur series | Game series based on Arthurian myth by Virgin Games. | 9 games |
| The Longest Journey | The Longest Journey is a small series of adventure games from Funcom that revolve around the twin worlds of Stark and Arcadia. | 2 games (4 characters) |
| The Monkey Island | A humorous series of adventure games from LucasArts starring Guybrush Threepwood. | 11 games (12 characters) |
| The Neverhood | The Neverhood game series, or Klaymen Klaymen as it's known in Japan. | 3 games |
| The Settlers | | 8 games |
| The various parts & the game engine of Ultima VII [Ultima VII Engine] | Ultima VII is in 2 parts & each has add-ons. Arthurian Legends used the engine. & various hacks, mods, cloned engines, & reconstructions accompany it. | 18 games (16 characters) |
| Theme Park | | 17 games |
| Thief (Dark Project) | | 6 games (7 characters) |
| Thunderforce | Shoot 'em Up series from Japanese developer Technosoft. | 15 games |
| Tobal | | 2 games |
| Tokimeki Memorial (TokiMemo) | | 29 games (5 characters) |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | | 16 games |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six | | 19 games |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | | 23 games |
| Tomb Raider | | 44 games (41 characters) |
| Turok | | 18 games (10 characters) |
| Turrican | | 24 games |
| UFO | A strategy game series from ALTAR, heavily influenced and inspired by the old [[tag:xcom X-COM]] series. | 3 games |
| Ultima | One of the first and most successful RPG series ever. | 138 games (3 characters) |
| Ultima Underworld | A bit different side-series for the [[gametag:ultima Ultima]] series. | 7 games |
| Ultima VI Engine | Origin's attempt to extract bits of U6, make tools & make multiple games based on the U6 engine to quickly create better games in less time, & cheaper | 3 games |
| Ultima Worlds of Adventure [Worlds of Ultima] Series | A set of spin-offs of Ultima VI that use the same engine. Originally "Worlds of Ultima" then renamed "Worlds of Adventure" | 5 games |
| Under Ash series (Under Siege series) | | 2 games |
| Universe at War | | 2 games (10 characters) |
| Unreal | The story-driven Unreal series. | 3 games (3 characters) |
| Unreal Tournament (Unreal Championship) | A multiplayer-only spin-off of the story-driven [[link:/groups/info/unreal Unreal]] series. | 16 games (9 characters) |
| Untold Legends | | 3 games |
| Valis | | 24 games |
| Valkyrie Profile | A game series by tri-Ace. | 3 games (3 characters) |
| Variable Geo | | 5 games |
| Viewtiful Joe | | 7 games |
| Virtua Fighter | | 44 games (19 characters) |
| Virtual Villagers | | 6 games |
| Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer | | 2 games (4 characters) |
| Waku Waku 7 | | 2 games (8 characters) |
| Warcraft | | 13 games (19 characters) |
| Wario | | 16 games |
| Warlords series | A strategy game series originally by SSG. | 16 games |
| Warzard | Capcom fighter | 2 games (12 characters) |
| Wild Arms | | 6 games |
| Wing Commander | | 20 games |
| Winning Eleven (Pro Evolution Soccer;PES) | Konami's long soccer series. | 50 games |
| Wipeout | | 12 games |
| Wizardry | The brainchild of Sir-Tech, the Wizardry series was especially popular in Japan. | 60 games (1 characters) |
| Wizball series | | 10 games |
| Wolfenstein | | 28 games |
| Wonder Boy | Famous platform game series by Sega | 30 games |
| World Heroes | | 11 games (21 characters) |
| World of Aden | "SSI's all-new World of Aden is a big, brawny, boisterous realm! Driven by mechamagic - a crude marriage of steam-age technology and powerful sorcery! - Aden is a huge world of unbridled imagination and limitless possibilities." | 2 games |
| World of Warcraft | | 3 games |
| Worms | Initially developed on the Amiga using BlitzBasic, was then released in 1995 on the main gaming platforms (Amiga, Megadrive, MS-DOS, Playstation) | 36 games |
| X-COM (Extraterrestrial Combat Unit) | A game series originally designed by Julian Gollop where the player has to counter various alien invasions. | 14 games |
| X-Universe | A game series that started with [[gameid:45002 X: Beyond the Frontier]]. | 6 games |
| Xenosaga | | 4 games |
| Xevious | | 25 games |
| XnGine game engine | | 7 games |
| Ys | | 42 games |
| Zan | | 4 games |
| Zool series | A British born series originally for the Amiga to compete with [[gametag:sonic Sonic]]. | 14 games (3 characters) |
| Zork | One of the first an most popular "text" adventure, where the player has to type-in commands like "examine", "take", etc. | 39 games |
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| 4X (eXploration, eXpansion, eXploitation and eXtermination) | Strategy sub-genre.
