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Visual novels are interactive stories. They focus mainly on character development and plot rather than action and gameplay mechanics.

PICO-8 is a fantasy console powered by Lua. Games are distributed as cartridges which double as PNG  images. 

Shoot 'Em Up or shmup games are a subset of shooter games where the player continually moves forward while waves of enemies enter the screen. Both shooting and dodging are critical to advancing. See also Bullet Hell.