StrategyWiki:Categories

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Games are classified by release dates, modes, genres, systems and companies. A single game may be in one or more categories.

Release dates

See Also Dates
  • Years - video game releases for each year
  • Days - video game releases for each month/day

Modes

See Also Modes
  • Multiplayer - any game which can be played by two or more humans concurrently
    • Local: Played by two people close to each other usually sharing a system.
      • In the case of handhelds, typically each person has their own system.
    • Online: Played through the internet with each person owning their own system.
  • Single player - any game which has a section you play by yourself

Genres

See Also Genres

(This list will grow)

  • Action - GTA, third person shooters, etc.
  • Adventure - Broken Sword, etc.
  • Fighting - Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, etc.
  • FPS - first person shooter: Halo, Unreal, Quake, etc.
  • MMOG - massively multiplayer online game: Everquest, World of Warcraft, etc.
  • Music - Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Rez, etc.
  • Platform - Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., etc.
  • Puzzle - Tetris, etc.
  • Racing - Mario Kart, Gran Turismo, etc.
  • RPG - Final Fantasy, etc.
  • RTS - real time strategy games: Starcraft, etc.
  • Simulation - Animal Crossing, The Sims, etc.
  • Sports - Madden, etc.
  • Strategy - turn-based strategy games: Final Fantasy Tactics, etc.

Series

See Also Series

(This list will grow)

Systems

This list reflects more commonly used system categories, but others are available. For a complete list of all system categories, please see Systems

Companies

See Also Companies

(This list will grow)