Game Genres are categories for games. Each genre has it's own optimal settings.
Game Genre List[]
| Name | Research Costs | Unlocked | Target Market | Successful genre mix with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | None | Unlocked at start | Adult | Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer |
| Arcade | None | Unlocked at start | Teenager | Skill, Puzzle, Platformer, Sports, Fighting, First-Person Shooter, Third-Person Shooter |
| Puzzle | None | Unlocked at start | Senior | Skill, Arcade, Platformer |
| RPG | $ 50,000
250 RP |
Y1980 M4 W1 | Adult | Platformer, Sport, Adventure, First-Person Shooter, Third-Person Shooter |
| Platformer | $ 40,000
200 RP |
Y1980 M9 W1 | Teenager | Skill, Arcade, Puzzle, RPG, First-Person Shooter, Third-Person Shooter |
| Adventure | $ 60,000
300 RP |
Y1980 M11 W1 | Senior | Puzzle, RPG, Interactive Movie, Third-Person Shooter |
| Economic Simulation | $ 35,000
150 RP |
Y1981 M1 W1 | Senior | Sports, Building, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy |
| Sports Game | $ 80,000
400 RP |
Y1981 M9 W1 | Adult | Skill, Arcade, Fighting, Third-Person Shooter |
| Strategy | Unknown | Y1981 M10 W1 | Adult | RPG, Building, Real-Time Strategy |
| Fighting | $ 90,000
450 RP |
Y1982 M4 W1 | Teenager | Arcade, Platformer, Sport |
| Simulation | $ 100,000
500 RP |
Y1982 M8 W1 | Adult | Arcade, Sport, Fighting, First-Person Shooter, Third-Person Shooter |
| Building | Unknown | Y1983 M9 W1 | Senior | Economic Simulation, Real-Time Strategy, Strategy |
| Real-Time Strategy | Unknown | Y1989 M5 W1 | Adult | Arcade, Building, Economic Simulation, Strategy |
| First-Person Shooter | Unknown | Y1989 M11 W1 | Adult | Arcade, Fighting, Platformer, RPG, Simulation, Sports, Third-Person Shooter |
| Third-Person Shooter | $ 140,000
750 RP |
Y1990 M9 W1 | Adult | Arcade, Fighting, First-Person Shooter, Platformer, RPG, Skill, Simulation, Sports |
| Interactive Movie | $ 150,000
800 RP |
Y1991 M4 W1 | Adult | Adventure, Puzzle, Skill |
Sub Genre[]
Sub genre allows you to combine two different genres together. It has to be unlocked by researching one game genre. This function was also unlocked by choosing Germany as your starting country for your company, before the release of Version 0.150715A[1]
