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Some games' graphics are composed of abstract shapes that have no particular meaning outside of their role in the game.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
The ability to combine different schools of magic or spells to create a new or enhanced effect. Sometimes this can be done with a partner.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
Anything that can be picked up and used temporarly. Basically any item that is optional but can be used to an advantage.
Random Loot is a popular concept for dungeon crawler and MMO style games. In essence, monsters or objects drop something that is considered valuable to the player with random qualities.
Dungeons that are generated randomly.
Games with randomly (or rather, procedurally) generated environments create new levels from predetermined pieces each time the game is played.
Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing games characterized by the exploration of randomly-generated dungeons and permanent death. These characteristics were featured in the classic computer game Rogue, hence the term "Roguelike".
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them and receive rewards for complete sets.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
A method of controlling a vehicle or character via a pair of identical sticks. The control resembles that of a tank.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
A type of religion that originates from Africa.
Witches are women who can perform magic. There can be good witches and bad witches.
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