Necessity & desirability per genre
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Interactive Movie / FMV
Community: nec. 96 · des. 98 · 1 ratings
VR Motion Game
Community: nec. 96 · des. 77 · 1 ratings
Taktik-RPG
Community: nec. 93 · des. 76 · 1 ratings
Auto-Runner
Community: nec. 92 · des. 94 · 1 ratings
God Game
Community: nec. 90 · des. 77 · 1 ratings
Physics Puzzle
Community: nec. 89 · des. 99 · 1 ratings
Mecha Action
Community: nec. 87 · des. 99 · 1 ratings
Deckbuilder / Kartenspiel
Community: nec. 86 · des. 86 · 1 ratings
Dungeon Crawler
Community: nec. 86 · des. 74 · 1 ratings
Asymmetric Multiplayer
Community: nec. 85 · des. 91 · 1 ratings
Flight Simulation
Community: nec. 85 · des. 93 · 1 ratings
Monster Collector
Community: nec. 85 · des. 85 · 1 ratings
Tycoon / Business Sim
Community: nec. 85 · des. 75 · 1 ratings
Educational / Edutainment
Community: nec. 84 · des. 78 · 1 ratings
Extraction Shooter
Community: nec. 84 · des. 70 · 1 ratings
Looter Shooter
Community: nec. 84 · des. 89 · 1 ratings
Party Game
Community: nec. 83 · des. 69 · 1 ratings
Precision Platformer
Community: nec. 83 · des. 84 · 1 ratings
Turn-Based Strategy (TBS)
Community: nec. 81 · des. 91 · 1 ratings
Boomer Shooter
Community: nec. 80 · des. 92 · 1 ratings
Colony Sim
Community: nec. 80 · des. 70 · 1 ratings
Point-and-Click-Adventure
Community: nec. 79 · des. 92 · 1 ratings
Space Combat Sim
Community: nec. 79 · des. 99 · 1 ratings
Beat 'em Up / Brawler
Community: nec. 78 · des. 78 · 1 ratings
Life Simulation
Community: nec. 78 · des. 93 · 1 ratings
Roguelike
Community: nec. 78 · des. 70 · 1 ratings
Visual Novel
Community: nec. 78 · des. 94 · 1 ratings
MMORPG
Community: nec. 77 · des. 65 · 1 ratings
Submarine / Naval Sim
Community: nec. 76 · des. 95 · 1 ratings
Exergaming / Fitness
Community: nec. 75 · des. 79 · 1 ratings
Pinball
Community: nec. 75 · des. 79 · 1 ratings
Sim Racing
Community: nec. 75 · des. 85 · 1 ratings
Social Deduction
Community: nec. 75 · des. 76 · 1 ratings
Auto Battler
Community: nec. 74 · des. 80 · 1 ratings
Match-3
Community: nec. 73 · des. 85 · 1 ratings
Musou
Community: nec. 73 · des. 95 · 1 ratings
Programming / Hacking Game
Community: nec. 73 · des. 99 · 1 ratings
Rhythm / Music
Community: nec. 73 · des. 77 · 1 ratings
Fighting Game (3D) / Arena
Community: nec. 72 · des. 84 · 1 ratings
Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure
Community: nec. 72 · des. 96 · 1 ratings
Job Simulation
Community: nec. 72 · des. 70 · 1 ratings
Idle / Clicker
Community: nec. 71 · des. 95 · 1 ratings
Real-Time Tactics (RTT)
Community: nec. 71 · des. 87 · 1 ratings
Stealth
Community: nec. 71 · des. 91 · 1 ratings
Shoot 'em Up (Shmup)
Community: nec. 70 · des. 87 · 1 ratings
Tower Defense
Community: nec. 70 · des. 93 · 1 ratings
Puzzle
Community: nec. 69 · des. 97 · 1 ratings
Arcade Racing
Community: nec. 68 · des. 77 · 1 ratings
