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Game Genres
ACTION:
2D Action 3D Action 3D Platform
Action Adventure Ball and Paddle Combat
First-Person Action Fixed Screen Platform Maze
Multi-Genre Action Overhead View Action Party
Rhythm Side-Scrolling Combat Side-Scrolling Platform
Stealth Third-Person 3D Action Time Management
ADVENTURE:
First-Person Adventure Interactive Movie Survival Horror
Text-Based Adventure Third-Person Adventure
COMPILATION:
Action Adventure Educational
Fighting Home Miscellaneous Collection
Multi-Genre Compilation Puzzle Racing
Role-Playing Shooter Simulation
Sports Strategy Traditional
EDUCATIONAL:
Brain Training Educational -- General General College
General Early Childhood General Elementary General High School
General Middle School Geography History
Interactive Book Language Math
Music Quiz Game Reading
Science Spelling Test Preparation
Typing Writing
FIGHTING:
2D Fighting 3D Fighting
HOME:
Art/Paint Computer Maintenance Crafts/Design
Desktop Customization Development Tools Fashion and Beauty
Genealogy Health & Fitness Home Design/Improvement
Movies/Music Operating System Personal Management
Productivity Reference
PUZZLE:
Action Puzzle Adventure Puzzle Maze Puzzle
RACING:
Aircraft Racing Bicycling Boat/Watercraft Racing
Demolition/Combat Drag Racing Extreme Racing
Formula-1/Indy Racing Futuristic Racing Go-Kart Racing
Miniature/Radio Control Racing Miscellaneous Racing Mission-Based Racing
Monster Truck Racing Motocross Motorcycle Racing
Overhead View Racing Rally/Off-Road Racing Running
Snowmobile Racing Sports Car Racing Stock Car Racing
ROLE-PLAYING:
First-Person Action RPG First-Person RPG Isometric Action RPG
Isometric RPG Persistent World Online RPG Strategy RPG
Third-Person 2D Action RPG Third-Person 2D RPG Third-Person 3D Action RPG
Third-Person 3D RPG
SHOOTER:
First-Person Shooter Fixed-Screen Shooter Overhead Free-Roaming Shooter
Platform Shooter Shooting Gallery Side-Scrolling Shooter
Squad-Based Shooter Third-Person 3D Shooter Vehicle Shooter
Vertical Scrolling Shooter
SIMULATION:
Business Sim Construction/Building Sim Dancing Sim
Dating Sim Flight Combat Sim Flight Sim
Giant Robot Sim Ground Vehicle Combat Sim Life Development Sim
Miscellaneous Sim Naval Combat Sim Political Sim
Singing/Voice Sim Space Combat Sim Sports Management Sim
Train Sim World-Building Sim
SPORTS:
Baseball Basketball Billiards
BMX Bowling Boxing
Cricket Darts Dodge Ball
Extreme Sports Fishing Football (American)
Futuristic Golf Hockey
Horse Racing Hunting Ice Skating
Inline Skating Miniature Golf Miscellaneous Sport
Mixed Martial Arts Multi-Sports Olympics
Rugby Shooting Skateboarding
Skiing Snowboarding Soccer
Surfing Tennis Track & Field
Volleyball Water Skiing Wrestling
STRATEGY:
2D Real-Time Strategy 2D Turn-Based Strategy 3D Real-Time Strategy
3D Turn-Based Strategy Action Strategy Card Battle
Empire-Building Persistent World Online RTS Tower Defense
TRADITIONAL:
2D Pinball 3D Pinball Board Game
Card Game Gambling Game Show
Hidden Object Jigsaw Puzzle Logic Game
Miscellaneous Game Tile Game Trivia Game
Word Game
X/ADULT:
Adult Action Game Adult Board Game Adult Card Game
Adult Casino Game Adult Game Show Adult Graphic Adventure
Adult Interactive Movie Adult Miscellaneous Adult Movie
Adult Puzzle Game Adult Screen Saver Adult Sports Game
Adult Text-Based Adventure