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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (WOTV) is Bandai Namco Aces' arcade combat flight shooter, released October 2, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam; set in 2029 Strangereal, FCU versus Sotoa, first-person cinematics, no VR.
Acheron (Honkai: Star Rail)
Acheron is a playable 5-star Lightning-Type damage dealer on the Path of Nihility in Honkai: Star Rail, introduced in the Penacony story arc and released in March 2024.
Action game
Action game: a broad video game genre built on reflexes, timing, and coordination, covering platformers, fighting games, and fast puzzles; shooters split off as their own genre, and subgenre terms have no industry standard.
Action role-playing game
Action role-playing game (ARPG): video game genre fusing real-time combat with RPG leveling, loot, and stats; began with Dragon Slayer and Hydlide (1984), spans Diablo-style loot games, Zelda-style adventures, and Soulslikes.
Action-adventure game
Action-adventure game: video game genre blending action combat with adventure-style exploration, puzzle solving, and story; from Western Gun (1975) and Adventure (1980) through Zelda, Tomb Raider, and open-world titles; about 23% of games sold on GAMIVO.
Active Time Battle
Active Time Battle (ATB) is Square's JRPG combat system, invented by Hiroyuki Ito and debuting in Final Fantasy IV (1991), used in Final Fantasy IV through IX, blending turn-based menus with real-time gauges.
Ada Wong (エイダ・ウォン)
Ada Wong (エイダ・ウォン) is Capcom's recurring spy and femme fatale of the Resident Evil series, debuting in Resident Evil 2 (1998); known for her Leon S. Kennedy pairing, her Separate Ways campaigns, and morally grey anti-heroine characterization.
Adaptive music
Adaptive music is game soundtrack music that changes with game state, also called dynamic or interactive music. Its two core techniques are horizontal re-sequencing and vertical layering; landmark systems include IMUSE (Monkey Island 2) and middleware such as Wwise and FMOD.
Adopt Me!
Adopt Me! (Roblox pet-adoption game by NewFissy and Bethink, now Uplift Games): 425M+ players, 44.4B visits, 1.92M CCU record; egg hatch odds, Neon/Mega Neon fusion, trading economy, scams, and safety debates.
Advance Wars
Advance Wars is a 2001 Game Boy Advance turn-based strategy game by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo, the Western debut of the Famicom Wars series, scoring 92 on Metacritic, spawning sequels and the 2023 Switch remake Re-Boot Camp.
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising is Intelligent Systems' 2003 Game Boy Advance turn-based tactics sequel to Advance Wars, published by Nintendo. It adds Super CO Powers, eight new COs, the Neotank unit, missile silos, and pipelines.
Adventure game
An adventure game, or adventure gaming, is a video game genre in which the player explores an interactive story and solves puzzles, with emphasis on narrative rather than reflexes.
Adventure Island (video game)
Adventure Island (Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima), Hudson Soft's 1986 NES adaptation of Sega's arcade Wonder Boy starring Master Higgins; 32 stages, hunger meter, fruit, eggs, witch doctor bosses, and a long sequel series.
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom (Nameless Ōkoku no Sannin no Princess) is a 2014 WayForward top-down action-adventure published by Little Orbit for 3DS, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360, and PC, a Zelda: A Link to the Past-style game where Finn and Jake rescue the Nameless Kingdom's princesses; Metacritic 65 (3DS).
AdventureQuest
AdventureQuest (AQ, AdventureQuest Classic) is Artix Entertainment's 2002 single-player, turn-based browser Flash RPG set in Battleon; free Adventurer accounts, $20 Guardian upgrade, weekly updates, playable via Artix Games Launcher after Flash ended.
Aero Fighters
Aero Fighters (Sonic Wings, エアロ・ファイターズ) is Video System's 1992 vertical-scrolling arcade shooter with eight pilot characters from four countries, seven boss stages, two-player co-op, SNES ports, Neo Geo sequels, and a 2023 Arcade Archives reissue.
Aero the Acro-Bat
Aero the Acro-Bat is a 1993 Sunsoft/Iguana 2D platformer for Genesis and SNES starring a circus bat fighting Edgar Ektor; remade for GBA in 2002 and re-released by Ratalaika in 2024.
AEW Fight Forever
AEW: Fight Forever is the first officially licensed All Elite Wrestling video game, developed by Yuke's, published by THQ Nordic, released June 29, 2023 on PC and consoles; an arcade-style WWF No Mercy homage with Road to Elite career mode and four DLC seasons.
AFK Arena
AFK Arena is a free-to-play idle RPG by Lilith Games, launched globally in 2019, with gacha hero collection, hand-painted art, biweekly updates, and crossovers such as Persona 5 and Re:Zero.
AFK Journey
AFK Journey (剑与远征：启程) is a free-to-play idle gacha RPG by Lilith Games, published by Farlight Games, launched March 27, 2024. Successor to AFK Arena, set in Esperia, with cross-play mobile and PC, open-world exploration, and over $150 million launch-year revenue.
AFL 26
AFL 26 is the official Australian rules football video game by Big Ant Studios and Nacon, released May 2025 on PS5, Xbox, and PC, successor to AFL 23, with 1,200+ AFL/AFLW players, career modes, Pro Team, and cover stars Cripps and Marinoff.
After Burner
After Burner (アフターバーナー) is a 1987 Sega AM2 arcade combat flight game directed by Yu Suzuki, an F-14 Super Scaler shooter with hydraulic cabinets; After Burner II added a throttle, and After Burner Climax followed in 2006.
Afterworld (video game)
Afterworld (Paradox Development Studio) is an upcoming post-apocalyptic survival grand strategy game for PC, announced 25 August 2026, directed by Dan Lind (Hearts of Iron 4), set in a procedurally generated post-apocalyptic North America; still in alpha, no release date. Distinct from the 2024 Ravenarts JRPG of the same name.
Against the Storm (video game)
Against the Storm is a dark fantasy roguelite city builder by Eremite Games and Hooded Horse, released 1.0 on 8 December 2023, where settlements are disposable runs against endless rain, Hostility, and Resolve mechanics.
Agar.io
Agar.io, browser and mobile MMO cell-eating game by Matheus Valadares, released April 28, 2015, published by Miniclip; launched the .io genre with Slither.io and Diep.io, peaked at 60 million monthly players in 2015.
Age of Empires
Age of Empires: historical real-time strategy franchise by Ensemble Studios (founded by Tony Goodman, Dallas) and Microsoft, starting 1997; includes Age of Empires II (1999), Age of Mythology, Age of Empires IV (2021), and Definitive Editions; bestselling strategy franchise.
Age of Empires (video game)
Age of Empires, often abbreviated AoE, is a historical real-time strategy video game by Ensemble Studios and Microsoft that founded the Age of Empires series in 1997.
Age of Empires II
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, 1999 Ensemble Studios RTS published by Microsoft; four-resource economy, Dark-to-Imperial ages, armor-class counters; revived via HD (2013) and Definitive (2019) editions with 45+ civilizations and active ranked play.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (AoE2 DE) is the 2019 remaster of the 1999 RTS by Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, and Wicked Witch, with 4K graphics, 30+ civilizations, 10 expansions, and an active esports scene.
Age of Empires III
Age of Empires III (AoE3) is a 2005 Ensemble Studios/Microsoft real-time strategy game set in the colonial era, known for its Home City card-shipment system; remastered as the 2020 Definitive Edition with ongoing DLC.