The Primary (Root) Video Game Genres:
Action: Games which focus on and require player skill and reflexes to play.
Action Adventure: Games with elements of both action (reflex, timing, button-mashing) and adventure (puzzle-solving, inventory management) games - a hybrid of the Action and Adventure categories. (A GROSS EXCLUSION BY THIS SITE)
Adventure: Games that require primarily logic and problem-solving to complete in the context of a narrative, with little (if any) action game mechanics.
Miscellaneous: Games that don't fit into any other categories or are an un-categorizable
mix, including board games, collections, and applications.
Puzzle: Games that focus on the player's logical and thinking skills, often solving problems outside of the context of a narrative.
Racing: Games that focus on controlling a vehicle or other avatar in a race against a time limit or other vehicles/avatars.
Role-Playing: Games that put the player in the role of a customizable hero (or heroes) to complete goals or quests.
Simulation: Games that put the player in the role of controlling a virtual object - a ship, a plane, or even a life.
Sports: Games that simulate real or imagined sporting competitions.
Strategy: Games that focus on careful and skillful thinking and planning in order to achieve victory, and the turn-based or real-time action scales from world domination to squad-based tactics.
