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Friendslop
Friendslop is internet slang for cheap, chaotic co-op indie games like Lethal Company, R.E.P.O., and PEAK, coined on X in March 2025; the fun comes from friends, proximity voice chat, and physics-driven chaos rather than deep mechanics.
Frostpunk
Frostpunk is a 2018 survival city-builder by Poland's 11 bit studios, set in a frozen 1880s world around a coal generator, with Hope/Discontent meters, a Book of Laws, and three expansions; sequel Frostpunk 2 arrived in 2024.
Furi
Furi is a 2016 boss rush action game by The Game Bakers mixing bullet hell shooting and parry-based swordplay, with boss design by Takashi Okazaki and a synthwave soundtrack.
Gang Beasts
Gang Beasts is a physics-based multiplayer party brawler by Boneloaf of Sheffield, set in Beef City, first shown in 2014, released December 2017 on PC and PS4, later Xbox and Switch, published initially by Double Fine Presents.
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod (GMod) is Facepunch Studios' 2006 physics sandbox published by Valve, built on Source, with no goals, 25 million copies sold, 97% positive Steam reviews, and the Source 2 successor S&box launched April 2026.
Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima is a 2020 Sucker Punch open-world action-adventure for PS4, set in the 1274 Mongol invasion of Tsushima; protagonist Jin Sakai, Metacritic 83, 13 million copies sold, Legends co-op mode, Director's Cut and PC ports, anime in 2028.
Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator is a third-person physics sandbox video game by Swedish studio Coffee Stain Studios, released in 2014, where players control a goat causing destruction with broken physics.
God Hand
God Hand (2006) is a PlayStation 2 beat 'em up by Clover Studio and Capcom, directed by Shinji Mikami. Known for customizable combos, right-stick dodge canceling, and a dynamic difficulty meter from Level 0 to Level Die; a cult classic, last Clover release.
Goddess of Victory: Nikke (승리의 여신: 니케)
Goddess of Victory: Nikke (승리의 여신: 니케, 勝利の女神：NIKKE) is a 2022 free-to-play sci-fi RPG shooter by Shift Up, published by Level Infinite, with five-girl cover-shooter squads, Burst skills, gacha recruitment, and top-grossing launch performance.
Godfall
Godfall is a 2020 looter-slasher action RPG by Counterplay Games, published by Gearbox, released November 12, 2020 on PS5 and PC; Orin fights his brother Macros across three realms, with 12 Valorplates and a Metacritic score of 61.
Godus
Godus is a free-to-play god game by Peter Molyneux's studio 22cans, funded on Kickstarter in 2012 (£526,563 from 17,184 backers), released in Steam early access in 2013 and on iOS in 2014, and widely criticized for unfulfilled promises.
Gotham Knights (video game)
Gotham Knights is a 2022 open-world action role-playing game developed by WB Games Montréal, in which Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin protect Gotham after Batman's death.
Gothic (video game)
Gothic is a 2001 action RPG by Piranha Bytes set in a magical-barrier prison colony with three factions, NPC schedules, and no quest markers; a cult European classic that inspired The Witcher, remade by Alkimia Interactive in 2026.
Government simulation game
A government simulation game, also known as a political simulation, is a video game genre in which the player governs, balancing budgets, interest groups, and elections.
Gran Turismo (series)
Gran Turismo (グランツーリスモ) is Sony's PlayStation-exclusive racing simulation series by Polyphony Digital and Kazunori Yamauchi, first released in 1997, known as "The Real Driving Simulator," with over 50 million copies sold and Gran Turismo 7 as its latest mainline entry.
Gran Turismo 4
Gran Turismo 4 is a sim racing game developed by Polyphony Digital and released for the PlayStation 2 in December 2004, the fourth entry in the Gran Turismo series, with more than 700 cars.
GreedFall
GreedFall is a 2019 action role-playing game by the French studio Spiders, set in a fantasy world inspired by the 17th century, where the diplomat De Sardet seeks a cure for a plague.
Grim Dawn
Grim Dawn: action RPG by Crate Entertainment, spiritual successor to Titan Quest, Kickstarter-funded 2012, released 2016. Dual class system, Devotion constellations, world of Cairn; expansions Ashes of Malmouth, Forgotten Gods, Fangs of Asterkarn; over 5 million copies sold.
Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 (GW2), ArenaNet's subscription-free MMORPG released August 28, 2012, set in Tyria; buy-to-play with free base game since 2016, level cap 80, three modes (PvE, sPvP, WvW), six expansions through Visions of Eternity, and continued development alongside announced Guild Wars 3.
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero, a rhythm-action video game series debuting 2005, developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane, later Activision; guitar-controller note-matching gameplay, over 25 million units sold, closed 2010, revived as Guitar Hero Live 2015.
Guitar Hero (video game)
Guitar Hero, the 2005 PlayStation 2 rhythm game by Harmonix and RedOctane, had players play rock songs on a guitar controller; under Activision it became the first billion-dollar game series before its 2010 shutdown.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (GH3) is a 2007 Neversoft-developed, RedOctane-published rhythm game for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, and Mac; 73 songs, Les Paul controller, over 16 million sold.
Guitar Hero Live
Guitar Hero Live (GHL) is a 2015 Activision rhythm game by FreeStyleGames with a six-button guitar controller, a first-person GH Live mode (42 tracks), and the GHTV streaming music video network (484 tracks), shut down December 1, 2018.
Guitar Hero World Tour
Guitar Hero World Tour (GHWT) is Activision's 2008 full-band rhythm game by Neversoft, adding velocity-sensitive drums, vocals, Music Studio/GHTunes song creation, and 86 master tracks; it outsold Rock Band 2 in 2008 before the rhythm-game crash.
Gun (video game)
Gun (2005) is a Western open-world action-adventure by Neversoft and Activision starring gunslinger Colton White, with Quickdraw bullet-time shooting, horseback combat, and a cast including Thomas Jane and Kris Kristofferson.
Hack and slash
Hack and slash: video game genre of melee-combat-focused play, covering 3D character action games (Devil May Cry, God of War, Bayonetta) and point-and-click action RPGs (Diablo); term from tabletop RPGs.
Hades (video game)
Hades (Supergiant Games, 2020) is a single-player rogue-like dungeon crawler starring Zagreus escaping the Greek Underworld; Early Access 2018, v1.0 September 17, 2020, 50+ Game of the Year awards, sequel Hades II (2025).
Half-Life (video game)
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter by Valve, following physicist Gordon Freeman through an alien-overrun research facility, and winning more than 50 Game of the Year awards.
Harvest Moon (video game)
Harvest Moon (Bokujō Monogatari, 牧場物語) is the 1996 Super Famicom farming sim by Yasuhiro Wada, released as Harvest Moon on SNES in North America in June 1997; not to be confused with Natsume's later Harvest Moon games after the 2014 Story of Seasons split.
Harvester (video game)
Harvester (1996) is a DigiFX Interactive point-and-click FMV horror adventure for DOS, set in the town of Harvest in 1953, where amnesiac Steve seeks initiation into The Lodge; notorious for gore and a meta-narrative on game violence.