In this article you will read about different types of videogames. There are a lot of different genres of videogames so this article will be divided in 2 or 3 parts. 

 

This is the second part of the previous article which has to do with different genres of videogames as there a lot of them. In the previous article I wrote about adventure and action games which are 2 of the most popular genres. In this article you are going to read about strategy games, puzzle games and platform games. 

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Strategy videogames: 

This type of videogames is focused on strategy as the name suggest, skillful thinking in order to win. The player usually needs to use tactics and planning in order to achieve the better possible outcome. Usually, these games challenge the ability to explore or manage the game’s economy. These games are categorized as turn based which emphasizes more abstract planning or real time which emphasizes action. In both categories artificial intelligence is used to the decisions of the opponent to be made but they can also be multiplayer. 

In this type of games usually the player manages a unit and try to find the better strategy to beat the opponent. Also, in most strategy games there is economy resources of which the player must achieve the best manage in order to have an advantage. 

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Some of the subgenres of strategy games are: 

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4X game 

4X stands for “explore, expand, exploit and exterminate”. Usually, the theme of these games is either historical or science fiction of which the player has the control of a civilization and try to expand it. 

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Wargame 

This subgenre is focused on military strategy or tactics and the player needs to make the best warfare on a map in order to achieve victory. 

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Tower defense 

In this subgenre the player builds towers in order to kill computer-controlled monsters in order to win. They can upgrade those towers in order to be more efficient. 

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Auto-battler 

These games have similar to chess features, where the player place characters on a battlefield and then they fight with the characters of the opposite team without the control of the player. 

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Sports games

These games are simulations of sports. You can play them against artificial intelligent or other people. 

 

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Action Games 

This genre main characteristic is that gives emphasis to physical challenges like reaction time and the synchronization of the hands-eyes. In this type of games then player usually controls a character and battles enemies or avoids obstacles. Usually, the character has a health bar and the main purpose of the game is to complete the goal of the level or the game without be killed. 

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Even more subgenres: 

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Real sports games

These games are a simulation of real physical sports. Their focus is to play the sport or in the strategy of the sport. 

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Racing

In this subgenre the players ae racing with each other using some type of car. 

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Competitive 

The concept of these games is usually fictional, and they are highly competitive. 

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Fighting Sports  

In oppose to other traditional fighting games these are way more realistic and are usually sports of real life such as fighting and wrestling. 

So, these were another 2 of the different genres of videogames.

 

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Probably there will be one last part of the different types of videogames so stay tuned for more!