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Abandonware refers to computer software that is no longer sold nor supported, sometimes because of unclear copyright ownership reasons.
Some games' graphics are composed of abstract shapes that have no particular meaning outside of their role in the game.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A style of gameplay where players must navigate a vast stream of projectiles.
A system allowing players on different gaming platforms to play together.
A gameplay feature that offers players the option to listen to their own music instead of the game's original soundtrack. This allows for a more personalized listening experience.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
A former digital distribution service for PC, Mac, and Linux games.
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.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
Eurogamer's digital distribution service.
Similar to the Humble Indie Bundle, Groupees offers bundles of indie games for a lower price than if purchased separately.
Many games and most systems contain warnings such as "May Cause Seizures". This page will highlight that warning, and the games which have had a history health problems associated with them.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Indie Gala is a pay-what-you-want bundle of indie games. Much like the Humble Indie Bundle, the purchase price is split between the game developers, two charities, and Indie Gala itself.
Music in a game that can hurt enemies and/or the player. Note that causing damage with a musical instrument via physical means, such as by bashing an enemy over the head with a guitar, does not apply.
Games which procedurally generate levels or other content based on music tracks, whether they're directly off of CDs or digital files.
A USB haptic mouse replacement peripheral. The name comes from the fact that the falcon is the predator of the mouse.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
When a game throws so many objects at the player that it's difficult or impossible to keep track
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.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
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.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
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