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Randomly spoken lines, usually used for comedic purposes.
Games with content that was previously on the cutting room floor but officially reintroduced and realised into the main game, a later version of the game like a remaster or updates or having a similar concept.
Games that used to be available on Steam, but have since been removed.
Sometimes a game is so great that the developer has to go back after the game's release to add achievements.
A maneuver involving both horizontal movement and rotation about a horizontal axis. Many characters roll in a unique fashion, and certain vehicles are even capable of rolling
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Scary Children in scary games. Some speak, some don't but they all stare.
Sometimes, things are just meant to happen the way they do. Usually triggered by a timer, or by the player crossing a checkpoint.
A style of action-adventure gameplay revolving around exploring a labyrinth with the necessity of locating new items and equipment to progress beyond otherwise impassable obstacles. The concept is named for its common usage in the Metroid and Castlevania franchises. While the term most commonly refers to 2D games, it can also refer to 3D games.
One who murders three or more people within a relatively short time span.
When someone takes someone else's soul or life essence. They may do it to get more health, power-ups, or just because they are just plain evil!
Souls are the spiritual essence of living things.
Many horror-themed games feature characters uttering despondent noises; this includes screaming, sobbing, and moaning.
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.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
Yet another type of stage included in lots of games. Nefarious tin soldiers, deadly domino rows and letter blocks of death are some of the perils one might encounter in a Toy-Box Stage.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
A group of villains, each with a different characteristic and ability (or gimmick) that insist on fighting the protagonist one at a time. They may have ridden together, but they never die together.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The disgusting process in which a character regurgitates the contents of their stomach back into the world, usually performed as a means of purging the body of poisons or intoxicants, but often (in videogames, anyway) used as a means of projectile attack by non-human enemies.
A type of religion that originates from Africa.
Experienced soldiers that often feature as mentor characters.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
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