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Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Oct 17, 2019
Games that allow 8 players to play a game on the same console/pc/arcade cabinet simultaneously.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Usually done for stylistic purposes, these characters or objects lack limbs connecting their hands or wheels or other extremities to their body. The resulting appendage merely floats in mid-air in a mildly disturbing way.
The ability to draw or paint in a game, whether as a gameplay mechanic or just a fun bonus.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
A person leading a double life. Many comic book characters have one and sometimes the plot of their stories is keeping their secret identities a secret.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Social Deduction is a gameplay element where players must discover who amongst them are the bad actors, while the bad actors attempt to prevent the good actors from winning or achieving their objectives.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
A feature in Steam that allows players to remote play couch multiplayer games online.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
A distinctive song associated with the game (often played during the introduction/end credits). Note: This concept deals just with songs with lyrics, as opposed to instrumental pieces.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
When a game incorporates trivia questions into it, even if it's not a trivia game.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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