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What kinds of video games are out there

1 Action
- 1.1 Action-adventure
  - 1.1.1 Stealth
  - 1.1.2 Survival horror
- 1.2 Beat 'em up
- 1.3 Fighting
- 1.4 Platform
- 1.5 Shooter
  - 1.5.1 First-person shooter
  - 1.5.2 Third-person shooter
  - 1.5.3 Tactical shooter
  - 1.5.4 Light-gun game
  - 1.5.5 Shoot 'em up
2 Adventure
- 2.1 Interactive movies
3 Role-playing games
- 3.1 Action role-playing
- 3.2 Tactical role-playing
4 Simulation
- 4.1 Flight
- 4.2 Military
- 4.3 Space
- 4.4 Train
- 4.5 God games
- 4.6 Economic simulation
- 4.7 City-building
- 4.8 Government simulation
5 Sports
- 5.1 Racing
6 Strategy
- 6.1 Real-time strategy and turn-based strategy
- 6.2 Tactical games
- 6.3 4X strategy
7 Massively multiplayer online
- 7.1 Massively multiplayer online role-playing
- 7.2 Massively multiplayer online first person shooter
- 7.3 Massively multiplayer online hack and slash
8 Other notable genres
- 8.1 Adult
- 8.2 Arcade
- 8.3 Advergame
- 8.4 Artillery
- 8.5 Educational
- 8.6 Maze
- 8.7 Multi-genre
- 8.8 Music
- 8.9 Party
- 8.10 Pinball
- 8.11 Programming
- 8.12 Puzzle
- 8.13 Traditional
- 8.14 Vehicular combat