Game tags
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For each game on the CE website, a minimum of one tag will be found on the game page.
Interacting with tags
On the main games page, it is expected that the user will be able to apply filters to games, similar to how games can be filtered by Tier or Category.
This may be used to help identify:
- a particular subset of games in a given category (eg: Foddian games within the Platformer catgory)
- games that contribute to certain Site Achievements (identified through Information tags)
- games that are no longer able to be purchased through Steam
- various other categorisations!
Genre tags
Genre tags are not pulled from Steam / RetroAchievements, but rather will be managed by the community.
They don't really have strict definitions like the categories, and are meant to help filter the site further into the types of games that a user might be interested in or looking for.
Each of the tags will come with new site achievements, leaderboards, and roles.
The current list of supported genres, and a brief description, are detailed below:
| Genre | Description |
|---|---|
| 2D Platformer | A platformer game in 2D or 2.5D, where the game is played across a horizontal or vertical plane. |
| 3D Platformer | A platformer game in 2.5D or 3D, where the game is played on a 3-dimensional plane. |
| Action-Adventure | A game that focuses on action (combat/destruction of enemies) where exploration and adventure is a core part of the gamplay. |
| Action-Platformer | A game that focuses on action (combat/destruction of enemies) where platforming is a core part of the gameplay. |
| Aim Trainer | Aim trainers enable a user to practice isolated skills relevant to first person (shooter) games, often focusing on a few core skillsets (shooting, tracking, switching). |
| Arena Shooter | A (first-person) shooting game where you play in a fixed location with limited space, while enemies spawn and attempt to defeat you. |
| Autojumper | Autojumpers are characterised by a controllable character that automatically jumps whenever touching the ground. |
| Autorunner | Autorunners are characterised by a controllable character that automatically moves forward in a level; movement options are typically limited to jumping or attacking. |
| Avoid 'Em Up | Games where the playable character must avoid obstacles in a fixed location (see: Soundodger / Disc Room). |
| Avoidance | Games where the playable character is affected by gravity, and must actively avoid obstacles (see: fangames). |
| Awkward Movement | Games characterised by a non-standard control scheme, where much of the initial difficulty arises from controlling the playable character. |
| Beat 'Em Up | Games featuring hand-to-hand combat against a large number of opponents (may also be known as a 'brawler'). |
| Boomer Shooter | These first-person games don't have a strict definition, but are characterised by: • Fast movement speed. • A durable playable character - does not go down in a fight instantly from stepping out of cover. • Accurate hipfire shooting. • No/limited need to reload weapons. • Many weapons carried at once. |
| Boss Rush | A game whose premise / main difficulty comes from fighting boss enemies. |
| Deck-Builder | Deckbuilder games are games where the construction of a deck of playable cards is the main element of gameplay. May apply to non-card games as well. |
| First Person Movement / Parkour / Platformer | Games that focus on movement in the first-person view. |
| First Person Shooter | Games that focus on shooting enemies in the first-person view. |
| Foddian | Games characterised by a single large, typically vertical, map (may be multiple levels with single maps) characterised by the ability to fall and lose substantial progress without 'killing' the player. |
| Grappler | Games where movement is made through use of a grappling hook (or similar object with similar behaviour). |
| Hack & Slash | A game characterised by gameplay that emphasizes combat with melee-based weapons (such as swords or blades), and large hordes of enemies. |
| Horizontal Shoot 'Em Up | Shoot 'Em Up games where the playable character fires/moves horizontally. |
| Horror | Horror games are typically centered on horror fiction and is typically designed to scare the player, whether through jump-scares, or through atmospheric/supernatural themes. |
| Juggler | Jugglers are typically platformer games where the player's focus is on moving/controlling/manoeuvering an object through a level. |
| Marble | Games whose gameplay focuses on controlling the motion of a marble or ball, which is affected by physics, through a game level. |
| Metroidvania | A subgenre of action-adventure games defined by a large, interconnected world that players explore non-linearly, and gaining new abilities that unlock previously inaccessible areas that encourages backtracking. |
| Mini-games | Game that houses a collection of smaller games as the core feature. |
| Miscellaneous | The 'catch-all' category for games that don't immediately fall into one of the other genres. |
| Multitasking | Games where the player's ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently is the core gameplay mechanic. |
| Puzzle | Games where puzzle mechanics are employed as the core gameplay mechanic, without time-pressure. |
| Puzzle Platformer | Puzzle-Platfomers often have the player attempt to overcome obstacles and get to the exit in a series of rooms, often by use of a unique gameplay mechanic. |
| (Arcade/Action) Puzzler | Games where puzzle mechanics are employed as the core gameplay mechanic, but often with a layer of time-pressure associated with it. |
| Racing | Go fast, zoom zoom! |
| Real-Time Strategy | (RTS) games are a subgenre of Strategy games which do not progress incrementally in turns, but allow all players (whether human-controlled or otherwise) to play simultaneously, in "real time". |
