Action games will often involve a measure of violence and some sort of enemy. They are usually fast paced and many have the player moving a central character through a challenging environment while responding to tasks and threats along the way.
An adventure game usually casts the player in the lead role of a story/quest. These games usually involve a series of challenges such as solving puzzles, finding items and performing tasks essential to the progression of the story. There is sometimes a maze involved.
These are computer versions of traditional board or card games like Scrabble, Poker etc.
Any game which allows the player to choreograph a dance, create art, craft or music, make pictures which can be printed, or personalise a game environment, for example, could be classified as 'Creative'.
Educational games will usually have been designed specifically as a learning tool in a range of subjects.
Puzzle games could involve finding a solution to a maze or, like traditional puzzles, manipulating game pieces in order to achieve a goal.
The main objective of a racing game is usually to drive a vehicle as fast and as skillfully as possible, either to beat a time limit or your opponents. This can be made more difficult by placing various obstacles in your path or by making the track design more complicated. Also, this category would include games which do not involve vehicles, but do involve a race of some sort.
These games require the player to aim and fire at a target, which is often moving. Shooter games often have a maze as part of the challenge. Many, as the name implies, involve guns and violence but some of our 'shooter' games are much more simple and might involve, for example, 'firing' a fish at a moving 'target' like a seal.
Simulation games aim to imitate a specific activity (such as flying an aeroplane or managing a city) as realistically as possible, taking into account real world limitations and considerations and they often involve some strategic planning.
Any game which includes activities related to existing sports will be listed under this category. Many of these games are quite realistic and incorporate strategic/simulation elements, and others are very simple.
These games usually have a complex storyline where the player is required to manage numerous tasks in the game environment. Many strategy games simulate real life scenarios, such as running a business.
