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Achievement (video games)
Meta-goal in a video game
Action game
Action video game genre
Action role-playing game
Subgenre of role-playing and action video games
Action-adventure game
Action-adventure video game genre
Adventure game
Video game genre
Agon (game)
Board game
Air hockey
Type of game that involves the use of a puck and an air current
Alquerque
Board game
Angry Birds
Video game series and franchise by Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Arcade game
Coin-operated entertainment machine
Artificial intelligence in video games
AI used for video games, usually non-player characters
Assassin's Creed
Video game series
Asteroids (video game)
1979 video game
Atari 2600
Home video game console
Baccarat
Administrative division in Grand Est, France
Backgammon
One of the oldest board games for two players
Ball-in-a-maze puzzle
Dexterity puzzle involving a ball in a maze
Battleship (game)
Strategy type guessing game for two players
Beer pong
Drinking game involving ping pong balls
Bezique
Card game
Bid Euchre
Card game
Bingo (American version)
American game of chance
Bingo (British version)
Game of probability played in the United Kingdom
BioShock
2007 first-person shooter video game
Blackjack
Gambling card game
Blind man's buff
Children's game
Board game
Type of tabletop game
Boss (video games)
Significant and especially strong enemy in video games
Calcio storico fiorentino
Early form of soccer and rugby
Call of Duty
First-person shooter video game franchise
Canasta
Card game
Candy Crush Saga
2012 free-to-play match-three puzzle video game
Capture the flag
Traditional outdoor sport
Carcassonne (board game)
Board game
Card game
Game using playing cards as the primary device
Carrom
Indian tabletop game
CASINO
Quantum Monte Carlo program
Castlevania
Action-adventure gothic horror video game series
Catan
Board game
Charades
Word guessing game
Chaturanga
Ancient Indian strategy board game
Checkers
Strategy board game
Chess
Strategy board game
Chess piece
Game piece for playing chess
Chess theory
Basic chess fundamentals and ideas developed to better understand the game
Chinese checkers
Abstract strategy board game
Civilization (series)
Video game series
Civilization (video game)
1991 strategy video game
Cluedo
Board game
Coin flipping
Practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives
Collectible card game
Game played using specialized playing cards
Colossal Cave Adventure
1976 video game
Community card poker
Any game of poker that uses community cards
Concentration (card game)
A memory based card game
Contract bridge
Card game
Cornhole
Lawn game in which players take turns throwing bags of corn (or bean bags)
Counter-Strike
Video game series by Valve
Craps
Dice game
Crazy Eights
Card Game
Cribbage
Card game
Crossword
Grid-based word puzzle
Cuju
Ancient Chinese competitive ball game
Dance Dance Revolution
Video game series
Dark Souls
2011 video game
Dedicated console
Type of video game console
Defender (1981 video game)
1981 video game
Deus Ex (video game)
2000 video game
Dice
Throwable objects with marked sides, used for generating random numbers
Digimon
Japanese media franchise
Digital collectible card game
Video game genre
Digital distribution of video games
Process of delivering video game content as digital information
Dominoes
Chinese and European game played with rectangular tiles
Donkey Kong (1981 video game)
Platformer video game
Doom (1993 video game)
1993 video game
Dota 2
2013 video game
Dragon Quest
Japanese video game series
Draw poker
A variant of poker
Dreamcast
Video game console
Drinking game
Game which involves the consumption of alcoholic beverages
Duck, duck, goose
Children's chasing game
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy role-playing game
Durak
Russian card game
Elite (video game)
Video game
English draughts
Board game
Episkyros
Ancient Greek ball game
Eurogame
Type of board game
Fallout (disambiguation)
Series of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games
Fallout (video game)
1997 action role-playing video game
FIFA (video game series)
Video game series
Final Fantasy
Japanese media franchise
Final Fantasy VII
1997 video game
Fire Emblem
Tactical role-playing video game franchise published by Nintendo
First-person (video games)
Graphical perspective
First-person shooter
