Games made by devs who identify as queer.
Stripping back the unnecessary and focusing on the essential. Minimalist games often rely on simple graphics, basic colors, and straightforward mechanics to con...
Contains lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender characters or plot lines. Expanded to include queer, intersex and agender identities.
An 8-bit handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Now popular among home-brew creators and modern developers looking to capture a retro sty...
Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great audio and visuals, though!)
Visuals that resemble strokes drawn by a hand, as opposed to digital authoring tools that create perfect strokes.
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Self-published, small-circulation booklets of original and appropriated texts and images on controversial or niche topics in unpolished or unusual layouts, or s...
Projects made with the all-in-one cross-platform 2D game development engine
"Old School Renaissance" or "Old School Revival." Tabletop RPGs that are inspired by the early tabletop RPGs of the 1970s
Similar to roguelike games but generally with simpler or more forgiving rules & mechanics.
Where walking around a virtual world is a primary element of the gameplay.
An otome game is a story based video game that is targeted towards the female market. Generally one of the goals, besides the main plot goal, is to develop a ro...
Includes or is about animals
A turn-based game mechanic is the opposite of a real-time game mechanic. In a Turn-By-Turn mechanic (synonym) , each player has to wait for the other to have pl...
Eastern role-playing video games are role-playing video games developed in East Asia, including Japan, South Korea, and, to a lesser extent, China.
Games you can play with two or more people on one computer or device.
Utilizing content created by algorithms rather than human made content. Often utilizes a "seed," a relatively small string that is used to control the randomiza...
Bursting with vibrant hues and lively designs, these projects utilize a rich palette to create visually engaging and dynamic experiences.
An adventure where choices actually impact the story.
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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 abil...
First-Person Shooter refers to a genre where the camera is at the same place as your eyes: you see (on screen) the scenes just like you'd experience it.
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...
Something out of the ordinary, or peculiar. Often far beyond one's imagination.
Related to the process of arranging game maps using a set of tile graphics (often call tilesets )
Tabletop games that don't require a gamemaster to play.
Twine is a free and open source tool for telling interactive , non-linear stories.
Work centered on following a character through the ups and downs during a notable part of their life. There's often more of an emphasis on characterization, rel...
Combing element of Role Playing like character development, equipment, stats, and open-ended stories with real time action.
A metroidvania is a game inspired by Metroid and Castlevania It often involves exploration and gaining new abilities to access new areas or progress.
