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.
The act of operating, maintaining, and growing a farm, which provide either story backdrops or direct mechanical influences for interactive works in this genre.
A game in which the player is not constrained to achieving specific goals and has a large degree of freedom to explore, interact with, or modify the game environment
