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Victoria II
Victoria II (Vic 2) is Paradox Development Studio's 2010 grand strategy game covering 1836–1935, simulating over 200 countries with a POP population system, and expanded by A House Divided and Heart of Darkness.
Video game genre
Video game genre: groups of games differentiated by shared characteristics such as mechanics, objectives, and perspective. Covers common genres, classification problems, Steam tags, and genre economics.
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe is a 2003 side-scrolling beat 'em up by Capcom for GameCube, with a PlayStation 2 port, known for cel-shaded visuals and time-manipulating VFX powers.
Visage (video game)
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game by Quebec's SadSquare Studio, Kickstarter-funded in 2016, in Steam Early Access 2018, fully released October 30, 2020 on PC, Xbox One, and PS4; a P.T.-inspired haunted-house game with a sanity system and four chapters.
VRChat
VRChat: free social virtual reality platform by VRChat Inc., founded 2014 by Graham Gaylor and Jesse Joudrey, Steam release 2017, Unity-based user-created worlds and avatars, Udon scripting, Creator Economy, peak concurrency near 160,000.
War Thunder
War Thunder is Gaijin Entertainment's free-to-play cross-platform vehicular combat MMO (formerly World of Planes), with over 2,500 aircraft, tanks, ships, and helicopters, Arcade, Realistic, and Simulator modes, and a module-based damage model.
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995) is Blizzard Entertainment's real-time strategy sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, with Horde and Alliance campaigns, land-sea-air combat, fog of war, seven-player multiplayer, and the Beyond the Dark Portal expansion.
Warcraft III: Reforged
Warcraft III: Reforged is Blizzard's 2020 PC remaster of Warcraft III and The Frozen Throne, with overhauled graphics and Battle.net features. Its launch drew a record-low 0.5/10 Metacritic user score; later patches, Patch 2.0, and the 2026 Forsaken Kingdom DLC followed.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002), Blizzard's RTS for PC/Mac, introduced heroes, four races, and the World Editor; it sold over 1 million copies, scored 92 on Metacritic, and spawned DotA and the MOBA genre.
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (TFT) is Blizzard Entertainment's July 1, 2003 expansion to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, adding a fourth hero per race, new units, naval units, an expanded World Editor, and selling over 7 million copies.
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, the first game in the Warcraft franchise, is a 1994 real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment that sold about 400,000 units and helped define the genre.
Warface
Warface (later Warface: Clutch) is Crytek's free-to-play class-based online FPS, announced 2010, launched on PC October 21, 2013 on CryEngine 3, ported to consoles and Switch, and shut down internationally by MY.GAMES in 2026 while the Russian version survived.
Warframe
Warframe is a free-to-play cooperative third-person looter shooter by Digital Extremes, in open beta since March 2013, with 80M+ players, cross-platform play and save, and 2025's The Old Peace update leading to a Tau expansion.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (Relic Entertainment, THQ, 2009) is a squad-based RTS with no base building, RPG wargear progression, Chaos Rising and Retribution expansions, Last Stand co-op, and a 2024 Anniversary Edition.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, also known as Dawn of War 3, is a 2017 real-time strategy game by Relic Entertainment set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Warzone 2100
Warzone 2100: 1999 3D real-time strategy game by Pumpkin Studios and Eidos Interactive, set in post-nuclear 2085; open-sourced under GPL in 2004 and now maintained as the free Warzone 2100 Project, currently at version 4.7.
Wasteland (video game)
Wasteland (1988) is Interplay's post-apocalyptic party-based RPG, published by EA for Apple II, C64, and DOS; set in 2087, it inspired Fallout and received Wasteland Remastered in 2020.
Wasteland 2
Wasteland 2 (2014) is a post-apocalyptic squad-based tactical RPG by inXile Entertainment, direct sequel to the 1988 Wasteland that inspired Fallout; Kickstarter-funded with $2,933,252 from 61,290 backers, later re-released as the Director's Cut.
Wasteland 3
Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment, 2020) is a turn-based, party-based post-apocalyptic tactical CRPG set in frozen Colorado, sequel to Wasteland 2, funded on Fig, released Aug 28, 2020, with co-op and two 2021 expansions; Metacritic 85.
Wizard101
Wizard101 is a free-to-play turn-based deckbuilding MMORPG by KingsIsle Entertainment, launched September 2, 2008. Players enroll at Ravenwood Academy in one of seven magic schools and save the Spiral's worlds using collectible spell-card combat.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a Team Ninja dark fantasy action RPG set in Three Kingdoms China, released March 3, 2023; known for its Spirit Gauge, Deflect parries, Morale Rank system, Metacritic 80, over 5 million players, and 2027 sequel Wings of Ember.
World in Conflict
World in Conflict (冲突世界) is a 2007 real-time tactics game by Massive Entertainment set in an alternate 1989 Soviet invasion of the US; no base building, four unit roles, tactical nukes, Massgate multiplayer, Metacritic 89, Soviet Assault expansion 2009.
World of Tanks
World of Tanks: Wargaming's free-to-play online tank combat game (2010), 800+ mid-20th-century vehicles across 11 nations, 15v15 arcade battles, spotting capped at 445 m, $471M revenue in 2017, spinoff World of Tanks: HEAT launched 2026.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (WoW) is a monthly-subscription MMORPG by Blizzard Entertainment, released in November 2004, set in Azeroth, and still running as retail, Classic, and World of Warcraft: Forever.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (BfA) is Blizzard's seventh WoW expansion, released August 2018: faction war across Kul Tiras and Zandalar, level cap 120, Allied Races, Azerite Heart, Island Expeditions, Warfronts, Uldir raid, Visions of N'Zoth finale.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Blizzard's third WoW expansion (December 7, 2010), raised the level cap to 85, added worgen and goblin, remade Azeroth via Deathwing, and sold 4.7 million copies in a month; re-released as Cataclysm Classic in 2024.
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, fourth WoW expansion released September 25, 2012, added the pandaren race, monk class, level cap 90, pet battles, and Pandaria; re-released as Remix (2024) and Classic (July 2025).
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Warlords of Draenor, fifth World of Warcraft expansion by Blizzard, launched November 13, 2014. Set on alternate-timeline Draenor against the Iron Horde; introduced Garrisons, level cap 100, Ashran PvP; subscribers fell from 7.4 to 5.6 million.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is the second WoW expansion, released 13 November 2008: Northrend, level cap 80, Death Knight hero class, Arthas the Lich King storyline; re-released as WotLK Classic on 26 September 2022.
World of Warships
World of Warships is Wargaming's free-to-play naval warfare MMO, third in the World of series after World of Tanks and World of Warplanes; released September 17, 2015, featuring battleships, cruisers, destroyers, carriers, 13 tech trees, and monetization controversies.