Every Game Genre Explained In 6 Minutes

[@stopshutgames]

What's your top 3 favorite genres? 👇👇👇

[@cyancaelus6456]

My Favorite 3D Game Genres are Simulation and Horror

[@cyancaelus6456]

Like 3D Game Genre Which is Simulation Includes Job Simulator and Any Retro Synthwave Games And Horror Which Includes Poppy Playtime and Choo-Choo Charles

[@cyancaelus6456]

But You Spelled "Simulation" Wrong in Simulation. It Spelled "Situation" Instead

[@-Symmetry-]

Mine are horror, sandbox and RHYTHM!

[@tandyabimap-hv6fw]

My Favorite 3D Game Genres is Simulation Which Includes VR Games in 2050 Archives with Any VR Retro Synthwave Games And Horror Which Includes Choo-Choo Charles and Phasmophobia

[@lchaosgrimml]

rhythm, roguelike, tower defense, deck builder, survivors, arcade, virtual novel, story driven, point and click, clickers/idler

[@mr.k1337]

Stealth

[@AashirzYT]

Social deduction

[@i_like_treins3449]

Wow, thats alot

[@KurTilingOfficial]

Moba

[@mapppkyc6698]

Beat 'em ups, bullet hells, soulslikes, cozy games, walking sims, text adventures, rail shooters, metroidvanias, monster tamers, boss rushers

[@Luci_242]

Not me expecting an intro, opened the video and was like “OH DAMN OK LETS GO”

[@quasifex3869]

There are many subgenres and game formulas inside those genres. I would categorize games in this way: ACTION: FPS (arena shooter / twitch shooter / boomer shooter / looter shooter / hero shooter / battle royale/ "realistic" shooter / immersive shooters), third-person shooters ARCADE: shoot-em-up (shmup), platformer, metroidvania, top-down games ADVENTURE: point-and-click quest, walking simulator, visual novel. FIGHTING: 2D and 3D fighting games, beat-em-up, hack&slash RPG: cRPG, jRPG, arcade RPG (Diablo clones, Roguelikes), action RPG (Witcher, Elder Scrolls games, Souls-likes, etc), MMORPG STRATEGY: turnbased or realtime (RTS, 4x Strategy, Tactical strategy, Management/Tycoon strategy), Tower Defence. There also a Action/FPS strategies (Battlezone, Hostile Waters, etc) and RPG/RTS (Spellforce) SPORTS: racing games (arcade or realistic) and all kinds of sports SIMULATORS: Vehicle Simulators (airplanes, spaceship, ground vehicle), Profession Simulator, Life Simulator PUZZLE: usually logic games RANDOM-BASED: casino games, tabletop, card games MOBA - mix betweeen strategy, RPG, and action Survival - basically action games with progression, crafting and maybe some RPG elements Horror - I would say horror is an element of the setting and story, not genre defining factor.

[@IKMSITSTIA]

So what subgenre does Telltale games belong?

[@nikhil-kulkarni]

@@IKMSITSTIA decision-making

[@quasifex3869]

@@IKMSITSTIA it's akin to visual novels, but instead of still pictures you have animated cutscenes.

[@giginoelani5880]

I think Hack-and-slash games should be included in Action

[@giginoelani5880]

Also non-arcade beat-em-ups

[@billyr2904]

Some first-person shooters don't let you swap the weapon your holding, but rather swap your the character how you are playing. These are the hero shooters, which allows you to play as different characters, each welding different weapons and having different abilities. Hero shooters are generally not as violent than other shooters, with them having little blood and no swearing.

[@tobiaspramono378]

I think it should be a sub-genre along with Tactical Shooter, Third Person Shooter, Arcade Shooter, etc

[@niemand7811]

And the difference is what? Whether I switch between two weapons like in Halo or switch between two characters to get different weapons to use, the genre didn't change. Hero shooter? Stop making shit up on the toilet. Just flush it.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Give me examples of these type of games

[@rospogamer]

my favorites are: action, adventure, rpg, fighting, Shooter, survival and sandbox and sometimes educational are mega fun when everybody on class is named Goofy Ahh💀

[@perro7391]

You did a massive mistake here: Zelda is NOT an RPG, it's purely an Adventure game, RPGs are more like games who took their gameplay from the original "on paper" RPG games such as DnD and others, they involve statistics, a combat system and a focus on narrative

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Zelda is action-adventure?

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

What about Genshin Impact for example, is it open world gacha fantasy action RPG?

