Tags

A tag is used to describe a major element of a game from its gameplay type (strategy, action, arcade) to any specific subset of that gameplay type (scrolling shooter, lane-based strategy). You can have more than one tag per game, in fact, that's kind of the point. If there is a tag that you would like to have on this page, let someone with a color name know on Discord. We don't want tags that will only apply to one or two games; it should be a relatively well-used tag, to prevent the list from getting too long.

Tag	Category	Description	Example Game
Action	Action	A game with reaction-based gameplay and a high pace; can refer to a lot of different types of games, including other tags like Platformer or Shooter.	Alien Hominid
Adult	Genre	Games meant entirely for titillation, with no proper gameplay to speak of. Usually only has things like customizing certain elements of the animation, like a dress-up game.	Super Deepthroat
Adventure	Genre (Adventure)	A game where the main feature is exploring and puzzle-solving, usually with a mouse or movement of an on-screen character (Also known as Point and Click.)	The Last Door
Arcade	Genre	Used to describe simple games with easily graspable gameplay and a focus on getting a high score.	Helicopter Game
Artillery	Action	A game where the focus is using a set power and angle to throw an object at a target of any kind of form.	Crush the Castle
Brawler	Action	A game where you control a character who fights multiple other characters at the same time using simple combos and special moves.	Dad 'n' Me
Card	Genre	A game played using a set of rules based around a deck of cards, whether it be the standard deck of 52 or more custom arrangements.	Solitaire
Choose Your Own Adventure	Genre (Adventure)	A game where you're presented with some kind of story, in which you make one of a set of choices to progress said story.	The Sagittarian
Clicker	Incremental	A game where you primarily click to increase numbers.	AdVenture Capitalist
Dating Sim	Genre	A game where the main focus is to date a hero or heroine, usually presented in a Visual Novel / Choose Your Own Adventure format, but is sometimes more complicated with things like stats, day/night cycles, etc.	SIMGirls
Dress-Up	Genre	A game where you choose clothes for an included character to dress them up.	Dead Baby Dressup
Educational	Genre	A game generally meant to teach, more than anything else.	Annual Precipitation in California
Escape the Room	Genre (Adventure)	A subset of the Adventure genre where you're in a single room / low amount of rooms, a general lack of story, and simple puzzles to solve in order to get out of it.	Cube Escape: The Cave
Fighting	Action	A type of game that places two characters head to head with a series of included moves, combos and rounds.	Pencak Silat
Find	Genre	A game where you need to find something; whether it be objects, usually hidden in a room or among a bunch of other objects, or differences in two pictures.	5 Differences
Flying	Genre	A type of game where you're flying a vehicle, but not actively fighting or racing with it.	Fly Like A Bird
Gambling	Genre	A game that either recreates a form of real world gambling such as slots or poker, or is completely focused on some fictional kind of betting, winning and losing.	Blackjack Elf
Horror	Genre	A game that intends to provide an unsettling, creepy, spooky, scary skele-cough atmosphere. Isn't exclusive to any other tag.	Exmortis
Idle	Incremental	A game where numbers go up while you're away. Most of the incremental games are idle ones.	NGU Idle
Incremental	Incremental	A game primarily about increasing numbers.	Universal Paperclips
Microsite	Genre	Not so much a game as an interactive website backed up from the internet.	J.K. Rowling Official Site
Motocross	Genre	A game that usually involves some form of vehicle in a side on view affected by physics that you have to use to surmount a challenging set of physical terrain.	Trials 2 Flash Preview
Pinball	Genre	A game based on either a recreation or fresh conception of the real world diversion.	Pinbill
Platformer	Genre	A game where you control a character affected by gravity and have to surmount obstacles and enemies by maneuvering and jumping over them.	Super Mario 63
Puzzle	Genre	There are many types of puzzle games, but they usually involve some kind of logical task/brainteaser that needs to be solved.	Bloxorz
Match-3	Genre	A puzzle game where you match objects on a grid to make a line of three, which then disappear and refill the grid.	Galactic Gems
Physics	Mechanic	Objects in the game are affected by real world/akin to real world forces.	Red Remover