Hero Shooter
Community: nec. 68 · des. 78 · 1 ratings
Psychological Horror
Community: nec. 67 · des. 70 · 1 ratings
3D-Platformer
Community: nec. 66 · des. 91 · 1 ratings
Battle Royale
Community: nec. 66 · des. 64 · 1 ratings
Grand Strategy
Community: nec. 66 · des. 80 · 1 ratings
Roguelite
Community: nec. 64 · des. 71 · 1 ratings
WRPG (Western RPG)
Community: nec. 64 · des. 54 · 1 ratings
Run and Gun
Community: nec. 63 · des. 60 · 1 ratings
First-Person-Puzzle
Community: nec. 62 · des. 59 · 1 ratings
Immersive Sim
Community: nec. 62 · des. 69 · 1 ratings
MOBA
Community: nec. 62 · des. 62 · 1 ratings
4X Strategy
Community: nec. 61 · des. 91 · 1 ratings
Kart Racer
Community: nec. 61 · des. 70 · 1 ratings
Walking Simulator
Community: nec. 61 · des. 71 · 1 ratings
Hack and Slash (Action)
Community: nec. 60 · des. 86 · 1 ratings
Action-Adventure
Community: nec. 59 · des. 69 · 1 ratings
Arena Shooter
Community: nec. 59 · des. 58 · 1 ratings
Soulslike
Community: nec. 59 · des. 55 · 1 ratings
Train Simulation
Community: nec. 59 · des. 51 · 1 ratings
Survival
Community: nec. 58 · des. 63 · 1 ratings
Fighting Game (2D)
Community: nec. 57 · des. 76 · 1 ratings
Offroad Racing
Community: nec. 57 · des. 47 · 1 ratings
Sports: Golf
Community: nec. 57 · des. 72 · 1 ratings
Vehicular Combat
Community: nec. 57 · des. 66 · 1 ratings
Open-World-RPG
Community: nec. 56 · des. 49 · 1 ratings
City Builder
Community: nec. 55 · des. 86 · 1 ratings
Action-RPG (Diablo-like)
Community: nec. 54 · des. 70 · 1 ratings
CRPG (Computer RPG)
Community: nec. 54 · des. 63 · 1 ratings
Minigame Collection
Community: nec. 54 · des. 71 · 1 ratings
Sports: Tennis
Community: nec. 54 · des. 68 · 1 ratings
Dating Sim
Community: nec. 53 · des. 64 · 1 ratings
Metroidvania
Community: nec. 53 · des. 62 · 1 ratings
Survival Horror
Community: nec. 53 · des. 80 · 1 ratings
JRPG
Community: nec. 51 · des. 58 · 1 ratings
Sandbox
Community: nec. 51 · des. 57 · 1 ratings
Turn-Based Tactics (TBT)
Community: nec. 50 · des. 55 · 1 ratings
Futuristic Racer
Community: nec. 49 · des. 49 · 1 ratings
Bullet Hell / Danmaku
Community: nec. 48 · des. 68 · 1 ratings
Combat Sports (Boxing/MMA)
Community: nec. 47 · des. 66 · 1 ratings
Platform Fighter
Community: nec. 47 · des. 72 · 1 ratings
Sports: Basketball
Community: nec. 46 · des. 60 · 1 ratings
Sports: Soccer
Community: nec. 45 · des. 67 · 1 ratings
Tactical Shooter
Community: nec. 41 · des. 54 · 1 ratings
Twin-Stick Shooter
Community: nec. 40 · des. 65 · 1 ratings
2D-Platformer
Community: nec. 39 · des. 64 · 1 ratings
Extreme Sports
Community: nec. 39 · des. 48 · 1 ratings
Farming Simulation
Community: nec. 39 · des. 60 · 1 ratings
Space Trading & Combat
Community: nec. 39 · des. 56 · 1 ratings
Artillery Game
Community: nec. 38 · des. 68 · 1 ratings
Gacha / Hero Collector
Community: nec. 38 · des. 69 · 1 ratings