[@perro7391]

@cheerful_crop_circle Genshin is an action RPG, just like games like Fallout, the Witcher, and Xenoblade. Zelda is just Adventure or Action-Adventure cause it doesn't revolve in elements commonly found in RPGs like DnD

[@perro7391]

@cheerful_crop_circle there's also games that combine RPG, adventure and FPS elements like Bioshock and the already mentioned Fallout

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

@@perro7391 Isn't Xenoblade more of a Monster Hunter-like game than an action RPG?

[@niemand7811]

That is a good start. I might disagree on Legend of Zelda shown in the RPG field as it is an adventure type game. On the game pak it read: Adventure Series.

[@iceclimberswereamistake]

Some additional details: 1: Sometimes, you will hear action games in the context of DMC\Platinum style games, which follows a beat-em-up style of gameplay that prioritizes stylish play. Most commoners call these "Character action games", but you'll still hear people just refer to them like normal. 2: Adventure games are typically referred to as "action-adventure" because they'll feature elements of "regular" action games, because if they didn't have them, it would be too boring. 3: There are two types of horror: Survival and regular. Regular horror is mostly just for scaring people, but survival horror is more akin to Resident Evil, where the core of the experience is figuring out how to make your character survive using very limited tools. 4: The Legend of Zelda (Shown frequently in this section) is not a typical RPG. It's more akin to a regular adventure game. Most people will refer to RPGs as the ones where you're given tons of stats to level up, and ones with an abundance of side-content. While Zelda TECHNICALLY fits within these guidelines, it's very different to what most RPG players will expect. 5: Of course, there's two different types of strategy. One is real-time, and the other is turn-based. I think you can probably guess the difference. 6: When you see someone say "fighting game" they're usually referring to the ones where you directly face-off a real person playing the game, and your goal is to drain their health bar to zero. (AKA Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat) Since Smash Bros. is so unique in this regard, they just call games like that "Platform fighters". If your game involves fighting multiple different AI characters, we call them beat-em-ups. (To prevent things like Sifu appearing on "best fighting games" in Game Awards 2022) Also, fighting games are cool. 7: Tetris here is what's known as a "block puzzle game", because the puzzles here are not pre-created, (Like in Portal) but you do plenty of puzzling there. 8: Racing games come in two forms. Arcade and simulation. With arcade mostly focusing on "less realistic" and simulation focusing on "more realistic" However, as you can imagine, many, many racing games love to blur the line between these. So it's more of a spectrum rather than a genre. 9: Just plain sports games are way too boring. Because of this, cool developers created games that involve the use of sports (Eg. Soccer) and actually make it play like a proper video game. By far the most famous example of these are Wii Sports, NFL Blitz, and the publishing label EA Sports BIG. (Made SSX and NBA Street) So not all sports games are actually like Madden, in the sense of literally just trying to be a direct copy of real sports. 10: Most shooters are referred to as "FPS" games, (First Person Shooter) and even those have their own separate genres. You'll hear some categorized as "movement shooters" because they'll focus on smooth movement through stages, while shooting enemies. (Obviously great example of this is ULTRAKILL) And part of the reason why it's called FPS is because Fortnite is not first person. 11: There's also what people will call collectathons. And the concept for these is basically just "like Mario 64", where you explore open-ended environments to collect all of the collectible items. They're usually 3D games. But then there's FEZ, (Seen at 2:39) which is kind of a collectathon, and it's TECHNICALLY 3D, but trying to think any further will make your brain hurt. 12: Of course, The Sims is very different to Farming Simulator. As a result, you'll sometimes hear these referred to as "city-builders" or just straight-up strategy games. 13: You can find many different examples of games which involve survival, but don't really get considered as survival games. Generally, survival games will revolve around you spawning in a randomly generated environment, and your first goal will usually be to build shelter to survive. ...that concept sounds familiar... 14: Sandbox games will usually be moreso a subgenre rather than a genre. And the reason why is because of games like Teardown. It's a heist game, but the amount of freedom you get in it allows you to express yourself in more ways than something like Payday. Minecraft and Terraria then, are sandbox survival games. 15: A lot of educational games will be referred to as "Edutainment games", which peaked around the 90s, and they were sold as actual video games in actual stores. So Kahoot is not edutainment, because it's a free browser game that's mostly played in schools.

[@TheEpikalREKT]

i ain't reading allat 💀

[@abduallhz]

This is not additional details this is a sequel 💀

[@bubbeats5606]

“some”

[@nikhil-kulkarni]

1) adult/erotic 2) decision-making 3) story-telling 4) visual novels 5) ASMR 6) weird/other/uncategorized

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

There are way more video game genres than that + different sub-genres of the same genres. Also , video games can be categorized by different types , variations, varieties, styles, perspectives , controls , POVs , graphical structure and what not than just genre. It is much more diverse and extensive than that.