| Reflex/Reaction | Games with gameplay heavily characterised by a player responding quickly to randomly generated obstacles. |
| Resource Management | Games with gameplay that heavily relies on the strategic allocation, collection, and utilization of various in-game assets, which can include time, currency, energy, or raw materials. |
| Rhythm | Music-themed games that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. Games typically focus on the simulated performance of musical instruments, and require players to press buttons in a dictated sequence in time with music |
| Rhythm - VSRG | A subset of the Rhythm genre, relating to games with vertically-scrolling notes in defined lanes (Vertically Scrolling Rhythm Games). |
| Rogue-like | Games characterised with in-game skills that may be acquired across a given run, but which are lost on player death, restarting you from the start of the game. May include "Roguelites", where persistent upgrades may span runs. |
| Run & Gun | Games with gameplay characterized by fast-paced action and minimal emphasis on strategy; players typically control a character who moves quickly through levels or environments while continuously firing weapons at enemies. |
| Score Attack | Games where the aim is to achieve the highest possible score before time runs out, or another condition is met (eg: player death). |
| Souls-like | Action games characterised by: • Dying drops something that you can pick up again, unless you die before doing so. • Respawning enemies on rest/HP replenishment. • A focus on world exploration and bosses. |
| Sports | Kick the ball, hit the ball, run with the ball. Move through water, down mountains, up walls. Games focusing on sports… |
| Stealth | Games where the player primarily uses stealth to avoid or overcome enemies. |
| Third Person Shooter | A game with guns that you shoot, from a third-person perspective. |
| Tower Defence | A subgenre of strategy games where the goal is to defend a player's territory by obstructing the enemy attackers, usually achieved by placing defensive structures on or along their path of attack. |
| Traditional Fighter | A game with the primary goal of defeating an enemy in combat, with a heavy emphasis on melee combat, attack combinations, and spacing. |
| Traditional Rogue-like | Games in the style of "Rogue" - characterised with procedurally generated worlds/levels/dungeons, permanent player death that restarts you from the start of the game, and where progression comes through experience rather than persistent upgrades. |
| Trapformer | A platformer where the level design has been set to actively try and cause your death through unexpected interactions. |
| Turn-Based | Strategy games where the player is allowed a period of analysis before committing to a game action. The actions of the turns may alternate with others, or be made simultaneously. |
| Twin Stick | Multidirectional shooters in which the playable character is controlled using two joysticks: one for movement on a flat plane and another to shoot in the direction the joystick is pushed. |
| Vertical Shoot 'Em Up | Shoot 'Em Up games where the playable character fires/moves vertically. |
Information tags
| Category | Info Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Game Info | Co-op | Completion requires or strongly implies the assistance of another player |
| Game Info | English Unsupported | Tag would apply even if mods enable English support |
| Game Info | VR Required | The game, or an objective from the game, requires VR to obtain |
| Objective Type | Objective: 1 Credit Clear | An objective on the game page requires a 1CC |
| Objective Type | Objective: Boss Rush | An objective on the game page requires completing a boss rush |
| Objective Type | Objective: Individual Levels | An objective on the game page relates to targets by individual level (deaths/time/score) |
| Objective Type | Objective: YOLO | An objective on the game page relates to a run without deaths |
| Platform | Platform: Other | The game listing relates to a non-Steam, non-Retro game |
| Platform | Platform: RetroAchievements | The game listing relates to a Retro game |
| Platform | Platform: Steam | The game listing relates to a Steam game |
| Retro | Retro: | The specific console the game was released on |
| Retro | Retro: Console Group | The console grouping (Nintendo/Sony/etc) per CE's classifications |
| Site Achievement | Animal Protagonist | The main character is a non-human animal |
| Site Achievement | Female Protagonist | The main character is a human female |
| Site Achievement | Flash Game | The game was originally a flash game, or derived from one |
| Site Achievement | 'Super' | The game contains the word 'Super' |
| Site Achievement | Video Loop | The game is used on the CE homepage, in Loop |
| Site Info | CE: Baseline Game | The game is considered a 'baseline' 5 point game. No game in the relevant category may be easier than this game. |
| Site Info | CE: CErtified | [TBD] The value of the game is locked; sufficient discussion and clears support the value, and it will not change. |
| Site Info | CE: Curated | The game is curated on the CE Steam Curator |
| Site Info | CE: Duplicate | A game with multiple versions/listings on the CE site (Eg: Crimzon Clover, or life is not auto) |
| Site Info | CE: Has CO(s) | The game has Community Objectives |
| Site Info | CE: Has SO(s) | The game has Secondary Objectives |
| Site Info | CE: Has Uncleared/Unvalued(s) | The game has an objective that has not been cleared by anyone on CE, or that has not had a value determined. |
| Site Info | CE: Unrollable | The game is not rollable in the Casino; this may be due to in-game exploits/cheese, quality reasons, or otherwise. |
| Steam Info | Steam: Delisted/Unavailable | The game is not available for purchase on Steam. |
| Steam Info | Steam: Free | The game is on Steam, and is free to play. |