act: action game; a-rpg: action role-playing game; avg: adventure game; a-avg: action-adventure game; edu: development game; fly: simulated flight; fps: first person Perspective shooting game; ftg: fighting game mix: synthesis game; mmo-rpg: massively multiplayer online role-playing game; mud: online game.

mug: music game; oth: other games; puz: puzzle game; rac: racing game; rpg: role-playing game; rts: real-time strategy game; sim: business simulation; slg: Strategy war chess game; spg: sports game; s-rpg: strategic role-playing game; spt: sports game; stg: shooting game; tab: tabletop chess game.

Game types are mainly divided into 6 categories: action, adventure, simulation, role-playing, leisure and others. Each of them has dozens of branches, forming a huge "game type tree".

Role-playing game

A game in which the player plays one or several characters in the game and has a complete storyline. Players may confuse it with adventure games. In fact, the difference is very simple. RPG games place more emphasis on plot development and personal experience. Generally speaking, RPG can be divided into two types: Japanese style and European and American style. The main difference lies in the cultural background and combat methods.

Japanese RPGs mostly use turn-based or semi-real-time combat, and are known for their delicate emotions, touching plots, and rich characters; European and American RPGs mostly use real-time or semi-real-time combat, which is characterized by a high level of game play. The degree of freedom, rigorous background design, open maps and plots, and high playability.