Category: Genre Guides
ARPG: Genre Guide and Upcoming Releases
ARPG explained: learn how real-time combat, character builds, progression, loot, campaigns, and multiplayer differ across action-adventure RPGs and dungeon crawlers, with new and upcoming picks.
Best Roguelike Games: What Defines the Genre?
Explore the best roguelike games, from NetHack and Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup to Hades and Slay the Spire. Learn procedural generation, permadeath, tactical runs, and meta-progression.
Platformers: What They Are and Which Game Came First
Platformers are games about jumping between platforms, timing obstacles, and learning from failure. Define platform video games, compare early candidates, and trace how the genre took shape.