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Focused on imparting a skill, lesson, or piece of information to its player that would be helpful to them in other aspects of life, such as a faster typing ability or knowledge about a period in history.

Games that typically contain a large world that you are free to explore in any order you like. Completing objects may open up new areas or change how previous areas functioned.

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.

A perspective where the camera is placed directly above the player. Common in 2D games, but can also be used in 3D games.