Action video game genre
Five-card draw
Set of poker rules
Five-card stud
The earliest form of the card game stud poker
Fortnite
2017 online video game
Frogger
1981 video game
Galaga
1981 arcade game created by Namco
Gambling
Wagering of money on a game of chance or event with an uncertain outcome
Game (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Game art design
Art design in video game development
Game balance
Concept in game design
Game Boy
Handheld game console made by Nintendo
Game Boy Advance
Handheld game console by Nintendo
Game Boy Color
Handheld game console by Nintendo
Game controller
Device used with games or entertainment systems
Game engine
Software-development environment designed for building video games
Game Gear
Handheld game console by Sega
Game mechanics
Construct, rule, or method designed for interaction with a game's state
Game of chance
Game whose outcome is mainly or entirely determined by random events
Game of skill
Games where the outcomes depend in a predictable way on the actions of the players, with little or no element of chance
Game of the Goose
Board game
Game studies
Study of games and the act of playing them
GameCube
Video game console by Nintendo
Gamepad
Type of video game controller
Gameplay (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Gauntlet (1985 video game)
1985 arcade game by Atari Games
Gin rummy
Two-player card game
Go (game)
Abstract strategy board game for two players
God of War (franchise)
Action-adventure video game franchise
Gomoku
Board game
Gran Turismo (series)
Series of racing video games
Grand Theft Auto
Video game series
Grand Theft Auto III
2001 video game
Grand Theft Auto V
2013 video game
Guitar Hero
2005 video game series
Hacky sack
Ball game
Half-Life (series)
Video game series
Half-Life (video game)
1998 video game
Halma
Game
Halo (franchise)
Series of video games
Hand game
Game played using the hands, often exclusively
Handheld game console
Portable self-contained video game console
Harpastum
Ball game played in the Roman Empire
Hearts (card game)
Card game
Hex (board game)
Board game
Hide-and-seek
Children's game
History of Eastern role-playing video games
Eastern role-playing video game history
History of Western role-playing video games
Home video game console
Stationary video game console
Hoot N Holler
Roller coaster at Six Flags Darien Lake
Hopscotch
A common playground game involving jumping between squares
Horseshoe (disambiguation)
Game of skill in the lawn game category
Intellivision
Home video game console
Interactive fiction
Software genre
International Table Hockey Federation
International table hockey governing body
Janggi
Chess variant native to Korea
Jenga
Game played with a tower of blocks
Jianzi
Traditional Chinese national sport
Jigsaw puzzle
Type of tiling puzzle
Jungle (board game)
Traditional Chinese board game
Karuta
Japanese playing cards
Kemari
Japanese ball game, non-competitive
Kho kho
Traditional Indian tag game played in teams
King's Quest I
1984 video game
Klondike (solitaire)
Solitaire card game
Knucklebones
Dexterity game of ancient origins
Lawn game
Game played on a lawn
League of Legends
Multiplayer video game developed by Riot Games
Level (video games)
In a video game, space available to the player in completing an objective
Lotería
Traditional Mexican game of chance
Lottery
Gambling which involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize
LucasArts adventure games
Adventure games produced by LucasArts
Ludo
Strategy board game
Ludus latrunculorum
Roman board game
Madden NFL
American football video game series
Magic: The Gathering
Collectible card game
Magnavox Odyssey
First commercial home video game console
Mahjong
Tile-based game
Mahjong solitaire
Single-player game played with mahjong tiles
Mancala
Type of count-and-capture game
Marco Polo (game)
Game of tag played in a swimming pool
Mariage (card game)
German card game
Mario (franchise)
Multimedia franchise by Nintendo
Mario Kart
Video game series by Nintendo
Marn Grook
Indigenous Australian football game
Massively multiplayer online game
Multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting large numbers of players simultaneously
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Video game genre
Master System
Home video game console
Mastermind (board game)
Board game
Maze
Puzzle game
Mega Man
Video game franchise
Mega Millions