Unlike other strategy games, political conquest is often possible, and perhaps others as well, such as cultural, instead of only by military might where you crush all your opponents. | 29 games |
| Abandonware | Games that are no longer produced nor sold at any retail store is the most common type of [[link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware Abandonware]]. | 0 games |
| Across ages | The game story or gameplay goes through ages; from one era to another. | 7 games |
| Action sequences | Games with action sequences where the player is required to press a button when a timed cue appears on screen which if the player doesn't do fast enough usually ends up in the character's gruesome death. These are common in "movie-like" sequences. | 11 games |
| Africa | Games that take place on the African continent, for the whole game or at least a significant portion of it. | 10 games |
| Alchemy | Games where you can concoct potions and/or create other alchemical substances. | 5 games |
| Alien invasion | Games that have aliens invading earth or the protagonist's planet of residence, airspace or space territory, or is generally a major theme or plot point. | 161 games |
| Alien planet (Alien world) | Games taking place on a world that resembles little if at all of our Earth. | 48 games |
| Alternate campaigns (Alternate storylines) | Games with different storyline depending on which character or faction the player chooses, each with a different ending. | 6 games |
| Alternate timeline (Alternate history) | Games whose story is set in lternate timeline of the original canon of the game (series) or the real world. | 34 games |
| Alternating protagonist | The protagonist changes between chapters or other events completely outside of player's control. | 25 games |
| Angelic protagonist | Games where the main character is any kind angelic creature, such as plain angel, cherub or seraph. Whether or not it entirely abides to the entities approved by the religious groups whose sacred texts mention them. | 6 games |
| Animal protagonist | The main protagonist is an animal. | 0 games |
| Animal protagonist | The main protagonist is an animal. | 153 games |
| Animate object protagonist | | 16 games |
| Anthropomorphic animal protagonist | | 58 games |
| Anti-hero protagonist | Protagonists who lack traits commonly attributed to heroes, such as nobility. Generally any villainous and/or selfish protagonist. | 63 games |
| Apocalyptic | Features an impending or on-going "apocalypse". | 5 games |
| Arabian mythos | Games presenting a theme similar to that of Arabian Nights but not (necessarily) directly referencing any tale from it. | 12 games |
| Arcade port | This tag is deprecated! Replace uses with port relation to the original arcade game! | 79 games |
| Arena shooter (Multi-directional shooter) | Sub-genre of shoot 'em up. | 15 games |
| Artificial life (Life simulation) | | 109 games |
| Automap (Automatic mapping) | Automatic world mapping is included, either by default or by some additional in-game device. | 28 games |
| Automatic regeneration (Automatic healing) | A feature in many FPS games where the player is automatically restored to full health after a moment out of danger regardless of how injured or if the player even has any healing items available. | 35 games |
| Award: Game Developer's Choice Award for Best Writing | The Writing award recognizes the overall excellence of writing in a game - including, but not limited to, story, plot construction, dialogue, branching narratives, etc. | 12 games |
| Baby protagonist (Toddler protagonist) | The protagonist is something even younger than what could be called a child. | 6 games |
| Biological simulation | Sub-genre of artificial life | 33 games |
| Bird protagonist (Avian protagonist) | The main protagonist is a bird. | 33 games |
| Black Sheep | When 1 game of a series or a version of a game is widely perceived as far different from the others & thus inferior, even in cases of higher quality. | 4 games |
| Blood & gore | Displays unnecessarily large amounts of blood, gore and gibs. Including detailed wounds, corpses and other visceral scenes. | 56 games |
| Bossrush | Game features at least one battle or mode where the player must face multiple bosses back-to-back without interruption. | 7 games |
| Boulder Dash remakes and clones | | 37 games |
| Breakout | | 82 games |
