Toronto Videogame Database

Themes

21 theme tags are in the database

Art

24 games tagged

Encompasses a broad category of projects created with artistic intent, for a purpose other than pure entertainment or education. Synonymous terms include interactive new media, serious games, altgames.

Autobiographical

7 games tagged

Games which derive their theme and/or mechanics from the personal experiences of the creator.

Comedy

38 games tagged

Drama

7 games tagged

Focuses on the relationships between one or more characters, usually in a narrative context that generates conflict or emotion on a human scale.

Educational

19 games tagged

Erotica

4 games tagged

Fantasy

31 games tagged

Historical

20 games tagged

Period pieces and games that strive for historical accuracy or a realistic setting.

Horror

19 games tagged

Medieval

15 games tagged

Newsgame

2 games tagged

Hybrid genre that explore the intersection between journalism, documentary, and games. Includes games based on historical or current events, or fictional experiences based on real life sources. Distinct from games with an Autobigraphical theme.

Parody

5 games tagged

Political

11 games tagged

Games with an overt political theme, usually with a clear analog to real people and events. Commonly overlaps with Newsgames.

Romance

8 games tagged

Satire

12 games tagged

Science Fiction

43 games tagged

A broad theme encompassing games which explore or are set within futuristic or speculative scenarios. Common tropes include space travel and colonization, advanced technology, the concept of alien species, and the impact of such things on humans.

Slice-of-life

13 games tagged

Games which depict a naturalistic or mundane representation of real life, without stylistic embellishments.

Space

19 games tagged

Sports

3 games tagged

Games that attempt to emulate or parody sports activities such as football, baseball, hockey, pole-vaulting, etc. May include team sports, track and field, extreme sports and combat sports.

War and Military

36 games tagged

Weird

21 games tagged

Games which deliberately strive to give the player a bizarre, uncommon, possibly upsetting experience.