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A game in which the player is not constrained to achieving specific goals and has a large degree of freedom to explore, interact with, or modify the game enviro...

Shooter games with a top down, birds eye view of the characters surroundings.

Shoot 'Em Up or shmup games are a subset of shooter games where the player continually moves forward while waves of enemies enter the screen. Both shooting and...

An international holiday celebrated on October 31st, some particularly common motifs of Halloween-themed works include costumes, horror, and magic or supernatur...

Typically small graphics that can be used to represent something, like items or actions

Tabletop games that don't require a gamemaster to play.

An otome game is a story based video game that is targeted towards the female market. Generally one of the goals, besides the main plot goal, is to develop a ro...

Provides tools that let you customize characters with either free form sliders or combinations of pre-made options.

Projects that contain cats, or that are cat-themed.

Twine is a free and open source tool for telling interactive , non-linear stories.

Contains transgender characters or themes dealing with transgender identity.

Games that can be played using only a mouse or other pointing device, and don't require any other input.

Combing element of Role Playing like character development, equipment, stats, and open-ended stories with real time action.

Typically shoot em' up games where the emphasis is dodging a large number of bullets on the screen at once. Bullets form dense patterns on the screen that requi...

Games where multiple players work together against AI opponents or the game itself.

Virtual Reality, or VR, are projects that use special headsets to provide a more immersive 3d space.

Genre focused on romances between men. Also referred to BL or Yaoi .

Bara is a genre of gay art emphasizing masculinity as a core component, typically featuring characters with varying degrees of muscle, body fat, and body hair.

Taking place after a huge catastrophe (eg. man made or natural disaster). See also the more political theme dystopian .

Resources for building and relating to User Interfaces, how the user interacts with your program

Featuring content created or edited through generative AI, such as AI-driven narratives, character interactions, and generated assets.

3D platformers challenge players to navigate intricate levels by running, jumping, climbing, and sometimes combat, often with an emphasis on creative movement a...

Games where you have to manage resources in order to complete objectives.

Shambling undead humans who died after being infected by some sort of virus and are now "alive" again, commonly known for the desire to kill living human beings...

Idle games

A fantasy tabletop role-playing published in 1974.

A type of game where the player builds defensive structures to stop waves of enemies from reaching and destroying their base. Towers can be equipped with many k...

32 pixels by 32 pixels is a common resolution for assets matching a low-res pixel art aesthetic. Although the assets may not be specifically 32x32, they are des...

Games that typically contain a large world that you are free to explore in any order you like. Completing objects may open up new areas or change how previous a...

Utilized combat systems where characters or teams take turns making their next move. Turns often have no time limit, allowing for a greater opportunity to think...