| Browser-based | Usually require account registration to play because all game data and logic is kept on server-side. These usually fare well without any newer web technology. | 10 games |
| Build engine | The game engine by Ken Silverman perhaps best known for its use in [[gameid:32887 Duke Nukem 3D]]. | 17 games |
| Cancelled games | Any games that were cancelled or forgotten. | 64 games |
| Cave-flyer | A genre where the player controls a ship with 360 degree movement all around and usually physics playing a role in either the ship's control or otherwise. | 11 games |
| Cetaceans | Games with cetaceans in them. Such as whales, porpoises or dolphins. | 21 games |
| Child protagonist (Pre-teen protagonist) | Games with child lead character. | 74 games |
| Child victims | Games with children appearing as victims of violence or abuse, whether by the player or others. | 9 games |
| City-building | Games involving city-building and planning. | 59 games |
| Cliffhanger ending | Games which end rather suddenly in middle of something important while there's obviously still story left to tell. | 3 games |
| Co-operative multiplayer | Games that have co-op multiplayer option available. | 39 games |
| Collectible | Games where one of your main aims is to collect something. Such as cards, creatures, recipes, etc. | 5 games |
| Colonization | Games involving colonization. | 8 games |
| Competitive/Cooperative Online Role-Playing Game | A genre of MMORPG that focuses heavily on players joining together to compete with other players. | 0 games |
| Computer player/s can cheat | Blatantly cheating AI seem taboo for game authors. Not just speedboost or similar kludge. This tag's for those 'adding pieces to the board' | 3 games |
| Cooperation | Games that need cooperation between two or more characters to progress. The player can simply switch from a character to another. | 44 games |
| Cultists | Games featuring members of some cult or another. | 8 games |
| Culture | Games where culture is part of the gameplay mechanics or plays a strong part as theme. | 4 games |
| Cyborg protagonist | Games where the main character is an amalgam of flesh and machine, a cybernetic organism, more commonly known as cyborg. | 54 games |
| Dark | Games that are unusually dark, either forcing you to use provided light source/s or cope with what little you can find in the environment. | 23 games |
| Dating Simulation | Dating simulations (dating sims) are a video game subgenre of simulation games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. The most common objective of dating sims is to date to achieve a romantic relationship (Source: Wikipedia) | 25 games |
| Death of protagonist (Death of a main character) | Games where one or more of the main characters die as part of the plot, especially in case of the main protagonist. | 9 games |
| Defunct | Games that are no longer playable, e.g. MMOGs which have no official servers running anymore. | 15 games |
| Dementia (Insanity;Madness) | Dementia, madness and general insanity. Especially cases where the main character suffers or can suffer from this. | 7 games |
| Destiny (Fate;Fatalism) | Games that deal with the subject of destiny and fate. | 1 games |
| Destructible environment | Games that have destructible environments. | 25 games |
| Dismemberment | Limbs get chopped off. | 4 games |
| Dog protagonist | | 0 games |
| Dreams | | 7 games |
| Driving | Features driving as the whole point or prominent side activity. | 17 games |
| Dual wielding (Guns akimbo) | Games where you can dual wield weapons. | 15 games |
| Dystopian | Games that give the image of society gone bad. Literally the opposite of what utopia would be. | 11 games |
| ECTS Award | The European Computer Trade Show (ECTS) was an annual trade show for the European computer and video game industry which first ran in 1988 with the last event occuring in 2004. The exposition was only open to industry professionals and journalists. | 29 games |
| Endless games | Games that have no end. When you reach the last level, there is no ending screen, just the same levels that come back from the very first, endlessly, until you decide to stop the system. | 4 games |
| Episodic | "... refers to a distribution system of selling computer and video games in a sequence of episodes, akin to a serialized novel, where each episode is sold as a separate purchase and in the end together form a continuous story or experience." | 23 games |
| Equid protagonist (Equidae protagonist;Horse protagonist) | | 2 games |
