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IMVU
IMVU (Instant Messaging within a Virtual Universe) is a 3D avatar-based social platform launched in 2004, with 7 million monthly active users, 400,000+ chat rooms, a 60-million-item catalog, and a user creator economy.
Incremental game
An incremental game, also known as an idle or clicker game, is a genre where players repeat a simple action to earn currency, with production eventually running automatically.
Infinity Blade
Infinity Blade: iOS action RPG trilogy by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games, first Unreal Engine 3 game on iOS (2010), swipe-based sword duels, bloodline mechanic, over $10M in six months, removed from App Store in 2018.
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a tactical FPS by New World Interactive, published by Focus Entertainment, released on PC December 12, 2018 and later on PS4, Xbox One, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, built on Unreal Engine 4 as the sequel to Insurgency (2014).
Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction (IF), or text adventure, is a game genre told primarily through text, advanced by typed parser commands or on-screen choices. Founded on Colossal Cave Adventure (1976) and Infocom's Zork; modern tools include Twine, Inform, and Ink.
Into the Breach
Into the Breach is a 2018 turn-based tactics game by Subset Games (FTL creators Matthew Davis and Justin Ma) in which three mechs defend cities from Vek on 8x8 grids, with all enemy attacks telegraphed one turn ahead.
Jade Empire
Jade Empire is a 2005 action RPG by BioWare, published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox, set in mythical China with 30+ fighting styles, Open Palm/Closed Fist morality, and a 2007 PC Special Edition.
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (2009), the sixth and final Jak and Daxter game, made by High Impact Games for PSP and PS2, not Naughty Dog; Metacritic 71, series' lowest score, later ported to PS4/PS5 in 2024.
Jurassic World Evolution
Jurassic World Evolution is a 2018 dinosaur theme-park management sim by Frontier Developments for PC and consoles, set on Isla Nublar and the Muertes Archipelago, with Science, Entertainment, and Security divisions; over 4 million sold, followed by Evolution 2 (2021) and 3 (2025).
Just Cause (video game)
Just Cause (2006) is an open-world action-adventure game by Avalanche Studios, published by Eidos Interactive, for PC, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360. Agent Rico Rodriguez overthrows the island dictatorship of San Esperito using a grappling hook and parachute.
Just Cause 2
Just Cause 2: 2010 open-world action game by Avalanche Studios, published by Square Enix, sequel to Just Cause. Rico Rodriguez causes chaos on the 400-square-mile island of Panau with a dual grapple, parachute, and 100+ vehicles; Metacritic 81.
Just Cause 3
Just Cause 3 is a 2015 action-adventure game by Avalanche Studios and Square Enix, in which Rico Rodriguez returns to the fictional Mediterranean island of Medici to topple its dictator.
Just Dance (video game series)
Just Dance is Ubisoft's dance rhythm game series, launched November 17, 2009 on Wii from a Raving Rabbids minigame; 30+ games, 90+ million copies sold, now a live-service franchise with the Just Dance+ subscription and camera-based motion scoring.
Just Dance (video game)
Just Dance is Ubisoft's rhythm game series, launched November 2009 on Wii without a dance mat and named after Lady Gaga's song. Annual editions of about 40 songs, Just Dance Unlimited and Just Dance+ subscriptions, camera scoring from 2025, over 5 million units for Just Dance 2.
Just Dance 2014
Just Dance 2014 is Ubisoft's 2013 dance rhythm game for Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4, with over 40 tracks and the series' first online multiplayer, World Dance Floor; online services closed November 19, 2018.
Just Dance 2016
Just Dance 2016 is Ubisoft's seventh mainline dance rhythm game, released October 20, 2015 on Wii, Wii U, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, introducing smartphone controller support and the Just Dance Unlimited streaming service with 150 songs.
Just Dance 2017
Just Dance 2017 is Ubisoft's 2016 dance rhythm game, the first in the series on PC and a Switch launch title, with 40+ tracks, Just Dance Machine mode, and Just Dance Unlimited; its online servers closed in 2023.
Just Dance 2018
Just Dance 2018 is Ubisoft's dancing game released October 24, 2017 on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and Wii U, with over 40 new songs, a three-month Just Dance Unlimited trial, a Kids mode, and a Metacritic score of 71.
Just Dance 2019
Just Dance 2019 is Ubisoft's tenth annual dance rhythm game, released October 23, 2018 on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, Wii, and Xbox 360, with 40 new songs, Kids and Sweat modes, and Just Dance Unlimited streaming.
Just Dance 2021
Just Dance 2021 is Ubisoft's 2020 rhythm dance game, released November 12, 2020 on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia, and November 24 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with 40 new songs and the Just Dance Unlimited streaming service.
Just Dance 2022
Just Dance 2022 is Ubisoft's dance rhythm game released November 4, 2021 for Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox, and Stadia, with 40 new tracks, Sweat/Co-op/Kids/World Dance Floor modes, six-player phone tracking, and the Just Dance Unlimited subscription, later replaced by Just Dance+.
Just Dance 3
Just Dance 3 (2011) is Ubisoft's third Just Dance rhythm game and the first released beyond Wii, on Xbox 360 Kinect, PlayStation 3 Move, and Wii, adding Just Create choreography, four-player Kinect play, and about 40 songs.
Just Dance 4
Just Dance 4 is Ubisoft's 2012 dance rhythm game, the fourth main series entry, released October 2012 on Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect, and PS3 Move, and November 18, 2012 as a Wii U launch title, with over 40 tracks, Battle and Just Sweat modes, and Metacritic 77.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a 2007 third-person tactical shooter by IO Interactive for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, starring death-row convicts Kane and Lynch, with Fragile Alliance heist multiplayer and the GameSpot Jeff Gerstmann review scandal.
Kerbal Space Program
Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a physics-based spaceflight simulation by Squad, first released 2011, sold to Take-Two in 2017; uses patched-conic orbital physics, three game modes, over two million units sold by 2017.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a 2018 action RPG by Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver, set in 1403 Bohemia with no fantasy elements. Known for historical accuracy, five-angle realistic combat, Henry of Skalitz, and its 2025 sequel.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a 2012 open-world action RPG by Big Huge Games and 38 Studios, published by EA, with combat by design, Salvatore lore, Metacritic 81, and the 2020 Re-Reckoning remaster.
LawBreakers
LawBreakers: 2017 class-based arena FPS by Boss Key Productions (Cliff Bleszinski), published by Nexon at $30, known for anti-gravity combat; shut down 2018, rights held by Nexon.
League of Legends
League of Legends (LoL), Riot Games' free-to-play MOBA since 2009, born from the DotA Allstars mod: 5v5 Summoner's Rift matches, 170+ champions, 100M+ monthly players, franchised esports, and the Netflix series Arcane.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999, Crystal Dynamics) is an action-adventure starring the wraith Raziel, Kain's slain lieutenant, with material/spectral realm-shifting, soul-devouring health, and streaming open-world tech; remastered December 2024.