Every Game Genre Explained In 6 Minutes

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  • Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
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    credit: @ThePaintExplainer
    - TIMESTAMPS -
    0:00 Action
    0:19 Adventure
    0:43 Horror
    1:09 RPG
    1:33 Strategy
    1:55 Fighting
    2:18 Puzzle
    2:40 Racing
    3:01 Sports
    3:26 Shooter
    3:54 Platformer
    4:13 Simulation
    4:38 Survival
    5:00 Sandbox
    5:24 Educational
    5:49 Outro
    -- DISCLAIMER --
    Do not use this video as your only source of information. This video is for entertainment/edutainment purposes, and some information could be too oversimplified or incorrect. This channel's goal is to spark your curiosity and let you do your own research on these topics.
    - The Paint Explainer (also applies to this video)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 129

  • @stopshutgames
    @stopshutgames  2 місяці тому +14

    What's your top 3 favorite genres?
    👇👇👇

    • @cyanuranus6456
      @cyanuranus6456 2 місяці тому

      My Favorite 3D Game Genres are Simulation and Horror

    • @cyanuranus6456
      @cyanuranus6456 2 місяці тому

      Like 3D Game Genre Which is Simulation Includes Job Simulator and Any Retro Synthwave Games
      And Horror Which Includes Poppy Playtime and Choo-Choo Charles

    • @cyanuranus6456
      @cyanuranus6456 2 місяці тому

      But You Spelled "Simulation" Wrong in Simulation. It Spelled "Situation" Instead

    • @-Symmetry-
      @-Symmetry- 2 місяці тому

      Mine are horror, sandbox and RHYTHM!

    • @tandyabimap-hv6fw
      @tandyabimap-hv6fw 2 місяці тому

      My Favorite 3D Game Genres is Simulation Which Includes VR Games in 2050 Archives with Any VR Retro Synthwave Games
      And Horror Which Includes Choo-Choo Charles and Phasmophobia

  • @lchaosgrimml
    @lchaosgrimml 2 місяці тому +36

    rhythm, roguelike, tower defense, deck builder, survivors, arcade, virtual novel, story driven, point and click, clickers/idler

    • @mr.k1337
      @mr.k1337 Місяць тому +5

      Stealth

    • @AashirzYT
      @AashirzYT Місяць тому +1

      Social deduction

    • @i_like_treins3449
      @i_like_treins3449 Місяць тому +1

      Wow, thats alot

    • @KurTilingOfficial
      @KurTilingOfficial Місяць тому +2

      Moba

    • @mapppkyc6698
      @mapppkyc6698 28 днів тому +3

      Beat 'em ups, bullet hells, soulslikes, cozy games, walking sims, text adventures, rail shooters, metroidvanias, monster tamers, boss rushers

  • @Luci_242
    @Luci_242 2 місяці тому +21

    Not me expecting an intro, opened the video and was like “OH DAMN OK LETS GO”

  • @quasifex3869
    @quasifex3869 14 днів тому +1

    There are many subgenres and game formulas inside those genres. I would categorize games in this way:
    ACTION: FPS (arena shooter / twitch shooter / boomer shooter / looter shooter / hero shooter / battle royale/ "realistic" shooter / immersive shooters), third-person shooters
    ARCADE: shoot-em-up (shmup), platformer, metroidvania, top-down games
    ADVENTURE: point-and-click quest, walking simulator, visual novel.
    FIGHTING: 2D and 3D fighting games, beat-em-up, hack&slash
    RPG: cRPG, jRPG, arcade RPG (Diablo clones, Roguelikes), action RPG (Witcher, Elder Scrolls games, Souls-likes, etc), MMORPG
    STRATEGY: turnbased or realtime (RTS, 4x Strategy, Tactical strategy, Management/Tycoon strategy), Tower Defence. There also a Action/FPS strategies (Battlezone, Hostile Waters, etc) and RPG/RTS (Spellforce)
    SPORTS: racing games (arcade or realistic) and all kinds of sports
    SIMULATORS: Vehicle Simulators (airplanes, spaceship, ground vehicle), Profession Simulator, Life Simulator
    PUZZLE: usually logic games
    RANDOM-BASED: casino games, tabletop, card games
    MOBA - mix betweeen strategy, RPG, and action
    Survival - basically action games with progression, crafting and maybe some RPG elements
    Horror - I would say horror is an element of the setting and story, not genre defining factor.

  • @billyr2904
    @billyr2904 2 місяці тому +4

    Some first-person shooters don't let you swap the weapon your holding, but rather swap your the character how you are playing. These are the hero shooters, which allows you to play as different characters, each welding different weapons and having different abilities. Hero shooters are generally not as violent than other shooters, with them having little blood and no swearing.