| Faith | Games featuring faith prominently. | 1 games |
| False ending | Games which have a false ending. | 8 games |
| Felid protagonist (Feline protagonist;Cat protagonist) | The main character is a felid (cat, lion, bobcat, tiger, panther, etc...) | 29 games |
| Female protagonist | The lead character is female. | 404 games (9 characters) |
| Film grain | Game is depicted as if through some old or poor quality film by overlaying film grain or other effects that simulate deteriorated film over the whole screen, possibly muting or tinting colors as well. | 1 games |
| Finite resources | Games where the available resources are finite. No regenerating or re-spawning nor external sources for resources. Meaning that in the end it likely will become a war of attrition because of resources running out. | 5 games |
| Food | Games that are about food. | 8 games |
| Forgotten past (Forgotten history) | | 5 games |
| Free will | Games that deal with the subject of free will. | 9 games |
| Free-to-play | MMO games that offer free gameplay to all, but usually offer premium membership for added content or sell special items to those who want to dish out their real money. | 58 games |
| Futuristic | Games that have more advanced technology than their time period would suggest, or games that have currently theoretical technology in practical use. | 14 games |
| Game show (Reality show) | Made-up game show. | 3 games |
| Gameplay innovation | Games that really started something new. | 28 games |
| Games made with RPG Maker | Games made by a program from the [[tag:rpgmaker RPG Maker]] series. | 3 games |
| Gangsters (Mobsters) | | 3 games |
| Gender choice | Player can choose the gender of the main character. | 92 games |
| Genetic assimilation | Games featuring the assimilation of genetic data, which is used to evolve or upgrade the characters automatically or through "voluntary evolution" (player picks). | 6 games |
| Gestures (Mouse gestures) | Games that use gestures for control. Draw shapes on the screen to cause something to happen. The mouse is common but any pointing device can use them. | 5 games |
| Giant monster | Games where player controls a giant monster | 7 games |
| Giant monsters | Games with giant monsters | 11 games |
| God game | Strategy sub-genre where the player assumes the role of a God and leads their fanatical followers to whatever future he or she deems them worthy of. | 25 games |
| Greatest hits | PS1, PS2 and PSP budget range in the US. | 12 games |
| Group (Party;Squad) | Player is part of a group and can issue some form of instructions to (or, in some instances, assume full control of) the other members. | 102 games |
| Growing protagonist | The main character is a child (or a baby) at the beginning, and grows, becoming adult during the game. | 11 games |
| Gunslinger (Gunfighter) | Games with any gunslinger character. Often mistakenly called cowboy. Gunslinger usually linked with the western genre. But not always, Han Solo is a gunslinger. | 8 games |
| Helping pet | The main character has a pet that can help, sometimes, during the game (i.e. fight with you, solve puzzles, ...) | 16 games |
| Homebrew games (Unprofessionally produced games) | The first public released was not for profit or under the sponsorship or supervision of a professional company; intended as a hobbyist project. | 66 games |
| Human weapon | Features humans that have been or are turned into living weapons. | 6 games |
| Hunger and thirst | Games where the player is forced to keep their characters fed and watered lest they suffer starvation or dehydration and possibly death. | 4 games |
| Immortal protagonist | Games where the protagonist is immortal. Incapable of reaching final death. | 5 games |
| Immortality | Games featuring immortality. | 2 games |
| In development | Games that are still in development, or were when the game entry was last updated. | 323 games |
| In-game cinematics | Games that use the game engine itself to run cinematic sequences rather than playing some pre-rendered FMVs or similar. | 4 games |
| In-person cinematics | All cinematics, in-game or not, are displayed as if from the eyes of the protagonist. | 2 games |
| Independent aiming | Games where aiming is independent of moving or viewing. | 16 games |
| Insect, spider or worm protagonist (Invertebrate protagonist) | The main protagonist is an insect, a spider or a worm. | 19 games |
