With esports rising in popularity, the number of games one can delve into has diversified incredibly. If you think about it, across almost all types of esports games, there is definitely something out there that will interest any person. From action-filled first-person shooters to strategic real-time games and everything in between, one gets the feeling that there are thousands of possibilities out there.
Remember when the whole concept of gaming was much simpler? We used to have those cassette games with only a few options probably five different games at most. Picking a game was easy as there wasn’t much to choose from. How times have changed for the gaming world now. It is really tough to choose which is the best game, the most fun, with the coolest graphics, or takes up the least memory. The sheer diversity in esports today means there’s something out there for every type of gamer.
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Classifications
Well, here are the classifications of types of Esports that are played all across the globe-
1. First Person Shooter
2. Fighting games
3. Card
4. Battle royales
5. Real Time Strategy games.
First-person Shooter
All that contains guns and a target is FPS.
What we see is the vision of the main character. Category is Action. Multiplayer gaming is also a part of it. The first game to come under this category is Wolfenstein 3D, which came in 1992. Years by year, many advancements were made, which included having choices of weapons, outfits, location, where the player wants to play.
There is also a defining feature, which basically defines this genre, which is player guided navigation through a three-dimensional space. Features include powerups, levels, multiplayer, locations, etc.
Fighting games
Whenever we hear about fighting games, Tekken comes first in our mind, or maybe Shadow fight.
But these types are also loved by many teenagers in east-Asia specially. Generally, the screen includes two individuals, a 2-D location, and the energy levels of both. Many games came into existence year by year, first being Heavyweight Champ, in the year 1976, then Karate Champ, and then on & on.
Set of rounds are there in which as the player clears each round, a new opponent arises with more powers. But there are Sports fighting games also, like mixed martial art, boxing, etc. Features include counterplay, rush down, pressure, spacing, character selection, etc.
Battle Royale game
Survival to the fittest defines this game in just one line.
Battle Royale game is something which is prevalent nowadays. Pubg, Valorant, Fortnite, all these games come under only one genre, Battle royale game. It involves multiple players, all being controlled by any of the players, from any location. It is basically a multiplayer, in which there are near to zero restrictions or limitations.
Usually players have to defeat the other team, or defeat all the individuals, in order to be the winner. The first game was adapted on the Manga Edition, titled Battle Royale.
It basically starts with selecting a map, then everyone reaching there, and then it also involves collecting suits, vehicles, lifesaving equipment and armours.
Real time strategy games
All the game played in real time.
It is basically a subgenre of strategy video games that does not progress incrementally in turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in “real time”. By contrast, in turn-based strategy games, players take turns to play.
The genre recognized today as “real-time strategy” emerged from an extended period of evolution and refinement. Games sometimes was identified as ancestors of the early “real-time strategy” titles is problematic, reason being such games are being held up to modern standards.
In this type, the screen is divided into a map area displaying the game world and terrain, units, and buildings, and an interface overlay containing command and production controls and often a “radar” overview of the entire map.
Gameplay usually consists of the player being positioned somewhere in the map with a few units or a building that is capable of building other units or buildings.
There is a long list different types of esports games you can play. let us know which ones are your favorites and why