American multi-jurisdictional lottery game
Mensch ärgere Dich nicht
German board game, variant of Pachisi
Mesoamerican ballgame
Ancient American ballgame
Metal Gear
Video game series
Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)
1998 video game
Metroid
Video game series
Metroid Prime
2002 action-adventure video game
Minecraft
2011 video game
Minesweeper (video game)
Puzzle video game
Mobile game
Video game played on a mobile device
Monopoly (game)
Economics board game
Mortal Kombat
Video game series and multimedia franchise
Multiplayer video game
Video game of multiple players
Musical chairs
Elimination genre party game
Myst
1993 video game
Need for Speed
Racing video game franchise published by Electronic Arts
NetHack
1987 text-based roguelike video game
Nine men's morris
Strategy board game
Nintendo 3DS
Handheld game console
Nintendo 64
Video game console
Nintendo DS
Handheld game console
Nintendo Entertainment System
Home video game console
Nintendo Switch
Hybrid video game console by Nintendo
Online game
Video game played over the Internet
Overwatch
Topics referred to by the same term
Pachisi
Board game that originated in medieval India
Pac-Man
1980 video game made by Namco
Paper plane
Toy aircraft made of folded paper
Party game
Games played for entertainment at social gatherings
Patience (game)
Genre of card games
PC game
Video game played on a PC
Peg solitaire
Board game for one player
Pinball
Arcade entertainment machine
Planescape: Torment
1999 video game
Platformer
Video game genre
Playing card
Card used for playing various card games
PlayStation (console)
Home video game console by Sony
PlayStation 2
Home video game console system by Sony
PlayStation 3
Seventh-generation and third home video game console developed by Sony
PlayStation 4
Sony's eighth-generation and fourth home video game console
PlayStation 5
2020 Sony video game console
PlayStation Portable
Handheld game console by Sony
PlayStation Vita
Handheld game console by Sony
Pokémon
Japanese media franchise
Pokémon Go
2016 mobile game
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
1996 video games
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Collectible card game based on Pokémon
Poker
Card game
Pong
1972 arcade game
Portal (video game)
2007 puzzle-platform video game
Powerball
American lottery game
Pro Evolution Soccer
Association football video game series
PUBG: Battlegrounds
2017 video game
Puzzle
Problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver
Puzzle video game
Puzzle solving genre of video games
Quake (series)
Video game series by id Software
Race game
Type of board game
Racing game
Video game genre
Ratchet & Clank
Series of platform video games
Red Rover
Children's game
Resident Evil
Japanese horror game series and media franchise
Reversi
Strategy board game
Riddle
Statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved
Risk (game)
1957 map-based war board game
Roblox
Multiplayer game creation platform
Rock Band (video game)
2007 music video game
Rock paper scissors
Hand game for two players or more
Rogue (video game)
1980 video game
Roguelike
Subgenre of role-playing video games
Role-playing game
Game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video game genre
Roulette
Game of chance
Royal Game of Ur
Ancient Mesopotamian board game
Rummy
Group of matching-card games
Russian roulette
Potentially lethal game of chance
Saved game
Digitally stored information about the progress of a player in an electronic game
Schnapsen
Card game
Scrabble
Board game with words
Second Life
2003 Online virtual world platform
Sega Genesis
Video game console
Sega Saturn
Home video game console
Senet
Ancient Egyptian board game
Seven-card stud
Card/Gambling Game
Shatranj
Old form of chess
Shell game
Confidence trick
Shogi
Game native to Japan
Silent Hill
Video game franchise
SimCity (1989 video game)
1989 city-building simulation video game
Simulation video game
Video game genre
Single-player video game
Video game that permits only one player
Skat (card game)
German three-player card game
Sliding puzzle
Puzzle game involving sliding pieces to achieve certain configurations
Slot car racing
Type of miniature auto racing
Slot machine
Casino gambling machine
Snakes and ladders
Ancient Indian board game
Sonic the Hedgehog
Video game series and media franchise by Sega
Space Invaders
1978 video game
Spacewar!
