Jakarta, Indonesia - 06 March 2019
Choosing your Game's Genre: Top  HTML5 Game Genres You should Consider Making
Choosing your Game's Genre: Top HTML5 Game Genres You should Consider Making
Are you looking forward to make your own HTML5 games? As a developer, you may struggle in choosing the right genre you want to make. Certainly, there are numerous game genres to choose from and make. However, which ones are most suitable and popular for the HTML5 platform?
Here we have listed the top 4 of the most popular and commonly found genres for HTML5 games. You can take them into consideration when you are choosing the genre of your game.
- Puzzle Games
As its name implies, puzzle games focuses on puzzle and problem-solving, and not much on the storyline or narrative. There are many variations and subgenres of puzzle games, i.e. matching puzzle, trivia, word puzzle, etc. It garners many players as it is extremely addictive due to its challenging element, and it evokes player to think and keep trying until the puzzle is 'beaten'.
- Arcade Games
Perhaps the most commonly found genre in HTML5 games is Arcade games. This type of games is an adaptation of classic games found in Arcade machines. Arcade games have short levels, with gradually increasing difficulty, and simple controls and objectives. The main goal for arcade games is simple: players have to keep their in-game avatar alive as long as they can. Like puzzle games, arcade games focus more on the gameplay rather than on content or story. It's addicting especially for casual gamers because it's easy and simple as a tool to kill time.
- Platformer Games
A platformer game is a video game that requires players to control a character that runs and jumps from platform to platform. The platform can be floors, ledges, stairs or other objects displayed on screen. There are many types and twist on platformer games out there, such as endless runner, puzzle-platform game, run-and-gun platform game, etc. Platformer games are favored as they contain fast-paced action that doesn't require players to put in a lot of time and effort to enjoy it.
- Role Playing Games(RPG)
A role-playing game (RPG) is a genre of video game where the gamer controls a fictional character to complete quests and objectives in an imaginary world, both realistic and fantastical setting. RPG games are well-loved as it is an outlet for players to escape, while still doing tasks that they might actually encounter in real world.
It is a very widely known and loved genre, and are made available across all platforms and consoles. You can make RPG games on HTML5 platform too!
If you are just starting to make your first game, you can try and develop your games using Melon Gaming's game engine, MelonJS! MelonJS is perfect for those of you who are brand new to game developing, as it is compatible with a lot of third-party tools. We also offer you free training and tutorials on how to operate MelonJS to make your games. Go and check it out on melonjs.org!
Good luck!