| A | B |
| The player in the role of one or more "adventurers" while going through a storyline. | Role-Playing |
| A game that resembles an aspects of a real or fictional reality. | Simulation |
| Focus on gameplay requiring careful and skillful thinking and planning in order to achieve victory. | Strategy |
| Emphasize shooting and combat from the perspective of the character controlled by the player. | First Person Shooter |
| Emphasize combat from a camera perspective where the player seen at a distance. | Third Person Shooter |
| A coin-operated game. | Arcade |
| A genre of video games that emphasize solving something. | Puzzle |
| A computer or video game that simulates the playing of traditional sports. | Sports |
| A game where the aim is to compete in order to finish the activity first or fastest. | Race |
| Video games that are also a form of exercise. | Exergaming |
| An entertaining computer-aided form of learning. | Edutainment |
| Game genre primarily focused on dancing or playing of musical instrument. | Rhythm |
| A genre of jumping from platforms or over obstacles. | Platform |
| A game that uses shapes to encourage gameplay. | Isometric |