1962 video game
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)
2003 video game
StarCraft
Military science fiction media franchise
Statues (game)
Children's game
Stratego
Strategy board game
Strategy game
Type of game
Strategy video game
Strategy video game genre
Street Fighter
Japanese media franchise
Street Fighter II
1991 video game
Street game
Sport or game that is played on city streets
Stud poker
Poker variant in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds
Sudoku
Logic-based number-placement puzzle
Super Mario 64
1996 video game
Super Mario Bros.
1985 video game
Super Metroid
1994 video game
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Home video game console
Super Smash Bros.
Series of crossover fighting games
Table football
Table-top game similar to soccer
Tag (game)
Game of chasing and catching other people
Tangram
Dissection puzzle
Tarot card games
Class of card games played with a tarot card deck
TAROT-South robotic observatory
Team Fortress 2
2007 first-person shooter video game
Tekken
Fighting video game series
Tetherball
Outdoor game using tethered volleyball
Tetris
Series of puzzle video games
Texas hold 'em
Variation of the card game of poker
Text-based game
Video game that uses text characters
The Elder Scrolls
Video game series
The floor is lava
Game in which players imagine that the floor is made of lava and avoid touching the ground
The Game of Life
Board game
The Legend of Zelda
Video game series
The Legend of Zelda (video game)
1986 action-adventure game
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1991 video game
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2017 video game
The Oregon Trail (1971 video game)
1971 video game
The Secret of Monkey Island
1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games
The Sims
Series of video games
The Walking Dead (video game)
Episodic adventure video game
Thumb war
Simulated fighting game using the thumbs
Ticket to Ride (board game)
Board game
Tic-tac-toe
Paper-and-pencil game for two players
Tiddlywinks
Game of strategy and skill
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (video game)
1998 tactical shooter computer game
Tomb Raider
Video game franchise
Touhou Project
Video game franchise
Tower of Hanoi
Mathematical puzzle game
Trick-taking game
Type of card game
Trivial Pursuit
Board game
Truth or dare?
Verbal party game
TurboGrafx-16
Fourth-generation home video game console
Twister (game)
Game of physical skill
Ultima (series)
Role-playing video games series
Vehicle simulation game
Genre of video games which attempt to provide the player with a realistic interpretation of operating various kinds of vehicles (automobiles, aircraft, watercraft, spacecraft, military vehicles, etc)
Video game
Electronic game with user interface and visual feedback
Video game console
Computer system for running video games
Video game console
Type of video game
Video game culture
Subculture formed by video games
Video game design
Process of designing the content and rules of a video game
Video game development
Process of developing a video game
Video game genre
Classification assigned to video games based on their gameplay
Video game graphics
Computer graphics related to video games
Video game industry
Economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sales of video games
Virtual camera system
System to display a view of a 3D virtual world
Visual novel
Type of interactive fiction video game
War (card game)
Card game
Wargame
Strategy game that realistically simulates war
Whist
Card game
WII
Topics referred to by the same term
Wii Sports
2006 sports video game by Nintendo
Wii U
Home video game console released by Nintendo in 2012
Wizardry
Series of role-playing video games
Wolfenstein 3D
1992 video game
World Chess Championship
Played to determine the World Champion in chess
World of Warcraft
2004 video game
Xbox (console)
Home video game console
Xbox 360
Microsoft's seventh-generation and second home video game console
Xbox One
Home video game consoles developed by Microsoft
Xbox Series X and Series S
Home video game consoles
Xiangqi
Chess variant native to China
Yahtzee
Dice game by Milton Bradley
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Trading card game
Zork
Video game series