| Koei best (光栄ベスト) | Re-released japanese games published by Koei, sold for ¥2,800 (Saturn, PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2) or ¥3,800 (PlayStation 2). | 8 games |
| Konami Code | Games contain some variation of the code. First used in Gradius and famously in Contra. Has been adapted to many systems & even used by other companies
The code: ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A | 23 games |
| Last hope | The protagonist is presented as the last hope to prevent some great disaster. | 6 games |
| Last official game for the platform | The last game, or games if published on the same day, sold in retail outlets for a retired platform in the last region sold. Often these are the best ones. | 20 games |
| Launch title | Published at the same time as the system.
These games were first made available for purchase exactly the same day as the game system was. | 168 games |
| Law enforcer protagonist (Police protagonist) | The protagonist is any form of a law enforcer: a cop, a detective, and the like. | 57 games |
| Light (Illumination) | Games where light and illumination plays a vital role in gameplay. | 5 games |
| Limited capacity (Limited munitions) | Carry capacity is limited in more ways than the quantity of ammo you can carry. | 8 games |
| Manic shooter (Bullet hell;Curtain fire;Danmaku;弾幕) | A sub-genre of shmup where the whole screen is literally filled with projectiles. | 27 games |
| Mario | Mario also known as Super Mario, is the character of a video game character created by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. | 115 games (38 characters) |
| Massively Multiplayer Online Game | | 256 games |
| Massively Multiplayer Online Real-Time Strategy [Game] | A subset of [[link:/groups/info/mmog MMOG]]. | 0 games |
| Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game | Subset of [[tag:MMOG MMOG]]. | 0 games |
| Maxis Sim games | All those "sim-all" games | 0 games |
| Metagame | Game layered atop a game | 4 games |
| Metamorphosis | Games featuring permanent metamorphosis into something else, especially when this happens to a main character. | 6 games |
| Micro-organisms | Games featuring micro-organisms. | 8 games |
| Might and Magic: Ashan | A whole new universe for the M&M series. First introduced in [[game:HoMMV]]. | 6 games (15 characters) |
| Mii | Games that you can use the your personal Mii as your game character for the Nintendo Wii. | 9 games |
| Mind control | Features some type of control over the minds of others. | 31 games |
| Minions (Underlings) | Player has or can have any number of underlings at her beck and call. | 5 games |
| Missile Command | A classic videogame where player tries to protect a city or cities from increasingly dense missile barrages. | 19 games |
| Monster protagonist | The protagonist is a non-specific monster. | 4 games |
| Morale | Games featuring simulated morale. | 7 games |
| Mouse protagonist | | 5 games |
| MUD (Multi-User Dungeon;Multi-User Domain;MU*) | Text-based role-playing, simulation and/or action games that can usually be played with any telnet compatible client. | 15 games |
| Multiplayer instances (Instanced dungeons) | Games which use "dungeon instances". Private copies of areas dedicated for single player, group or several groups to battle out some scenario without outside interference. | 9 games |
| Multiplayer only | For non-MMO and non-Web games that have no single-player mode. | 27 games |
| Multiple endings | Games with more than one possible ending. | 58 games |
| Mutant protagonist | The protagonist is a mutant of any species, or even created by genetic engineering or similar means. | 11 games |
| Mystery | Includes investigation of a mystery. | 19 games |
| Neverwinter Nights | D&D Neverwinter Nights series of games. | 13 games |
| Ninja protagonist | | 38 games |
| Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable | Games that make use of the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable, to connect the Nintendo GameCube and the Game Boy Advance to trade informations. | 6 games |
| No subscriptions (No monthly fee) | For non-free MMOs that do not function on subscriptions; there's only one-time purchase fee which grants unlimited play. | 6 games |
| Non-Human | Games where the main character or characters are far from human. | 63 games |
| NPC inventory | Mobs/NPCs have in their inventory exactly what you saw on them and saw them use and maybe some small stuff in addition. | 9 games |
