Concepts

7192 Concepts: Grid; Compact

Woodies

Woodies are creatures made of wood.

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
Juju

The jujus help Tak in his quests.

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in Tak and the Power of Juju
Anniversary Edition

A special remake, re-release, collection, or installment of a series that celebrates a milestone.

Appears in 27 games

First appeared in Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition
Pixel Art

Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.

Appears in 289 games

First appeared in Space Invaders
Stunt Casting

Stunt casting is the practice of hiring a relatively well-known actor to play a small or supporting role. It is often done with the intention of using name recognition to broaden a game's potential audience.

Appears in 10 games

First appeared in Ripper
Cumulative Team Respawn Limit

Popularized by Battlefield, each team is given a limited number of respawns (called tickets). A team is defeated after using all of their allotted tickets.

Appears in 24 games

First appeared in Battlefield 1942
AD&D Rules

The systems in these games are governed by rules from the pen-and-paper RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. There have been many turn-based and action RPGs that have utilized parts of the AD&D rule set.

Appears in 46 games

First appeared in Pool of Radiance
Rich Snob

A rich snob is a character who thinks he/she is better then everyone else because he/she is rich.

Appears in 65 games

First appeared in Nobunaga's Ambition
Metalhead

A metalhead is a heavy metal fanatic.

Appears in 44 games

First appeared in GuitarFreaks
Chopper

Leaping fish-bot foes of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Appears in 9 games

First appeared in Sonic Adventure 2
Amnesia Fortnight

Double Fine's internal two week prototyping game jam. A number of titles created through this prototyping process have gone on to become full game releases.

Appears in 10 games

First appeared in Costume Quest
Nordic Game Jam

Annual game jam organized by Denmark's chapter of the IGDA.

Appears in 0 games
Ludum Dare

Worldwide game jam competition.

Appears in 0 games
Molyjam

Molyjam is a Game Jam based on the ideas tweeted by parody character Peter Molydeux. The tagline of the event was the play on words "What would Molydeux?".

Appears in 0 games
Global Game Jam

The Global Game Jam is an annual game jam that takes place worldwide.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Surgeon Simulator 2013
Crabmeat

A crab-like robot that fires energy orbs from its claws. Crabmeat is a recurring enemy in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Sonic Rivals
Animation Priority

Animation Priority concerns game animations (attacks, evades, specials moves, etc) that have a high level of priority over player inputs. Instead of being able to see instant reaction from player inputs, the player must wait for the on-screen animation to complete.

Appears in 18 games

First appeared in Monster Hunter
Game Jam

A Game Jam is a gathering of game developers from various disciplines (Programmers, Artists, Audio Engineers, Writers, et cetera) to develop a game in a short period of time.

Appears in 9 games

First appeared in Costume Quest
Motobug

An extremely common Badnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog games, and likely the first one players faced in many games.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in Sonic Drift 2
Plasma Engine

Cyan Worlds' real-time 3D game engine, which was acquired from Headspin Technologies.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in realMyst
Demake

A remake/re-imagining of a game that uses lower fidelity assets, due to a deliberate design choice.

Appears in 18 games

First appeared in OutRun
MascotCapsule Real-Time 3D Rendering Engine

MascotCapsule is a series of Java based 3D game engine for mobile and limited hardware devices.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Tekken 2
Steam Pre-Purchase Rewards

A system where bonuses are unlocked based on the amount of users that pre-purchase a particular game via Steam. This system was first introduced for XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Resident Evil: Revelations
Third Impact

A theoretical event in Neon Genesis Evangelion which would destroy all of humanity.

Appears in 4 games
In-Game Tutorial Videos

When a picture just can't get the point across, teach with videos.

Appears in 11 games

First appeared in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Gold Box Engine

The engine that came to be known as the "Gold Box" engine was used to develop a series of party-based roleplaying games in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The engine's name comes from the gold boxes that most of these games were packaged in, and games in the series are often referred to as "Gold Box" games.

Appears in 14 games

First appeared in Pool of Radiance
Audible Text Scroll

The accompaniment of sound to text to denote it's progression. It is sometimes used to indicate the sound of a character's voice during dialog in the absence of Voice Acting.

Appears in 19 games

First appeared in Mischief Makers
Clausewitz Engine

An engine developed by Paradox Interactive AB for Europa Universalis 3. This engine specializes in a 3D map view of part or the whole of the world.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Europa Universalis III
Instant Respawn

The player is respawned (or has the option to respawn) immediately following death, and with minimal lost progress and little to no break in the action. This concept is often seen used in difficult or fast-paced games where frequent player death is treated as a learning experience.

Appears in 19 games

First appeared in N+
Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic theory that supports private property and financial gain.

Appears in 46 games

First appeared in Wizard of Wall Street
Anarchism

Anarchism is the rejection of all government authority.

Appears in 39 games

First appeared in Wasteland
Block Kuzushi

Block Kuzushi is the generic name for Breakout clones in Japan (it literally means "Block Destruction"). Many games use this as part of the title, but none of them are considered to be part of a "series" by that name.

Appears in 11 games

First appeared in Crackout
Gface

Crytek's social network based around gaming.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Warface
Tooltip

Primarily found in mouse-driven computer games, tooltips are an interface element that display information while the cursor is placed over particular on-screen elements.

Appears in 12 games

First appeared in System Shock 2
Beginning Levels in Danger

Games that contain levels/missions/chapters where the player starts off in immediate danger.

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in Secret Agent
isiMotor

Racing Simulaton engine

Appears in 6 games

First appeared in rFactor
Year in the Title

The title of a game is a year, or has a year in it. Normally used for sports game and other annual titles, but also used to designate when a game takes place rather than the year released.

Appears in 317 games

First appeared in Home Run 1940
Day One DLC

DLC released the same day as the game.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Dragon Age II
Eponymous Level Title

A level/mission/chapter that shares a name with the game itself.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Dead Space
Yveltal

Yveltal is a legendary Pokémon, and the version mascot of Pokémon Y.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Pokémon X/Y
Xerneas

Xerneas is a legendary Pokémon, and the version mascot of Pokémon X.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Pokémon X/Y
Gameplay Twist

Games that feature an unexpected change to the core gameplay (not just a minigame).

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in Fez
Froakie

Froakie is one of the new Pokémon in Generation VI.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Pokémon X/Y
Fennekin

Fennekin is one of the new Pokémon in Generation VI.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Pokémon X/Y

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