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Games that try to simulate real-world activities (like driving vehicles or living the life of someone else) with as much realism as possible. Simulators generally require more study and orientation than arcade games, and the best simulators are also educational.

Uses two-dimensional "sprites", 2D images created and used on a flat plane, as opposed to the three-dimensional models or environments found in 3D games.

Featuring content created or edited through generative AI, such as AI-driven narratives, character interactions, and generated assets.

The act of operating, maintaining, and growing a farm, which provide either story backdrops or direct mechanical influences for interactive works in this genre.

Utilizing content created by algorithms rather than human made content. Often utilizes a "seed," a relatively small string that is used to control the randomization algorithm that generates the entire world.

Games made with ASCII/Enterbrain/Kadokawa Games' RPG Maker series of game engines. Includes, but is not limited to the following:

• RPG Maker 2000
• RPG Maker 2003
• RPG Maker XP
• RPG Maker VX
• RPG Maker VX Ace
• RPG Maker MV
• RPG Maker MZ

Games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, or tile-based games