| Ocean world | Games set in an ocean world. Land, if there's any, holds nothing interesting or is limited to small islands or is completely unknown to the player. | 24 games |
| Off-screen action | Characters continue life even when unseen. Specifically, important events that require (or could benefit from) player attention, happen without it. | 33 games |
| Optional running commentary | Supplemental material by the game creators that plays in a synchronized way durring a significant portion of the game. | 14 games |
| Other language: Bulgarian | | 2 games |
| Other world | Games that are situated on other non-specific worlds or planets than Earth. | 13 games |
| Out of print (Out of production) | Games that are no longer produced. The games may still be found in retail with luck or more commonly as used. | 17 games |
| Outbreak | Games featuring a major disease (or viral) outbreak. | 17 games |
| Outlaw protagonist (Criminal protagonist) | The protagonist is an outlaw, mobster, thief, or any other criminal. | 36 games |
| Parallel universe (Alternate reality) | Significant portion of the game's events take place in a parallel universe. | 8 games |
| Parasites | Games featuring parasitic lifeforms, especially non-microscopic kind. | 22 games |
| Penguins | Games with penguins | 73 games |
| Photographing | | 6 games |
| Physics | Games with physics playing a role in gameplay, usually puzzles that rely in understanding or manipulation of physics. | 27 games |
| Platinum range | PS1, PS 2 and PSP budget range in the PAL regions. To become a Platinum release it was required that a game have over 600,000 total worldwide sales after generally one year on the market. --[[link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_range Wikipedia]] | 113 games |
| Player's Choice | Player's Choice is a marketing label utilized by Nintendo to promote video games on Nintendo game consoles which have sold many copies. --[[link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player%27s_Choice Wikipedia]] | 28 games |
| Point-n-click adventure | | 0 games |
| Possession | Taking control of other characters besides your own through possession, whether spiritual, demonic, psychic, mechanical or magical. | 16 games |
| Post-apocalypse | The story takes place in post-apocalyptic world, a world that had experienced almost complete annihilation that changed it utterly. In the aftermath of which the remaining people are trying to survive. | 113 games |
| Power armor (Exoskeleton) | Games where the player wears or can wear any form of power armor or powered exoskeleton short of mecha. | 20 games |
| Premade characters | Games with a set of premade characters the player can choose from. | 48 games |
| Present (Present day;Modern day) | Games set at a time that coincides with the time around its publishing. Ergo, a game published in 1997 with the game's events set in 1997 would fit this. | 9 games |
| Prétendre (Rebranded) | A game that is retooled or merely renamed in order that it be marketed as a belonging to a totally unrelated series of games. | 9 games |
| Prison break | Your task is to break out of a prison or similar institution. Be this the main point or not. | 6 games |
| Programming is part of the game | May be script based, visual, assembly/machine code, high-level, low-level, logic based, mathematical, use preexisting or custom method, & be optional. | 12 games |
| Protagonist designing | You can highly design your protagonist. For example, you can choose color of the skin, hair and eyes, size, weight, face shape, tatoos, clothes, etc... Should not apply to games in which you can just change the color of your protagonist. | 35 games |
| PS the best (PlayStation the Best;PS2 the Best;PSP the Best) | PS1, PS2 and PSP budget range in Japan. | 7 games |
| Psionics (Psychic Powers) | Games featuring psychic powers, either as a gameplay mechanic, theme or plot device. | 51 games |
| Qix | Games with gameplay based on Taito's arcade game Qix. | 5 games |
| Railshooter | Player is stuck on a relatively linear path with few or no branches, can't stray far from it and viewing angles are limited (usually none but what the virtual "rails" dictate). | 10 games |
| Real protagonist | Games in which the protagonist, or at least a significant number of characters, really exist (or have existed) IRL. May not apply to sport games as most of them feature real sportsmen. | 19 games |
| Real-time limit | Game is entirely without pause and time is limited.
