Games that are unearthly and bizarre in theme, aesthetic or story.
Unreal Engine is a 3D game creation tool
Visuals that resemble strokes drawn by a hand, as opposed to digital authoring tools that create perfect strokes.
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!)
16 pixels by 16 pixels is a common resolution for assets matching a low-res pixel art aesthetic. Although the assets may not be specifically 16x16, they are des...
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"Old School Renaissance" or "Old School Revival." Tabletop RPGs that are inspired by the early tabletop RPGs of the 1970s
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...
Focusing on automation and minimal player interaction, idle games let you watch progress unfold over time. Players often engage in occasional interactions like...
Contains lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender characters or plot lines. Expanded to include queer, intersex and agender identities.
Self-published, small-circulation booklets of original and appropriated texts and images on controversial or niche topics in unpolished or unusual layouts, or s...
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Containing gay characters or plot lines.
An adventure where choices actually impact the story.
A game that has some of or all of the mechanics: Limited interaction or the ability to be played without interaction, rapid growth - often exponential, prestige...
Typically small graphics that can be used to represent something, like items or actions
Blending elements of action and exploration, these games often feature combat, puzzle-solving, and narrative-driven quests. Players navigate immersive worlds, o...
Includes or is about animals
Something out of the ordinary, or peculiar. Often far beyond one's imagination.
Provides tools that let you customize characters with either free form sliders or combinations of pre-made options.
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.
The act of operating, maintaining, and growing a farm, which provide either story backdrops or direct mechanical influences for interactive works in this genre.
Projects made with the all-in-one cross-platform 2D game development engine
Where walking around a virtual world is a primary element of the gameplay.
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...
Bursting with vibrant hues and lively designs, these projects utilize a rich palette to create visually engaging and dynamic experiences.
Related to the process of arranging game maps using a set of tile graphics (often call tilesets )
Resources for building and relating to User Interfaces, how the user interacts with your program
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...
Focusing on characters who display obsessive, possessive, or violent affection, often blurring the line between love and danger. Frequently set within psycholog...
Games made by devs who identify as queer.
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...
A metroidvania is a game inspired by Metroid and Castlevania It often involves exploration and gaining new abilities to access new areas or progress.