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Games where you cooperate with other players to accomplish certain goals, yet at the same time compete for power (items) and glory (wealth).
Carefully exploring a large, labyrinthine area full of enemies (i.e., a dungeon) in the hopes of finding treasure, leveling up, or completing a specific task. Having their roots in tabletop games, video game dungeon crawls are found almost exclusively in RPGs.
A former download service for PC, Mac, Linux, and Android.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
This concept refers to games where the player, as a leader of a group, can send off AI characters to perform missions with success determined by probability, and not by direct player control, such as in Evil Genius and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Nameless and disposable characters, who follow commands from whoever they see as their leader or boss.
An overworld is a simplified view of the game world that allows players to freely move to different locations or levels.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
Radial Menus are menus that appear in a circular pattern to display the options the player has.
Bipedal rat-like creatures, common in fantasy games. Prone to trickery and backstabbing, unless they're ninja.
Research involves spending resources to create new items or unlock upgrades.
Some games bought at physical stores and online retailers can be activated on Steam using its CD key. Some come with compulsory Steam activation, while for others it is optional.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
A rune is normally an ancient letter or symbol, often carved into a stone or gem, infused with mystical power. In many games they confer new abilities on a character, or add effects to an item.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
A squad is a group of military personnel who work together as a group. Popular in both single-player and multiplayer games, the other players within the squad can be either AI or other people.
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.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
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.
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