Sandbox
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Sandbox is a type of game mechanic that is very non-linear and lets players do whatever they want. It is a term that developers use to describe their game, although some prefer to call it Playground instead.
The idea behind the term is that there's you, here's the sand, now do whatever you want with it. Sandbox games are often only limited by your imagination, or what you could find to do with the materials given to you.
| Adventure: | 2D platformer | 3D platformer | Interactive fiction | Roguelike |
| Fighting: | 2D fighter | 3D fighter | Beat 'em up | Wrestling |
| Action: | First-person action | First-person shooter | Light gun | Rail shooter | Shmup | Stealth action | Survival horror | Third-person action | Third-person shooter | Vehicular combat |
| RPG: | Action RPG | Alternate reality game | Console RPG | MMOG | MMORPG | PC RPG | Strategy RPG |
| Strategy game: | 4XS | RTS | TBS |
| Racing: | Arcade racer | Futuristic racer | Kart racer | Simulation racer |
| Simulation: | Flight simulation | Train simulation | Life simulation | Virtual pet | Open-ended simulation |
| Sport: | Arcade sport | Extreme sport | Simulation sport | Statistical sport |
| Parlor: | Edutainment | Microgame | Music game | Party game | Puzzle |
| MMO: | MMORPG | MMOFPS | MMORTS | MMOS (MMOCB | MMOCMS | MMOSS | MMOR) |
| Misc: | Board game | Browser-based | Pinball | Side-scroller | Eroge |
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