    • @tobiaspramono378
      @tobiaspramono378 2 місяці тому

      I think it should be a sub-genre along with Tactical Shooter, Third Person Shooter, Arcade Shooter, etc

  • @agamaz5650
    @agamaz5650 2 дні тому

    My favorites - action, beat em up/hack and slash, horror, racing, shooter, platformer, educational, arcade

  • @CatZoooGameDev
    @CatZoooGameDev Місяць тому

    can you make a video on Optimizations and the way Games Optimize their Game. I like your videos

  • @BiteExplainer
    @BiteExplainer 2 місяці тому +2

    Part 2 When?

  • @Mikania-vt5rq
    @Mikania-vt5rq 2 місяці тому +4

    I would also add roguelike

  • @MaiderGoku
    @MaiderGoku 2 місяці тому +3

    Part 2 When? Liked and Subbed with Notif Bells.

  • @Z-G.-2000
    @Z-G.-2000 2 місяці тому +11

    Some additional details:
    1: Sometimes, you will hear action games in the context of DMC\Platinum style games, which follows a beat-em-up style of gameplay that prioritizes stylish play. Most commoners call these "Character action games", but you'll still hear people just refer to them like normal.
    2: Adventure games are typically referred to as "action-adventure" because they'll feature elements of "regular" action games, because if they didn't have them, it would be too boring.
    3: There are two types of horror: Survival and regular. Regular horror is mostly just for scaring people, but survival horror is more akin to Resident Evil, where the core of the experience is figuring out how to make your character survive using very limited tools.
    4: The Legend of Zelda (Shown frequently in this section) is not a typical RPG. It's more akin to a regular adventure game.
    Most people will refer to RPGs as the ones where you're given tons of stats to level up, and ones with an abundance of side-content.
    While Zelda TECHNICALLY fits within these guidelines, it's very different to what most RPG players will expect.
    5: Of course, there's two different types of strategy.
    One is real-time, and the other is turn-based. I think you can probably guess the difference.
    6: When you see someone say "fighting game" they're usually referring to the ones where you directly face-off a real person playing the game, and your goal is to drain their health bar to zero. (AKA Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat)
    Since Smash Bros. is so unique in this regard, they just call games like that "Platform fighters".
    If your game involves fighting multiple different AI characters, we call them beat-em-ups. (To prevent things like Sifu appearing on "best fighting games" in Game Awards 2022)
    Also, fighting games are cool.
    7: Tetris here is what's known as a "block puzzle game", because the puzzles here are not pre-created, (Like in Portal) but you do plenty of puzzling there.
    8: Racing games come in two forms. Arcade and simulation. With arcade mostly focusing on "less realistic" and simulation focusing on "more realistic"
    However, as you can imagine, many, many racing games love to blur the line between these.
    So it's more of a spectrum rather than a genre.
    9: Just plain sports games are way too boring.
    Because of this, cool developers created games that involve the use of sports (Eg. Soccer) and actually make it play like a proper video game.
    By far the most famous example of these are Wii Sports, NFL Blitz, and the publishing label EA Sports BIG. (Made SSX and NBA Street)
    So not all sports games are actually like Madden, in the sense of literally just trying to be a direct copy of real sports.
    10: Most shooters are referred to as "FPS" games, (First Person Shooter) and even those have their own separate genres.
    You'll hear some categorized as "movement shooters" because they'll focus on smooth movement through stages, while shooting enemies. (Obviously great example of this is ULTRAKILL)
    And part of the reason why it's called FPS is because Fortnite is not first person.
    11: There's also what people will call collectathons. And the concept for these is basically just "like Mario 64", where you explore open-ended environments to collect all of the collectible items. They're usually 3D games. But then there's FEZ, (Seen at 2:39) which is kind of a collectathon, and it's TECHNICALLY 3D, but trying to think any further will make your brain hurt.
    12: Of course, The Sims is very different to Farming Simulator. As a result, you'll sometimes hear these referred to as "city-builders" or just straight-up strategy games.
    13: You can find many different examples of games which involve survival, but don't really get considered as survival games.
    Generally, survival games will revolve around you spawning in a randomly generated environment, and your first goal will usually be to build shelter to survive.
    ...that concept sounds familiar...
    14: Sandbox games will usually be moreso a subgenre rather than a genre. And the reason why is because of games like Teardown. It's a heist game, but the amount of freedom you get in it allows you to express yourself in more ways than something like Payday.
    Minecraft and Terraria then, are sandbox survival games.
    15: A lot of educational games will be referred to as "Edutainment games", which peaked around the 90s, and they were sold as actual video games in actual stores.
    So Kahoot is not edutainment, because it's a free browser game that's mostly played in schools.

