Your Favourite Genre

So I was thinking to myself earlier, I wonder what the most popular genre is when it comes to gaming. I did a bit of light reading, and discovered there are a few main genres, with a load of sub-genres, some of which I've never played. And it got me wondering, how do the Boardsies like to spend their time gaming. So i created a poll. The poll only has the main genres, or I'd be here all day creating a poll, but I've left it multiple choice to give a better idea overall. So let us know! I've included the genres and examples of the sub-genres for ease of use below. I know some games fall into more than 1 genre, but pick the closest!

Action

Wiki wrote:

Action games emphasize physical challenges that require eye-hand coordination and motor skill to overcome. They center around the player, who is in control of most of the action. Most of the earliest video games were considered action games; today, it is still a vast genre covering all games that involve physical challenges.

Sub-genres: Platform, Shooter, Fighting, Beat 'em up, Stealth, Survival & Rhythm.

Action-adventure

Wiki wrote:

Action-adventure games combine elements of their two component genres, typically featuring long-term obstacles that must be overcome using a tool or item as leverage (which is collected earlier), as well as many smaller obstacles almost constantly in the way, that require elements of action games to overcome. Action-adventure games tend to focus on exploration and usually involve item gathering, simple puzzle solving, and combat. "Action-adventure" has become a label which is sometimes attached to games which do not fit neatly into another well known genre.

Sub-genres: Survival horror, Metroidvania

Adventure

Wiki wrote:

Adventure games were some of the earliest games created, beginning with the text adventure Colossal Cave Adventure in the 1970s. That game was originally titled simply "Adventure," and is the namesake of the genre. Over time, graphics have been introduced to the genre and the interface has evolved.

Unlike adventure films, adventure games are not defined by story or content. Rather, adventure describes a manner of gameplay without reflex challenges or action. They normally require the player to solve various puzzles by interacting with people or the environment, most often in a non-confrontational way. It is considered a "purist" genre and tends to exclude anything which includes action elements beyond a mini game.

Sub-genres: Text adventures, Graphic adventures, Visual novels, Interactive movie, Real-time 3D adventures

Role-playing

Wiki wrote:

Role-playing video games draw their gameplay from traditional [not always] role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Most of these games cast the player in the role of one or more "adventurers" who specialize in specific skill sets (such as melee combat or casting magic spells) while progressing through a predetermined storyline. Many involve manoeuvring these character(s) through an overworld, usually populated with monsters, that allows access to more important game locations, such as towns, dungeons, and castles.

Sub-genres: Action RPG, MMORPG, Roguelikes, Tactical RPG, Sandbox RPG, First-person party-based RPG, JRPG, WRPG

Simulation

Wiki wrote:

Simulation video games is a diverse super-category of games, generally designed to closely simulate aspects of a real or fictional reality.

Sub-genres: Construction and management simulation, Life simulation, Vehicle simulation

Strategy

Wiki wrote:

Strategy video games focus on gameplay requiring careful and skillful thinking and planning in order to achieve victory and the action scales from world domination to squad-based tactics. In most strategy video games, says Andrew Rollings, "the player is given a godlike view of the game world, indirectly controlling the units under his command."

Sub-genres: 4X game, Artillery game, Real-time strategy (RTS), Real-time tactics (RTT), Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), Tower defense, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Turn-based tactics (TBT), Wargame, Grand strategy wargame

Sports

Wiki wrote:

Sports are video games that simulate sports. This opposing team(s) can be controlled by other real life people or artificial intelligence.

Sub-genres: Racing, Sports game, Competitive (Disc-Jam, Ball-Jack), Sports-based fighting (Wrastlin')