[@BiteExplainer]

Part 2 When?

[@ELDASY56]

Sandbox is my absolute favorite, I just love the ability to do what I want and create my city, railroad, etc.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

What about simulators and open world games?

[@Lemonade68524]

Adventure games focus on storytelling, puzzles, and exploration in large virtual worlds. Horror games aim to invoke fear through atmospheric storytelling and frightening imagery. RPGs allow players to take on roles, embark on quests, and shape narratives. Strategy games require tactical thinking and resource management.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Fighting, platformer and shooter games are actually sub-categories of the action genre. I dont know why they are separated

[@redball4funnys]

What about runner games? Also I found a mistake in 2:41 : At the top, it shows sports not racing

[@shadixkenzi3966]

Does Hack n' Slash and Beat'em Ups count as genres?

[@MintBunHunter]

More like subgenres of action and fighting genres, respectively

[@rockytoykid3733]

@@MintBunHunter And roguelikes

[@Biomancy]

Immersive Sims, Stealth, Roguelikes, Roguelites

[@niemand7811]

Rogue itself was an RPG.How many "roguelikes" are RPGs? Now you see how dumb that is. Stealth can be in terms of strategy for the most or action like in Tenchu Stealth Assassin or Metal Gear Solid. Imersive Sim is just that: simulation.

[@MorbyLol]

what about shmungus?

[@NyanCat-dn5jb]

Rage game. Like; getting over it, only up, i am bread, and suika game.

[@NicolasRodrigues7384]

There is also: The worlds hardest game The impossible game Geometry dash & etc...

[@NyanCat-dn5jb]

@@NicolasRodrigues7384 how did I forget geometry dash. I play it every day, along with Minecraft.

[@Kristhor]

Keep in mind some genres overlap sometimes, like for example rpg and adventure

[@Mikania-vt5rq]

I would also add roguelike

[@niemand7811]

Not a genre. Other NON-genres are: soulslike, metroidvania, boomer shooter. Just Millennial bullshit.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

​@@niemand7811 What about Elden Ring?

[@Nothing02310]

@@cheerful_crop_circleThats a Soulsborne

[@paperrocketeer]

Tis is now the COMPLETE OFFICIAL GAME GENRE reference for the internet

[@agamaz5650]

My favorites - action, beat em up/hack and slash, horror, racing, shooter, platformer, educational, arcade

[@Storming360]

My top tiers are Rpg, Strategy, Adventure, Action and survival in this order.

[@اااٴٴٴ]

honestly horror is more like theme than genre

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

It is a genre.

[@nowie4007]

Horror is a genre itself

[@اااٴٴٴ]

​@@nowie4007 Horror isn't a genre in video games, it's an aesthetic Genres are fundamentally different when talking about video games then other media. For example there is not first person shooter movie genre, there is no platforming movie genre. Video game genres are defined by their gameplay in contrast to other mediums which are defined by their style or theme. For example Mario, Limbo, Celeste and Super Meat boy are all 2d platforms but vary greatly in their style and themes and their style/themes aren't even considered genres or sub-genres of any kind (with the possible exception of Limbo but I'll get to that). This rule that genre is the gameplay holds true with one exception, horror games. For whatever reason horror is considered a genre despite being an aesthetic, a style or theme that has nothing to do with gameplay and it's application is entirely arbitrary, for example dark souls has a horror aesthetic equal or greater to "horror" games yet it itself is not labeled as such. As far as I can tell the application of the "horror" genre is entirely inconsistent and arbitrary and often just self-imposed by developers who seem to want to make movies instead. For example five nights are freedy's, Dying light, left 4 dead and FEAR are all considered to be in the horror genre yet have literally nothing in common gameplay wise. The use of horror as a genre in video games is entirely uncalled for and should be stopped, change my mind.

[@Linhdinhbjohnson]

I just wanted to let you know that your stick figures are the goat

[@Jadon-44]

Stealth, Metroidvania, and Rogue-likes could be covered next.

[@MintBunHunter]

Metroidvania is a platformer subgenre. Roguelike is more of a progression type because it can be implemented in almost every genre

[@niemand7811]

Stealth is mostly strategy, action or both mixed up. Rogue was an RPG. Metroidvania is a word created from two franchise titles.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

What about Arcade games?

