You could argue that live service should be in its own category like “business model” but I couldn’t think of any other things to put like that.

I placed “war” as a mood and not a setting because war could take place anywhere, and it puts frantic combat at the forefront.

There are also game genres like “survival horror” (Resident Evil, Dead Space) which are a combination of the categories on the list. Same with “open world survival craft”.

This is just a little exercise I’ve been thinking about. I get tired when people reference things like “FPS genre” as if they’re all exactly the same.

Guess the game with your characteristics

Single player
Platformer
Fighting
Rpg
Modern day
Comedy
Exploration
Story driven
Great ost
Choices matter

What structure

Linear/arcade...?