Quiz	Genre	A game that asks you questions about any particular subject matter.	50 States
Racing	Genre	A game that has you in a competition of speed; in particular, to reach a finish line first. Not entirely reliant on things like vehicles, but usually includes vehicles.	Cyclomaniacs
Parking	Genre	A game where you use a car to attempt to park in a parking spot, usually with nearby obstacles.	Parking Lot
Rhythm	Genre	A game that has you pressing buttons in time to the rhythm of a song; the more accurate your presses, the more points you earn.	Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 3
Rock-Paper-Scissors	Genre	A game based off the classic three-way head-to-head mind game.	Pico vs. Uberkids
Roguelike	Mechanic	Players get one life, with all or the majority of their progress lost on death.	Yet Another Roguelike
RPG	Genre	Can take many different forms but usually involves a world to explore, an in-depth story, stats, equipment that raises said stats, leveling up and battles.	Sonny
Runner	Genre	A game that usually involves you moving down a path automatically, avoiding obstacles in order to either get a high score (endless) or finish a level.	Canabalt
Shooter	Action	Can be used to describe any game where your main form of engagement is blasting enemies with any kind of ranged weapon.	Space Invaders
First-Person Shooter	Action	The game is played from the point of view of the character firing the weapon.	Sierra 7
Side-Scrolling Shooter	Action	The game is a shooter that's played with a playfield that scrolls from the left to the right. Sometimes ships, sometimes on foot.	Heli Attack 3
Rail Shooter	Action	The game is played with a viewpoint that moves automatically, with no input available to the player.	Xiao Xiao no. 4
Vertically-Scrolling Shooter	Action	The game is played with a playfield that scrolls from bottom to top (usually in a ship).	Enigmata 2
Simulation	Genre	A catch-all term for games that involve managing some kind of business.	Papa's Pizzeria
Sports	Genre	A recreation of any set of real world sports (anything from baseball to football).	Stick Cricket
Strategy	Genre	Comes in many forms, but usually involves controlling units in an efficient way to defeat some kind of enemy.	Age of War
Turn-Based Strategy	Subgenre (Strategy)	Has the player and the enemy taking turns to move, attack, or whatever with their units.	World Domination
Real-Time Strategy	Subgenre (Strategy)	The player and the enemy can give orders at the same time, and the action continues on even if neither are involved.	Creeper World: Evermore
Node-Based Strategy	Subgenre (Strategy)	The player and the enemy each control 'nodes', which they can send units to and from.	Tentacle Wars
Lane-Based Strategy	Subgenre (Strategy)	The player and the enemy have multiple 'lanes' that they can send troops down as attacks.	Plants vs Zombies (Web Version)
Single-Lane Strategy	Subgenre (Strategy)	The player and the enemy share one 'lane' in which they send all their units down to fight.	Age of War
Tabletop	Genre	A recreation of a board game from the real world, or a game formatted to play like a game from said real world.	Snakes and Ladders
Tower Defense	Genre	A type of game where the player places towers on the field to defend from enemies coming for a certain point on the map (usually, but not always, the end of a preset path).	Bloons TD 5
Toy	Genre	A game that has no set objective, and just lets you play with a sandbox of toys or a set of preset options.	One Man Band
Turn-Based	Mechanic	The player and the game take turns.	Sonny
Tutorial	Genre	A game that is more akin to a tutorial, showing you how to do something in an interactive fashion.	Newgrounds Levels
Typing	Genre	A game where the main goal is to type as efficiently and mistake-free as possible.	Icarus Proudbottom Teaches Typing!
Variety	Genre	A game where the gameplay changes frequently, such as in minigame collections.	Four Second Frenzy
Visual Novel	Genre (Adventure)	A game where a story is told through text and pictures, and sometimes allows the player to make choices to change the story. Usually more verbose, character and story focused than a Choose Your Own Adventure title.	Aurica Cosmosphere Part 1
Walking Simulator	Genre	A game that involves the player exploring a world by walking around it while the story unfolds around them. (Generally, if a game involves combat, platforming, or anything more than just walking around, it usually isn't a walking simulator.)	Dear Esther
Western	Theme	Cowboys, six shooters and yeeing your last haw.	Wild West Showdown