[@LincolnBerryIII]

I see there's no love here shown for shoot-em'-ups, aka SHMUPS

[@MultiHeywatsup]

Okay I'm more confused. Every game I play lands in at least 2 categories 😂

[@boibluemonkey]

We need to show this video to play store games

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

The IP , title, franchise and genre doesn't matter as long as you are happy and have fun 😊

[@boibluemonkey]

@cheerful_crop_circle what if im searching for a game and whatever genre I choose only most popular games will be there even though they are not that genre

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

​@@boibluemonkeyI mean , you maybe just have to search further, Idk

[@rockytoykid3733]

Party game when?

[@michaeldz2009]

Don't forget RTS games they are many of these genre games including : "Command & Conquer" and "Dune 2000" . and we also don't forget about : -tycoon . idle . indie . rhythm games . and many more.......(plz part 2 :3)

[@OwethuMakhiwane]

My favorite video game genre are: fighting games

[@IsJustLeo]

If I had to do a top 3 list, I would say 1. Survival, 2. Simulation 3. Horror

[@tofiquemd1851]

Bro employed chat gpt to write his scripts 😂.

[@hwanmigellegaspi4803]

what about tycoon games or idle games

[@niemand7811]

Tycoon games are mostly simulations. And what are idle games? The fuck?

[@eliseoc.g.6465]

1:31 have you played even one Zelda? Zelda is not an RPG. Link is an avatar an its games are more likely to be Action Adventure by the puzzle solving, combat mechanics and exploration features. Put better examples the next time, kid. Just the ones that haven't played it tend to confuse it to RPG

[@Mizuryryn]

Every Steam Game Tags explained please?

[@MaiderGoku]

Part 2 When? Liked and Subbed with Notif Bells.

[@Burner999]

Wtf I didn’t even realise this video just came out

[@mikayelalikhanyan1587]

what about card games

[@xoxogamewolf7585]

And did ChatGPT write this?

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

No

[@xoxogamewolf7585]

@@cheerful_crop_circle How would you know?

[@LoafSimulation]

can you make a video on Optimizations and the way Games Optimize their Game. I like your videos

[@glejrix7606]

just love how cuphead music play in background

[@Firey_Proof]

Can you do one about coding languages? (C++, c#, lua, JavaScript, python, c, java, etc)

[@NobleLife.]

He did not too long ago

[@Firey_Proof]

@@NobleLife. ?

[@Firey_Proof]

​@@NobleLife. Oh thats the game engine one

[@Firey_Proof]

​@@NobleLife. Coding languages and Game engines are 2 different things

[@megaManfanmade]

But wait emergency 2 is a strategy game

[@_Elfaro]

Thnx 4 being right to the point

[@ClevorTrevor12]

I think if you make a part 2, you should do dungeon crawlers

[@ultimate_pleb]

The legand of Zelda is not an RPG it's an adventure game

[@niemand7811]

I agree with you here. But coming from the mind of a certain creator/game developer Zelda sprang from the idea to create a type of easy to understand RPG. Not kidding. But even then they dubbed this game as such part of their "adventure" series. We can say the action adventure was born out of the RPG corner.

[@ultimate_pleb]

@@niemand7811 just because a new genre stems from a pre-existing genre does not mean the new genre and the old genre are the same genre. Yes, they may be similar but they're not the same. Otherwise the categorisation of the new genre would be redundant wouldn't it?

[@niemand7811]

@@ultimate_pleb I agree.

[@ultimate_pleb]

@@niemand7811 ok then

[@folk.]

woooah slow down man. a potentially good video just became a wall of words.

[@0kr4m]

Blud forgot half of them

[@zexionn-eu]

nice video

[@gamedevelopmentstudiobyark3294]

no way 2:42 is a Rocket League because the genre named it sports

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Isnt Rocket League a multiplayer PvP game?

[@TheEpikalREKT]

where tower defence

[@amimirmimir512]

technically every game genre is sandbox if you have the right tools

[@niemand7811]

No.

[@amimirmimir512]

Do you even get what I'm saying

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

You are crazy

[@amimirmimir512]

Literally no one knows I'm referring to modding xdxd

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

@@amimirmimir512 what is modding?

[@m1nepr013]

The Racing part of the video says sports

[@stopshutgames]

oops 😅😅

[@hadijahabutazil9132]

I think tsb kids need to watch this video

[@EkramHossain45]

Make A Video > Game Style > 2D - 3D - Pixel - Comic Style - Square (Minecract) - And More....✨

[@RoyalFish7]

Action, Simulation my favourites

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

I like open world ARPGs the most , I think

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

And simulators are sometimes separated from games because they have more of an experimental or educational feel to them. But they are considered games because of their interactivity and entertainment potential.

