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A large omnivorous mammal that can be white, brown, or black. Despite their ferociousness, they are also associated with being soft and cuddly, as in teddy bears. Bears are also known to eat stairs. Scientists say that because "bears eat stairs" rhymes the bears are naturally inclined to do so.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
An age-old, widely-hated strategy in multiplayer games: stay in one spot and kill passers-by. Also refers to a more benign activity in MMOs.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae.
Digging is a strategic mechanic of many games. Digging allows the ability to unearth valuables and strategize pathways.
Dowsing is traditionally used to find water. In games, such as in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, it is used to search for many other things.
Durability refers to the condition of the currently equipped weapons and armor, among other things. Overusing the said item without repair generally results in it breaking or otherwise becoming non-functional. Many games with role-playing elements incorporate this feature.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
A gaming genre of its own, but also frequently featured as a mini-game in other titles, especially RPGs.
When a game has you picking flowers or plants as part of the game mechanic, such as for alchemy components or quest items.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
Graphics in games whether backgrounds or characters that are hand drawn whether using a pen graphics tablet or a scan of a physical drawing.
Imps are either fairy-like or lesser demonic creatures and are commonly encountered enemies in games. In Doom, they shoot fireballs at the player.
The ability for players to customize the look of indoor locations with various furnishings.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
Some games include pets you can either ride on, battle with, or simply enjoy spending time with.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Rabbits, or bunnies, are smallish mammals with long ears and a cottony tail.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Small marine fish that have a horselike head and swim in upright position.
Games that have seasons have their environment change depending on the time of the year.
Smithing is a trade skill used to craft and shape metal. Steel, iron, gold, silver, pewter, tin, copper, and other metals can be used to craft armor, blades, guns, coins, arrowheads, locks, and a myriad of other objects.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
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.
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