Visual Novel
Stories presented through illustrated text, dialogue, and narrative decisions.
532 entriesBrowse by Genre
Browse broad genres and specific gameplay styles, from visual novels and dating simulations to puzzle, strategy, and card games.
Genres describe the main play pattern: what the player spends time doing, not the presence of adult content. A game can carry more than one label, and a broad genre such as role-playing can include combat, relationship routes, management, or exploration.
Use the broad genres first, then open a game record to compare its platforms, editions, and language support. The counts below reflect the current index and change as records are added.
Main genres
Dating Simulation
Managing encounters, schedules, or relationship systems as a connection develops.
242 entriesRole-playing
Character progression, quests, and encounters built around player decisions.
153 entriesSimulation
Managing activities, resources, or routines within a modeled setting.
271 entriesStrategy
Planning and tactical decisions that affect resources or encounters.
50 entriesAdventure
Exploring places, investigating situations, and solving story-driven problems.
228 entriesAction
Movement, timing, and direct control during real-time encounters.
7 entriesCasual
Short-session games built around simple goals, repetition, or light progression.
316 entriesRetro
Games presented in a historical or deliberately older visual style.
15 entriesGameplay styles
More specific ways to explore the collection. A game can belong to a broad genre and a narrower style.
Visual Novel
Kinetic Novel
A visual novel with a fixed story, without branching choices or character routes.
15 entriesAdventure
Puzzle Adventure
Progress by finding clues, using items, and solving puzzles within an unfolding story.
1 entrySimulation
Farming Simulation
Build and manage a farm through production, upgrades, and distribution.
1 entryStrategy
Card Battler
Make tactical combat decisions through cards and card-based battle systems.
22 entriesAction
Shoot ’em Up
Arcade shooting stages built around aiming, movement, and repeated attempts.
14 entriesAdventure
Puzzle
Games organised around logic, matching, arrangement, or deduction.
126 entriesSimulation
Clicker
Games that advance through repeated clicking or tapping and incremental upgrades.
33 entriesSimulation
Idle
Games that continue to progress with limited active input.
40 entriesRole-playing
JRPG
Japanese-style role-playing games with party progression and story routes.
22 entriesAdventure
Action Adventure
Games that combine exploration and story progression with direct action.
132 entriesCard Battler
Card
Games built around collecting, building, or playing cards.
23 entriesStrategy
Turn-based Strategy
Strategy games played in discrete turns rather than real time.
14 entriesAction
Platformer
Games built around jumping, movement, and level traversal.
15 entriesSimulation
Management
Games built around running a business, venue, or team.
10 entriesAction
Fighting
Games built around one-on-one combat and move sets.
11 entriesStrategy
Tower Defense
Games built around placing defences against waves of enemies.
4 entriesSimulation
Casino
Games that use casino formats such as slots, poker, or table games.
7 entriesReading a genre label
A genre label describes the main activity, not the whole game. A visual novel can include management, a role-playing game can be combat-light, and a simulation can carry a story route. Use the label to narrow the list, then open the record for the platform, edition, and language details that matter to you.