[@Bas_Brand]

you described action adventure games in the adventure portion. you completely left out point and click adventures. horror isnt a game genre, it's a narrative genre. you can make a horror game in many ways. game genres describe gameplay mechanics and gameplay focus, not setting or narrative. people mess this one up all the time

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

So game genres don't describe themes and styles?

[@Bas_Brand]

@cheerful_crop_circle how did you get to this, after reading my comment? they describe gameplay related themes and styles, not narrative ones.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

​@@Bas_Brandok

[@nejakejcapek4069]

Add tower defense next

[@niemand7811]

Like strategy?

[@Based-g4o]

you forgot the SSG Games dude 😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕

[@YoriPlayzz_Official]

Bro forgot Stealth

[@niemand7811]

strategy. many times action strategy like Metal Gear Solid or Tenchu Stealth Assassin. Do you research before you talk?

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

​@@niemand7811 STEALTH isnt strategy

[@ahmedyassirbenfanna5108]

Yo you know that kind of games that you play with real people what it's called

[@bubbeats5606]

Metroidvania

[@niemand7811]

that is just a word crafted from two franchise titles.

[@thepuppetqueen57]

I'm about to crap myself

[@Pjlejionkitten]

Try

[@thepuppetqueen57]

@@Pjlejionkitten it's already on my chair

[@beefchopstick]

cool!

[@PraviLukijanJC]

Can you please rate my puzzle game. Not finished.

[@NedjmouBlaxword73]

I like action, rpg, and fighting,

[@tammylueck397]

But that’s just a theory a game theory

[@Stripes4Days]

Sadly you forgot roguelikes :(

[@Kqvikko]

the lack of power I have over the likes is insane

[@Mikewee777]

Video narrator does not know what " Realistic " means.

[@cingepusofficial7813]

Actually, The all game is simulation

[@niemand7811]

No. Like not everyone is as dumb as you.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

No , simulation is more about to make the game have animation, graphics and gameplay that feel close to a real life experience. Not all games are simulation.

[@K3LP_STUDIØS]

Hello

[@MsT-triangle-SC]

Survival sandbox

[@ultimate_pleb]

Every?

[@SysDataSoftOffical]

My fav is Platforming

[@Migzenho]

Bro, a brazilian guy are coping yo💀💀

[@stopshutgames]

who?

[@Migzenho]

@@stopshutgames Lua Ludica

[@cingepusofficial7813]

Next all console game

[@Gamer-King69]

Roguelike, Roguelite

[@niemand7811]

Not genres. Both of them are not. Rogue the game from 1980 was a role playing game.

[@Zedorfska]

Yeah

[@BossbeltYT]

Cheese

[@JackCat101]

1: game i am working on that i am not gonna share the name of 2: another game i am working on call spaceguins. 3 Baldur's gate: enhanced edition all RPGs and one of those is a rougelike

[@AverageMichaelJordans]

It's hard to be comprehensive with genres since they scale down to the smallest little details. If you're looking to make a part 2 I'd recommend checking games databases to see what kinda genres you can find. Places like mobygames, or maybe even flashpoint are good starting points

[@Rose_Willy]

Hello you should talk about my game

[@wilsonfritz2995]

What Game

[@squidtilus0.400]

Cool.

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Aren't fighting and shooter games basically sub-categories of the action genre?

[@WheatIsBetterThanBeetroot]

Let’s goooo

[@Thisisdcode]

I need this for making games. new sub

[@HiramButler]

wait this gives me a great idea

[@Frozen_iceblock]

@stopshutgames if you don't update the game or make ut morw scary your a furry

[@abodahmad6267]

Super spam geometry dash geometry dash geometry dash

[@zamazka2121]

Thats not every game genre tho.

[@Mikewee777]

666 likes

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Racing, sports and simulation games are all trash. Strategy is ok. Educational is useful.

[@user-h5t1n]

Educational games are by far, imo, the worst game genre . boooo👎🏾👎🏾

[@ShowWithNoName]

Zelda is not an RPG

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

It is adventure open world sandbox if Im not wrong

[@TunaDev]

Skibidi genre 🐢🦖

[@beefchopstick]

bro.

[@AVeryCooIName]

Brainrot genre

[@MintBunHunter]

I'm going to turn myself off

[@kevyion6756]

You forgot gacha games