The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to video games:
Video game – an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device,[1] but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of display device.
Video game genres (list) – categories of video games based on their gameplay interaction and set of gameplay challenges, rather than visual or narrative differences.
Action game – a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time.
Action-adventure game – a video game genre that combines elements of both the adventure game and the action game genres.
Adventure game – a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge.
Role-playing video game (RPG): a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests.
Simulation video game – a diverse super-category of video games, generally designed to closely simulate aspects of a real or fictional reality.
Strategy video game – a genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration.
Vehicle simulation game – games in which the objective is to operate a manual or motor powered transport.
Video game development – the software development process by which a video game is developed and video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games.
Video game developer – a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games.
Independent video game development – the process of creating indie video games without the financial support of a video game publisher, usually designed by an individual or a small team.
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