Gaming is always fun, whether its on computer, laptop, mobile or console. But while picking a game, we don't really get whether it's of our taste or not.
Now, companies do take some steps to help us choose the game of our taste. The various ways companies help us are by attaching a Genre to the game, adding Age Restrictions sign on the template and more.
This is second most popular game genre among all round the globe. Roughly around 23% of gaming population prefers this genre in 2016-17.
This category cannot be missed even if you are new to gaming. If you didn't played one yet then give it a try.
Some top chart Action Games .
Now, companies do take some steps to help us choose the game of our taste. The various ways companies help us are by attaching a Genre to the game, adding Age Restrictions sign on the template and more.
Genres?
Well, to put it simply, it refers to 'type' or 'category' of a game, similar to tags.
For a regular gamer, the term 'genre' is very common and this post is probably not for them, though its always fun to see posts related to gaming.
This is meant for those of you who are new to the 'world of games' and those of you veterans who only played a few 'types of games' and now willing to explore more.
What is a Genre?
A game genre is a classification of games based on the gameplay and game mechanics. It gives us a small idea about how the game is going to be.
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The various popular broad game genres are Action, Adventure, Casual, FPS, RPG, Strategy, Open World and many more.
To know in depth about all genre types, check out the list of video game genres.
Now, we shall discuss some popular game genres.
Popular Game Genre:
Action:
It is already clear from the title 'action' that this category of games hold the maximum number of fights and action. This category deals with most of the shooter games along with a number of combats.
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This is second most popular game genre among all round the globe. Roughly around 23% of gaming population prefers this genre in 2016-17.
This category cannot be missed even if you are new to gaming. If you didn't played one yet then give it a try.
Some top chart Action Games .
Adventure:
In this category, a large number of games are produced every year. Once it belonged to top 3, although its demand is not so much in 2016-17 when compared to other top genres, but it still carries a significant chunk. Around 8% of the gaming community involves in this genre, still is top 5.
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These games provide long run and slow paced game-play. This mostly accounts for story driven character play along with a hefty amount of puzzle pieces to solve. This is not something you will like at first if you are a CS:GO guy, still some casual combat scenes may be present. Light game-play and a good way to have "noob" free time (if you know what I mean).
Some top chart Adventure Games .
Shooter:
This has to be in the list. It won't be a surprise to hear that all of you already know about the "shooter" genre. The most gamer's choice and the top played game genre i.e., it takes the 1st place in the list with a cover of around 28% in 2016-17.
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As the title suggests, this category of game is all about shooting the one standing in front, until it's dead. The one to hit may be anything starting from humans, animals, robots, aliens at smaller end to planets and galaxies at the extreme. If you have a zeal to let go of your frustration from the day's work, just plug a mouse and start to shoot.
Some top chart Shooter Games .
Sports:
You have heard of FIFA, NFS and what not. This category has been popular from the very beginning of gaming. This category surely ranks in top 5. Sports is always a first choice, especially when kids are considered. It holds 12% of gaming population.
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All the game titles like FIFA, NFS, NBA and many more comes in this list. Surely if you love sports like cricket, football, baseball, basketball, etc. then this category hold all of that. And if you never tried sports games then go check out once, though it's not of everyone's taste.
Some top chart Sports Game .
Role-playing Games:
Last but not the least, this has been in a high increasing trend ever since it got a spotlight. This game genre is getting a large attention by gaming community. Everyone is talking about this genre. It almost contributes to 15% of gaming industry and still growing rapidly.
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This category of game also holds some of the top charts like League of Legends(MOBA), World of Warcraft, Crysis, Mass Effect franchise and a lot more. These are the games you need to play if you wish to explore yourself as you play. It is an all in one genre that provides all the essence with action, adventure, shooter as well as strategy gaming. It consists of the most involving character creation and dialogue system that helps one build his character as he wishes and covers almost all the best story line games in the market.
Some top chart RPG Games .
Many other game genres are present that are not discussed here. Go through the given link above. Comment below which genre of games you like the most.
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Statistics: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-game-sales-2009-by-genre/
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