    • @TheEpikalREKT
      @TheEpikalREKT 2 місяці тому +2

      i ain't reading allat 💀

    • @abduallhz
      @abduallhz Місяць тому +1

      This is not additional details this is a sequel 💀

    • @bubbeats5606
      @bubbeats5606 17 днів тому

      “some”

  • @shadixkenzi3966
    @shadixkenzi3966 2 місяці тому +3

    Does Hack n' Slash and Beat'em Ups count as genres?

    • @MintBunHunter
      @MintBunHunter 2 місяці тому +2

      More like subgenres of action and fighting genres, respectively

  • @ClevorTrevor12
    @ClevorTrevor12 2 місяці тому

    I think if you make a part 2, you should do dungeon crawlers

  • @redball4funnymoments
    @redball4funnymoments 16 днів тому

    What about runner games?
    Also I found a mistake in 2:41 :
    At the top, it shows sports not racing

  • @michaeldz2009
    @michaeldz2009 2 місяці тому

    Don't forget RTS games they are many of these genre games including : "Command & Conquer" and "Dune 2000" .
    and we also don't forget about :
    -tycoon . idle . indie . rhythm games . and many more.......(plz part 2 :3)

  • @SinaZarin
    @SinaZarin 2 місяці тому

    My top tiers are Rpg, Strategy, Adventure, Action and survival in this order.

  • @hwanmigellegaspi4803
    @hwanmigellegaspi4803 2 місяці тому

    what about tycoon games or idle games

  • @PopMachine17
    @PopMachine17 2 місяці тому

    Stealth, Metroidvania, and Rogue-likes could be covered next.

    • @MintBunHunter
      @MintBunHunter 2 місяці тому

      Metroidvania is a platformer subgenre. Roguelike is more of a progression type because it can be implemented in almost every genre

  • @Burner999
    @Burner999 2 місяці тому

    Wtf I didn’t even realise this video just came out

  • @rospogamer
    @rospogamer 2 місяці тому

    my favorites are: action, adventure, rpg, fighting, Shooter, survival and sandbox and sometimes educational are mega fun when everybody on class is named Goofy Ahh💀

  • @Mizuryryn
    @Mizuryryn 2 місяці тому

    Every Steam Game Tags explained please?

  • @IsJustLeo
    @IsJustLeo 2 місяці тому

    If I had to do a top 3 list, I would say 1. Survival, 2. Simulation 3. Horror

  • @PaintGuy-ed1dg
    @PaintGuy-ed1dg 2 місяці тому +10

    Adventure games focus on storytelling, puzzles, and exploration in large virtual worlds. Horror games aim to invoke fear through atmospheric storytelling and frightening imagery. RPGs allow players to take on roles, embark on quests, and shape narratives. Strategy games require tactical thinking and resource management.

  • @Fire_proofXD31
    @Fire_proofXD31 2 місяці тому

    Can you do one about coding languages? (C++, c#, lua, JavaScript, python, c, java, etc)

    • @NobleLife.
      @NobleLife. 2 місяці тому

      He did not too long ago

    • @Fire_proofXD31
      @Fire_proofXD31 2 місяці тому

      @@NobleLife. ?

    • @Fire_proofXD31
      @Fire_proofXD31 2 місяці тому

      ​@@NobleLife. Oh thats the game engine one

    • @Fire_proofXD31
      @Fire_proofXD31 2 місяці тому

      ​@@NobleLife. Coding languages and Game engines are 2 different things

  • @nejakejcapek4069
    @nejakejcapek4069 2 місяці тому

    Add tower defense next

  • @MorbyLol
    @MorbyLol 2 місяці тому

    what about shmungus?

  • @NedjmouBlaxword73
    @NedjmouBlaxword73 2 місяці тому

    I like action, rpg, and fighting,

  • @mimifurwalker
    @mimifurwalker 2 місяці тому

    technically every game genre is sandbox if you have the right tools

  • @SysDataSoftOffical
    @SysDataSoftOffical 2 місяці тому

    My fav is Platforming

  • @0kr4m
    @0kr4m 2 місяці тому

    Blud forgot half of them

  • @EkramHossain45
    @EkramHossain45 2 місяці тому

    Make A Video > Game Style > 2D - 3D - Pixel - Comic Style - Square (Minecract) - And More....✨

  • @Zedorfska
    @Zedorfska 2 місяці тому

    Yeah

  • @MsT-triangle-SC
    @MsT-triangle-SC 2 місяці тому

    Survival sandbox

  • @YoriPlayzz_Official
    @YoriPlayzz_Official 2 місяці тому

    Bro forgot Stealth

  • @m1nepr013
    @m1nepr013 2 місяці тому

    The Racing part of the video says sports

  • @gamedevelopmentstudiobyark3294
    @gamedevelopmentstudiobyark3294 Місяць тому

    no way 2:42 is a Rocket League because the genre named it sports

  • @TheMadDemo18
    @TheMadDemo18 2 місяці тому +1

    WWW video bro 🔥

  • @xoxogamewolf7585
    @xoxogamewolf7585 2 місяці тому

    And did ChatGPT write this?

