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AAA game
Accessibility options
Achievement
Action RPG
Action-adventure
Adventure game
AFK
Aggro
Aim assist
Aim down sights
Aimbot
Ammo
Analog stick
Anti-aliasing
Anti-cheat
Arcade
Area of effect
Asset flip
B
16
Back stab
Backlog
Backtracking
Bad ending
Base building
Battle pass
Battle royale
Beat 'em up
Boss
Boss fight
Bot
Buff
Bug
Bullet hell
Bullet sponge
Button mashing
C
25
Campaign
Camping
Capture the flag
Cartridge
Character class
Character creation
Cheat code
Checkpoint
Cloud gaming
Clutch
Co-op
Collision detection
Combo
Completionist
Console
Controller
Cool-down
Core loop
Crafting
Critical hit
Crosshair
Crossplay
Crowd control
Crunch
Cutscene
D
23
D-pad
Damage over time
Damage per second
Death match
Debuff
Dedicated server
Demo
Depth of field
Destructible environment
Development hell
Dialogue tree
Difficulty curve
Difficulty spike
Digital rights management
Diminishing returns
DLC
Dodge roll
Double jump
Draw distance
Drop rate
Dual wield
Dungeon
Dungeon crawler
E
13
Early access
Easter egg
Emote
Emulator
End game
Endless runner
Environmental storytelling
Escort mission
Esports
Expansion pack
Experience points
Extra life
Extraction shooter
F
13
Fall damage
Farming
Fast travel
Fetch quest
Field of view
Fighting game
Final boss
First-party
First-person shooter
Fog of war
Frame rate
Free-to-play
Friendly fire
G
15
Gacha
Game balance
Game design document
Game engine
Game feel
Game jam
Game over
Gamepad
Gameplay
Gamer
Gank
Glass cannon
Glitch
God mode
Grinding
H
6
Hack and slash
Hand-held
Hero shooter
High score
Hit points
Hit scan
M
5
MOBA
Mobile game
Mod
Monetisation
Multiplayer
