Here’s a comprehensive list of types of games that can be created, categorized broadly:
Board Games
Traditional Board Games (e.g., Chess, Monopoly)
Strategy Board Games (e.g., Settlers of Catan)
Eurogames (often shorter, with less luck involved)
Abstract Strategy Games
Thematic Board Games
Cooperative Board Games
Party Games
Card Games
Traditional Card Games (e.g., Poker, Bridge)
Collectible Card Games (CCGs like Magic: The Gathering)
Deck-building Games
Trick-taking Games
Role-playing Card Games
Video Games
Action
Platformers
Hack and Slash
Fighting Games
Shooters (First-person, Third-person)
Adventure
Point-and-Click Adventure
Text Adventure
Graphic Adventure
Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
Action RPG
Turn-based RPG
MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online RPG)
JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Games)
Simulation
Life Simulation (e.g., The Sims)
City-building
Vehicle Simulation (e.g., Flight Simulators)
Management Simulators (e.g., Theme Park)
Strategy
Real-Time Strategy (RTS)
Turn-Based Strategy
Tower Defense
4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate)
Puzzle
Logic Puzzles
Physics Puzzles
Tile-matching Games
Sports
Traditional Sports Games (e.g., FIFA, NBA 2K)
Fantasy Sports
Racing
Arcade Racers
Simulation Racers
Kart Racers
Educational
Math Games
Science Games
Language Learning Games
Casual Games
Match-3 Games
Hidden Object Games
Mobile Games
Hyper-Casual Games
Freemium Games
Indie Games
Often unique, experimental, or innovative games made by small teams or individuals.
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) Games
Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs)
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)
Pathfinder
Call of Cthulhu
Physical & Outdoor Games
Sports (e.g., Football, Basketball)
Tag Variants
Obstacle Courses
Escape Rooms (when not digital)
Puzzles and Brain Teasers
Jigsaw Puzzles
Crosswords
Sudoku
Rubik’s Cube and other 3D Puzzles
Hybrid Games
Games that combine elements from different categories, like “Tactical RPGs” or “Puzzle-platformers.”
And location based ones.
Source by Alien Ant World