Rarely used mode of play whereby a game can't be completed unless done so in a limited time. No pausing, no breaks in the action. | 34 games |
| Real-time strategy | | 0 games |
| Rebellion (Freedom fighters;Resistance movement) | Games with a resistance or similar movement taking place. | 28 games |
| Resource harvesting | Games that involve harvesting of one or more types of resources. | 41 games |
| Revenge | Games where revenge is significant plot element.
Practically the protagonist is out to exact vengeance upon someone out there and struggles through countless difficulties to ultimately reach their goal and whack the bastard senseless or even to death. | 14 games |
| Riding | Animal riding, either as a game element or the whole point. | 137 games |
| Risk | Risk clones and games with Risk-like minigame | 6 games |
| Robot protagonist | Games where the main character is a robot or other mechanical being. | 10 games |
| Roguelike | Games that were inspired and/or imitate the old Rogue interface or game type. | 56 games |
| Rotoscoping | Used rotoscoping in production. | 31 games |
| Rush strategy | A type of strategy games where the games last around 15 minutes at most. Favoured by people who are more into competition, tourneys and such. These usually involve micro-optimizing your resource income and unit production as early as possible. | 0 games |
| Sandbox game | Open-ended and non-linear style of gameplay.
May include 'tasks' or 'scenarios' to complete usually in no particular order but there is no main goal of gameplay. A 'win' situation usually doesn't exist. | 39 games |
| Satakore (サタコレ) | Satakore means "Saturn collection". Satakore games are japanese Saturn games re-released and sold for ¥2,800. | 67 games |
| Save Passwords (Level codes) | Games are continued via a password system. Often used when games were ported from systems with magnetic disk drives to systems that had no disk drive peripherals | 165 games |
| Seamless world | The game world is without level or map transitions. | 8 games |
| Sega Meganet | The Sega Meganet was a network service in Japan for people using the Sega Mega Drive. Debuting in 1991, this was the first time multiplayer console gaming was possible to a second console. (Source: Wikipedia) | 26 games |
| SegaNet | SegaNet is Sega's online service for the Sega Saturn in Japan. (Source: Wikipedia) | 6 games |
| Self-awareness | First person games where when you look down you see your body instead of nothing. | 18 games |
| Serious game | Games that deal seriously with real life subjects.
