Monday, 27 October 2014

Further Classification: Casual Genres

Launcher

A game in which you start in one position and move linearly in a direction (or towards a goal) while some amount of stats consistently drain. (e.g. Fuel for a rocket.)
Examples: Burrito Bison, Learn to Fly, Kitty Cannon
Easily Paired With: Incremental, Platformer, Racing
Favorite Example: Burrito Bison Revenge

Incremental

A game which focuses on increasing a value via extremely simple activity. (Clicking, waiting, moving the mouse.)
Examples: Cookie Clicker, Clicker Heroes, Swarm Simulator
Easily Paired With: Launcher, Sim
Favorite Example: Clicker Heroes

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