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video game genre

video game term; categorization of video games
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video game genre

Summary

video game genre is a metaclass[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • video game genre's instance of is recorded as metaclass[3].
  • video game genre is a type of audiovisual genre[4].
  • video game genre is a type of game genre[5].
  • video game genre's Commons category is recorded as Video games by genre[6].
  • video game genre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Video game genres[7].
  • video game genre's facet of is recorded as video game[8].
  • video game genre's topic has template is recorded as Template:Video game genre[9].
  • video game genre's different from is recorded as video game theme[10].
  • video game genre's properties for this type is recorded as P13199[11].
  • video game genre's has list is recorded as list of video game genres[12].
  • video game genre's is metaclass for is recorded as video game[13].

Body

Definition and Type

video game genre's instance of is recorded as metaclass[3]. Recorded subclass of include audiovisual genre[4] and game genre[5].

Why It Matters

video game genre has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → YJhzg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21d ago · Infovarius · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → video game
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → metaclass
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140354262]]"
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