Main goal isn't entertainment but to change, persuade or educate players. Subjects include politics, training, health, advertising, history and more. | 17 games |
| Sewers | Games where a significant portion of the game is spent in sewers. | 14 games |
| Silent protagonist | Protagonists who appear not to communicate, verbally or otherwise. | 31 games |
| Simulated fear | Games which attempt to simulate fear and its effects on the player character. | 2 games |
| Simulated insanity | Games which try to simulate insanity in one form or another. | 4 games |
| Social simulation | Sub-genre of artificial life | 16 games |
| Souls | Souls of the dead or living play a part, either as a theme or game mechanic. | 9 games |
| Sports mix | | 42 games |
| Starsiege universe | Related series: [[tag:Earthsiege Earthsiege]] | 10 games (1 characters) |
| Subterranean (Underground) | Games where a significant portion of gameplay occurs in a subterranean environment. | 14 games |
| Suicide | Games where a main character may or will commit suicide, especially in case of the protagonist. | 4 games |
| Summoning (Conjuration) | Player can summon creatures to do her bidding. These usually perish after a set time, but not necessarily. | 29 games |
| Super powers | Games involving non-specific super powers wielded by the player or others. | 6 games |
| Supply lines | Games where the player must maintain supply lines, or at the very least, bring some form of supply vehicles/ships that carry extra ammo and such to frontlines. | 4 games |
| Suppression | Games where the population is being suppressed in one manner or another. | 13 games |
| Tactical RPG | | 0 games |
| Taxes (Tribute;Protection money) | Game includes a government, private or criminal organization that collects a portion of assets supposedly for the benefit of those whom give the funds | 30 games |
| Teaching (Training) | Player can teach or train others. | 2 games |
| Teen protagonist (Young adult protagonist) | Games which have a protagonist of roughly the age of 12 to 18. | 30 games |
| Terrain deformation | Games featuring deformable terrain. | 9 games |
| Terrorists | Games with terrorists | 2 games |
| Text adventure | | 0 games |
| Time limit | Imposes a non-real time limit on either the whole game or for each level. | 2 games |
| Tingle (チンクル;Chinkuru) | A short, fat man (35yo) obsessed with fairies. Also interested in collectibles. Says, "Tingle-Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!" a lot. | 11 games |
| Tombstones (Gravestones;Headstones) | Many games seem to have humorous quips or references found in the graveyards. | 1 games |
| Total Entertainment Network (TEN) | Uses the subscription-based TEN matchmaking service. Was in operation from 1996-09 till 1999-10. Overthrown by free services, like Battle.net. | 5 games |
| Trading | | 33 games |
| Tropic setting | Games that include a lush tropical environment. | 11 games |
| Typing | | 4 games |
| Ultima remakes and ports | | 3 games |
| Ultimate hits | PS1 and PS2 budget range in the NTSC-J regions. | 7 games |
| Un-canonical | Games whose story is not considered to be canon for the series they belong to. | 34 games |
| Undead protagonist | Games where the main character is one of the living dead. An animated corpse, skeleton, ghost or whatnot. | 16 games |
| Underworld (Afterlife) | Games which feature the underworld, either as a location or as a notable theme. | 6 games |
| User Generated Content (Consumer Generated Media;CGM;User Created Content;UCC) | Publishers/developers actively support & intend for end users to autonomously create 'mainstream' content for these game ever from the release moment. | 9 games |
| Vampire protagonist | Games where the main character is any kind of vampire (hybrids included). | 25 games |
| Video games | Video games about video games. The plot of the game is based around video games, or the main protagonist is a video games platform, etc... | 8 games |
| Virtual pets (Digital pets;Artificial pets;Pet-raising simulation) | Sub-genre of artificial life | 27 games |
| Visual novel | Sug-genre of adventure games. Easily confusable with dating sims with which visual novels share their outward appearance, but the emphasis is on non-gamelike elements and the lack of use of statistics or other numerical data. | 8 games |
| Wall climbing (Wall scaling) | Games that involve scaling vertical surfaces without the aid of ladders or similar aides. | 5 games |
| Weapon plot | The main plot of the game is about one (possibly several) weapon. | 32 games |
| WiiConnect24 | Games that support WiiConnect24. | 8 games |
| Wilderness survival | Games that feature wilderness survival as either the main or side activity. Fighting against starvation, dehydration, and any other difficulties you might encounter when living out in the back without the safety nets of modern society. | 12 games |
| WON.net (World Opponent Network) | Sierra's online game service that was shutdown in 2004. | 2 games |
| Word input | Games where words are required to be entered by player(s). | 48 games |
| Xbox Live Arcade | | 9 games |
| xyzzy reference | xyzzy was a magic word in [[gameid:160294 Adventure]] but it didn't do anything. Since, coders use it in place of unimplemented features & games jokingly reference it | 13 games |
