Player-facing taxonomy
Start with the experience you want.
Each tag below appears in at least five approved records, so there are enough games to compare rather than a thin keyword list.
New Release
Games where new release is an important part of the player experience.
32 indexed gamesSteam Discovery
Games where steam discovery is an important part of the player experience.
19 indexed gamesStory Rich
Games where story rich is an important part of the player experience.
18 indexed gamesExploration
Games where exploration is an important part of the player experience.
16 indexed gamesAction
Games where action is an important part of the player experience.
15 indexed gamesChoice Driven
Games where choice driven is an important part of the player experience.
12 indexed gamesAdventure
Games where adventure is an important part of the player experience.
12 indexed gamesIndie
Games where indie is an important part of the player experience.
10 indexed gamesAtmospheric
Games where atmospheric is an important part of the player experience.
10 indexed gamesCasual
Games where casual is an important part of the player experience.
9 indexed gamesDialogue Heavy
Games where dialogue heavy is an important part of the player experience.
9 indexed gamesReplayable
Games where replayable is an important part of the player experience.
9 indexed gamesShort Sessions
Games where short sessions is an important part of the player experience.
6 indexed gamesCharacter Focused
Games where character focused is an important part of the player experience.
5 indexed gamesBuild Crafting
Games where build crafting is an important part of the player experience.
5 indexed gamesDeckbuilding
Games where deckbuilding is an important part of the player experience.
5 indexed gamesEmotional
Games where emotional is an important part of the player experience.
5 indexed gamesMultiple Endings
Games where multiple endings is an important part of the player experience.
5 indexed gamesSystems Driven
Games where systems driven is an important part of the player experience.