Third-person action
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The third-person action genre is a broad game classification, and one of the most popular. The only requirements for it to be in this category is that the camera needs to be primarily in a third-person perspective. So whether it's a Spartan warrior stabbing a Minotaur in the face, or a cartoon like caveman bashing a dinosaur with a club, it's a third-person action game.
Other genres such as hack & slashes, third-person shooters and beat 'em ups can, sometimes, be considered sub-genres of third-person action.
| 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 |
