List of video game genres facts for kids

Frets on Fire is a music game.

There are many computer and video game genres. Here is a list of some of them.

• Role-playing game (RPG)
• Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)
• Arcade
• Adventure
• First-person shooter
• Simulation
• Real-time strategy

Images for kids

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  This picture shows gameplay of a freely licensed version of Doom, a highly influential first-person shooter.

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  This picture shows gameplay of a shoot 'em up.

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  Mystery House for the Apple II was the first adventure game to use graphics in the early home computer era.

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  KQ is a role-playing game

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  Nethack is a roguelike game. The text display seen here is common in games in the roguelike genre.

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  A sample city from Lincity NG

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  FlightGear is a flight simulation game.

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  Freeciv is a 4X game.

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  Scorched 3D is an artillery game.

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  Vainglory is a multiplayer online battle arena game designed for smartphones and tablets.

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  The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game.