Genres in games

Category: Other

By 2023, Steam will host over 50,000 games, while the App Store and Google Play will feature around 700,000 mobile games. The Entertainment Software Association has long discussed popular genres among key demographics like age and gender, but it doesn’t provide genre classifications. Scientific research also aims to identify game genres for insights into gaming. One study explores the relationship between genres and gaming addiction, while another connects personality factors to genre preferences. The latter offers vague descriptions instead of clear definitions, and the former provides no genre classifications at all. read more