Platform
Mario
A platform series built around readable rules, precise movement and playful ideas for many ages.
Gaming culture
Worlds that shaped video games
Influential franchises across genres, technologies and generations.
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Nintendo
Action-adventure
The Legend of Zelda
Each adventure reimagines Hyrule through exploration, puzzles and a different degree of freedom.
Role-playing game
Pokémon
Exploration, collecting, trading and turn-based battles revolve around a growing team of creatures.
Role-playing game
Final Fantasy
An anthology of role-playing games that often changes its world, cast and battle systems between entries.
Action-adventure
Grand Theft Auto
Open urban settings combine scripted missions, free roaming and social satire.
Shooter
Call of Duty
A fast-paced shooter series with staged campaigns, multiplayer and, in some entries, cooperative modes.
Action-adventure
Assassin’s Creed
Historical fiction provides settings for exploration, stealth, parkour and action.
Survival horror
Resident Evil
Survival horror built around tension, limited resources and unsettling places, with action varying by entry.
Role-playing game
The Elder Scrolls
Open-world role-playing games where exploration, side quests and character choices shape the journey.
Platform
Sonic
A platform series whose routes, momentum and speed give SEGA’s mascot its arcade energy.
MOBA
League of Legends
Two teams coordinate roles, lanes and objectives in a strategy game with a major competitive scene.
Action-adventure
God of War
Kratos moves from Greek to Norse myth in action stories increasingly focused on relationships.
Strategy · MMO
Warcraft
A fantasy setting spanning real-time strategy and the persistent world of World of Warcraft.
Role-playing game
Fallout
Role-playing in a retrofuturist wasteland where exploration, choices and survival meet satire.
Stealth
Metal Gear
Stealth, gadgets and cinematic storytelling frame a long-running series about conflict and power.
Turn-based strategy
Civilization
Turn-based strategy where players develop a civilisation through exploration, diplomacy and research.
Life simulation
The Sims
A life simulation that lets players shape households, homes and everyday stories.
Battle royale · Creation
Fortnite
Battle royale play, social events and creation tools coexist in an evolving online game.
Life simulation
Animal Crossing
A gentle life simulation shaped by decorating, collecting and daily routines.
Action-RPG
Monster Hunter
Preparation, weapon mastery and cooperation drive hunts against large creatures.
Action-RPG
Dark Souls
Demanding action role-playing where observation, risk and learning from defeat shape progress.
Shooter
Doom
A landmark shooter series driven by movement, immediate combat and striking level design.
Narrative shooter
Half-Life
A first-person shooter known for environmental storytelling and continuous, staged action.
Tactical shooter
Counter-Strike
Tactical team shooting where economy, positioning and coordinated rounds decide matches.
Action-RPG
Mass Effect
Science-fiction role-playing that links squad relationships, choices and action across a larger story.
Role-playing game
Dragon Quest
A Japanese role-playing series with welcoming adventures, turn-based battles and recurring traditions.
Role-playing game
Persona
School life and social bonds intersect with supernatural, turn-based role-playing adventures.
Action-aventure · RPG
Like a Dragon
Japanese city stories mix crime drama, humour and varied action or role-playing systems.
Fighting game
Mortal Kombat
A fighting series recognised for distinct characters, theatrical combat and graphic finishing moves.
Fighting game
Tekken
Three-dimensional fighting where movement, timing and character-specific techniques matter.
Action-adventure
Metroid
Exploration of interconnected places where new abilities reveal previously inaccessible routes.
Action-RPG
Diablo
Action role-playing focused on defeating enemies, gathering loot and refining character builds.
Real-time strategy
StarCraft
Real-time strategy built around resource management and three factions with different strengths.
Action-adventure
Red Dead
Western adventures whose broad landscapes, characters and slower rhythms support dramatic stories.
Narrative shooter
BioShock
First-person action uses striking cities and environmental details to explore political ideas.
Survival horror
Silent Hill
Psychological horror shaped by unsettling places, ambiguity and atmosphere.
Platform
Donkey Kong
Platform adventures mixing athletic movement, expressive characters and varied level ideas.
Platform
Kirby
Accessible platform play where copying abilities regularly changes how obstacles are approached.
Tactical RPG
Fire Emblem
Tactical role-playing centred on positioning units, planning turns and following a cast of characters.
Shooter
Splatoon
Colourful team shooting where covering space with ink is as important as confronting opponents.
Action-adventure
Uncharted
Cinematic treasure-hunting adventures combining exploration, climbing, combat and character banter.
Action · Platform
Ratchet & Clank
Action-platform adventures powered by inventive gadgets, unusual weapons and comic science fiction.
Shooter
Gears of War
A third-person shooter series where cover, squad cooperation and large-scale conflict define combat.
Racing
Forza
Driving games spanning circuit competition and open-road exploration across different series.
Real-time strategy
Age of Empires
Historical real-time strategy linking resource gathering, settlement growth and army tactics.
Role-playing game
The Witcher
Fantasy role-playing built around monster hunting, political tensions and consequential choices.
Tactical shooter
Rainbow Six
Tactical shooting emphasising planning, teamwork and the use of specialised equipment.
Action-adventure
Prince of Persia
Action adventures known for acrobatic movement, environmental challenges and fantasy settings.
Shooter · Open world
Far Cry
Open-world first-person action with exploration, outposts and varied approaches to objectives.
Survival horror
Dead Space
Science-fiction survival horror where isolation, limited resources and enemy encounters create tension.
Racing
Need for Speed
A racing series associated with accessible driving, car culture and street-race style.
Shooter
Battlefield
Large-scale military shooting that brings infantry, vehicles and team objectives together.
Action-RPG
Kingdom Hearts
Action role-playing that connects original characters with Disney worlds through a long-running story.
Action · Exploration
Castlevania
Gothic action and exploration through castles, monsters and, in some entries, ability-gated paths.
Action · Platform
Mega Man
Action-platform challenges where precise movement and weapons gained from bosses shape progress.
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