Game Genres

Genre	Genre Description	Genre Example
Shooter	Shooter games involve using a variety of weapons in combat to complete objectives. The two main types of shooter games are in either first-person and third-person	Warframe is a free-to-play third-person shooter currently in open-beta. It is from the creators of Dark Sector and Unreal Tournament and uses the Evolution engine, capable of creating visually stunning graphics for most computers. In-game players control members of the Tenno, ancient warriors who have awoken from centuries of cryosleep to find themselves at war with three menacing races: the Grineer, a militarized race of clones; the Corpus, a mega-corporation with advanced robotics and laser technology; and the Infested, disfigured victims of the Technocyte virus. To hold the balance between the factions, the Tenno use advanced exo-armour with unique abilities called Warframes. Another example of a shooter game is Call of Duty, which plays in the same way but is in first-person
MOBA	MOBAs are real-time strategy games that require you to act fast. The objective is to destroy the opponents’ base by using a variety of game mechanics that help you to get strong enough to win.	Dota 2 is a free-to-play MOBA based on the old Warcraft III mod and uses Valve's Source engine. The objective of the game is to gain enough gold, items and levels to destroy the enemy’s base. The story goes that a crystalline satellite called “Mad Moon” entered the planet's orbit and offered raw energies for two factions: the Radiant and the Dire. Eventually, the moon took so much damage that it blasted into millions of pieces across the world. This attracted creatures of various alignments and unified them under the two factions, thus starting a war. Another example of a MOBA is League of Legends.
Role-Playing Game	Role-playing games are games in which the player assumes the role of a character in a story. These can be either single player or multiplayer which involves teaming up with other players to complete quests or objectives.	Dark Souls is an action role-playing game set in a large open-world and uses the Havok, and an in-house engine. The games plot is very minimalistic in that it’s left up to the player to piece the story together. The only help you get is that if you ring two bells something will happen which is not much of a premise but it’s enough to get you interested. Another example of a role-playing game is World of Warcraft, which plays in the same way but involves a group of people and an open-world.
Strategy Games	Strategic games usually require well thought out decisions and high awareness of what's going on. Turn based and real time strategy follow the same rules as normal strategy games but involve players either taking turns or doing turns simultaneously.	XCOM: Enemy Unknown is an action turn-based strategy game set on earth during an alien invasion and it uses the Unreal Engine 3. The goal of the game is to defeat the aliens and save the world by completing missions using soldiers and advanced weaponry. Another example of a turn-based strategy game is Final Fantasy XIII.
Simulation Game	Simulation games attempt to copy various activities from real life and put them into a form of game for various purposes such as training and entertainment. There is usually no goals as players freely control a character and complete job or tasks.	Surgeon Simulator is a single-player simulation game and uses the Unity engine. In this game you play as a man named Nigel Burke, who has a placement at a fictional hospital. He carries out various operations on a man named 'Bob' in an operating theatre, on a trolley and - at one point - in space. Another example of a simulation game is Farming Simulator 2013.
Racing Game	Racing games are usually played in the first-person or third-person perspective. The player partakes in a racing competition with either land, air, or sea vehicles. They are usually based on anything from real-world racing leagues to races in a fantasy setting.	Blur is a unique racing game set in real cities around the world and it uses the Horizon engine. The game involves beating the best racers in the world and rising to the top. You do this by racing people in vehicular combat with neon versions of bullets, homing missiles and shields etc. Another example of a racing game is Gran Turismo, which focuses on realism.
Puzzle Game	Puzzle games involve logic, pattern recognition and sequence solving. They focus on logical and conceptual challenges and involve shapes, colours, or symbols, and the player must move them into a specific pattern.	Fractal is a puzzle-strategy game which uses the Unity engine. The game involves pushing hexagonal shapes together to form clusters or "blooms" of the same colour to acquire points. In the game there are three mode to play: campaign, arcade and puzzle which allow playability for any skill level. Another example of a puzzle game is Candy Crush Saga
Fighting Game	Fighting game involves the player controlling an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. The characters are all equal and fights consist of several rounds, which take place in an arena.	One Finger Death Punch is a 2D side-scrolling fighting game which uses the Microsoft XNA engine. The game has no plot but offers the player 1:1 reaction time and makes you feel like you're controlling the player, instead of the game. The gameplay involves fighting hordes of enemies using only your left and right mouse buttons. Throughout the game you will encounter various enemies that react in different ways to your attacks, making for really intense and strategic levels. Another example of a fighting game is Soulcalibur, which plays in a similar way but focuses on one player versus another instead.
Music Game	Music games are video games in which the gameplay is meaningful and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs. They take a variety of forms and are often similar to puzzle games due to their common use of "rhythmically generated puzzles".	Audio Surf is a puzzle/rhythm game which uses the Quest3D engine. The game visually mimics music that the player chooses and generates blocks that are in sync with the music's beat. Although the game includes various songs, you are able to upload your own songs into the game and race on them. Another example of a music game is Guitar Hero.