  • @Thisisdcode
    @Thisisdcode 2 місяці тому

    I need this for making games. new sub

  • @TheEpikalREKT
    @TheEpikalREKT 2 місяці тому

    where tower defence

  • @K3LP_STUDIOS
    @K3LP_STUDIOS 2 місяці тому +1

    Hello

  • @ultimate_pleb
    @ultimate_pleb 2 місяці тому

    The legand of Zelda is not an RPG
    it's an adventure game

  • @squidtilus0.400
    @squidtilus0.400 2 місяці тому

    Cool.

  • @thepuppetqueen57
    @thepuppetqueen57 2 місяці тому

    I'm about to crap myself

  • @user-sf4om6oe4e
    @user-sf4om6oe4e Місяць тому

    you forgot the SSG Games dude 😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕

  • @cingepusofficial7813
    @cingepusofficial7813 2 місяці тому

    Next all console game

  • @Gamer-King69
    @Gamer-King69 2 місяці тому

    Roguelike, Roguelite

  • @bubbeats5606
    @bubbeats5606 17 днів тому

    Metroidvania

  • @AverageMichaelJordans
    @AverageMichaelJordans 2 місяці тому

    It's hard to be comprehensive with genres since they scale down to the smallest little details. If you're looking to make a part 2 I'd recommend checking games databases to see what kinda genres you can find. Places like mobygames, or maybe even flashpoint are good starting points

  • @cingepusofficial7813
    @cingepusofficial7813 2 місяці тому

    Actually, The all game is simulation

  • @tammylueck397
    @tammylueck397 2 місяці тому

    But that’s just a theory a game theory

  • @NyanCat-dn5jb
    @NyanCat-dn5jb 2 місяці тому

    Rage game. Like; getting over it, only up, i am bread, and suika game.

    • @NicolasRodrigues7384
      @NicolasRodrigues7384 2 місяці тому

      There is also:
      The worlds hardest game
      The impossible game
      Geometry dash
      & etc...

    • @NyanCat-dn5jb
      @NyanCat-dn5jb 2 місяці тому +1

      @@NicolasRodrigues7384 how did I forget geometry dash. I play it every day, along with Minecraft.

  • @Micah_is_Silly
    @Micah_is_Silly 2 місяці тому

    Sadly you forgot roguelikes :(

  • @tofiquemd1851
    @tofiquemd1851 26 днів тому

    Bro employed chat gpt to write his scripts 😂.

  • @ultimate_pleb
    @ultimate_pleb 2 місяці тому

    Every?

  • @HiramButler
    @HiramButler 2 місяці тому

    wait this gives me a great idea

  • @Migzenho
    @Migzenho 22 дні тому

    Bro, a brazilian guy are coping yo💀💀

  • @CoolMaximus
    @CoolMaximus 6 днів тому

    Only genre i prefer is racing.

  • @professorsheep7598
    @professorsheep7598 2 місяці тому

    Let’s goooo

  • @Kqvikko
    @Kqvikko 2 місяці тому

    the lack of power I have over the likes is insane

  • @Rose_studios_
    @Rose_studios_ 2 місяці тому +2

    Hello you should talk about my game

  • @BossbeltYT
    @BossbeltYT 2 місяці тому +1

    Cheese

  • @JackCat101
    @JackCat101 2 місяці тому

    1: game i am working on that i am not gonna share the name of
    2: another game i am working on call spaceguins.
    3 Baldur's gate: enhanced edition
    all RPGs and one of those is a rougelike

  • @Mikewee777
    @Mikewee777 Місяць тому

    Video narrator does not know what " Realistic " means.

  • @Kittytrollgemaker
    @Kittytrollgemaker 2 місяці тому

    @stopshutgames if you don't update the game or make ut morw scary your a furry

  • @Mikewee777
    @Mikewee777 Місяць тому

    666 likes

  • @TunaDev
    @TunaDev 2 місяці тому

    Skibidi genre 🐢🦖

  • @zamazka2121
    @zamazka2121 2 місяці тому

    Thats not every game genre tho.

  • @kevyion6756
    @kevyion6756 2 місяці тому

    You forgot gacha games