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Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
Apple Arcade is Apple's game subscription service for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac devices. It launched early for some iOS 13 public beta users on September 16, 2019, with a full release three days later.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Apple's Game Center service brings matchmaking, achievements, and friend lists to games that choose to support it.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
The fifth annual PAX East took place April 11-13, 2014 at the Boston Exhibition & Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Games that have been accepted by Valve through Steam's Greenlight service.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
A game streaming service.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
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