Video games are typically categorised by type or genre, depending on how players interact with them. Below are six popular types of video games:

Action Games

"Action" is a broad term referring to games that require high reaction speed and strong hand-eye coordination. The player is often under time pressure to overcome physical challenges, including combat, while partaking in activities such as solving puzzles.

Popular subgenres of action games include fighting, first-person shooters (FPS), and survival. Early action titles include the Super Mario Bros. series. More recent action series include Assassin's Creed, Resident Evil, and Saints Row.

Fighting:

Close combat between two or more characters or groups. Street Fighter IV, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Tekken 7, Virtua Fighter 4, Soulcalibur VI.

First-person shooter:

weapon-based battle from a first-person point of view. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo 5: Guardians, and Wolfenstein II: A New Colossus.

Survival:

Gathering of tools, weapons, and other resources to survive in various environments. Titles: DayZ, Subnautica, The Forest.

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