🎨 Game Themes

If “Genres” answers the question “How are the control mechanics of this game?” (Shooter, Hack and Slash), then “Themes” answers the question “What is the spatial and narrative nature of this game about?“.

You can have a game whose Genre is Puzzle but its Theme is Horror. The Theme category deeply influences the storyline direction (Narrative Design).

Below are the 7 most vibrant Theme pillars in the gaming industry, compiled based on the Steam platform’s classification archetype:

• Horror
• Sci-Fi & Cyberpunk (Science Fiction)
• Space (Outer Space)
• Open World
• Anime (Cell-shading ratio Anime culture)
• Survival
• Mystery & Detective