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Good point. How would you differentiate between 2d images and 3d renders that are static and hence also 2d images?

Would you tag such a render 2d or 3d?

Would you expect a visual novel that tags 3d to have a walking simulator environment, like a first person or third person engine?

And for playing in 3d, first person and third person are more significant. If you only tag 3d, I will not expect first person view and walking in 3d environment. Most of the time the 3d tag is superflous anyways. As useless as tagging indie here.

But let's have a look at some restricted consensus environment with tagging and the tags of Grim Fandango on Steam. It does not tag 3d, but it does tag third-person. Skyrim tags first-person and third-person, no 3d. There are games tagged with that, but I guess it often is replaced with more relevant tags, as those tags seem to be majority vote.

Since there are only 10 tags to tag, 3d is useless most of the time, imho. If you do not make a 3d puzzle, other tags have more information. Visual novels are usually in first person, but they do not tag this either. But there, 3d actually has some information, because in combination, it indicates, that the art is done with 3d models - but even here, the screenshots and thumbnail of the game will give that information even better.

Bu you can't search for something you can see with your own eyes in a screenshot. That's why tags are important. And browsing for 3D games versus 3D tools versus 3D assets is going to yield completely different results, each useful to a different audience.

Browsing for 3d will give you horror. Page one is 33 of 36. And of the other 3 one had a subgenre of horror and one tagged gore.

Not that other tags are any better. Sure that over 90% popular games on itch are all horror exclusive? That somehow does not sound that right. Should it not diversify after entering a tag?

Anyways, if there is tags free, one can use it, but for searching it is not that good. It is not even used on steam very often (for "3d" games), where 20 tags are possible. With double the tags and this tag still not surfacing for 3d content, I am quite convinced, that it is useless as a tag in most cases. It is implied in too many other tags or not of interest. Or like in this thread's point, people do not use it consistent and do not have the same opinion what it actually means.

Diversity of opinions is a good thing. I'd still rely on tag combinations for refining a search. That's how a lot of my stuff gets found.

Not in regards to words and their meaning. If we have "opinions" that differ on the meaning of the very words we use to communicate, misunderstandings are bound to happen.

For instance, 3d can also mean stereoscopic. Or that the 2d images are rendered in 3d.

3d is one of those tags that work better with combination.

Yes, my point exactly. Besides, misunderstandings are normal between people.

What misunderstanding could there be with the third-person game tag? I think this tag is extremely clear and unambiguous. Why is the 3D tag so vague?

Your entire OP argues that "3D" can have different meanings depending on context.

My who? I suggest removing the 3D tag and adding two specific tags with specific values instead.

Short for "original post". And yes, exactly.

Then answer, how can I find through the search games that have three dimensions? The genre of the game doesn’t matter to me, it doesn’t matter if the game is played in first person, third person or second person. It doesn't matter if it's a simulator, a shooter or a strategy game. All that matters to me is that the game be three-dimensional.

What combination of tags should I use for this?

For me this is the problem. I want to play a 3D game. So I find a game with the 3D tag that is three-dimensional in the screenshots. It looks very nice. I download the game, unpack it, and see that the game is based on the Renpai engine. And I know that Renpai does not support 3D.

This is what I think is the problem. Looking only at the screenshots, you can’t understand whether the game has three dimensions or not