CATEGORY
Narrative & Exploration
6 genre guides in this category.
9.0/10
Metroidvanias and Interconnected Exploration
A metroidvania is a type of action-adventure game focused on exploring a large, interconnected map. You contro…
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Open-World Games: Freedom and Structure
Open-world games are a genre of action-adventure or role-playing games set in expansive, seamlessly connected …
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Visual Novels and Branching Narrative
Visual novels are a genre of narrative-driven games that combine static or lightly animated character sprites,…
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Walking Simulators and Environmental Storytelling
Walking simulators are first-person games that prioritize exploration and narrative over combat or complex puz…
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Horror Games and the Mechanics of Dread
Horror games are built around the deliberate creation of fear, tension, and unease in the player. Rather than …
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Stealth Games and the Art of Not Being Seen
Stealth games are built around avoidance rather than confrontation. Instead of charging into every room with g…
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