In the future it’d be cool to find a way to not let the same games populate multiple categories, but we’d have to be clear about genre definitions too then.
Here’s the list I submitted btw, which we abandoned because tim and frank didn’t make lists! Note that these are not in any order.
Action
gunstar heroes
elevator action returns
Ninja 5-0
Bujingai (lol)
Ninja Gaiden Black
Silhouette Mirage
Earth Defense Force 2 HD (Vita etc)
Portal
Metal Slug 3
Devil’s Crush
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Strider
Ranger X
streets of rage 3
Shinobi III
Ninja Spirit
SHOOTING (not a category but I’m putting it in)
mars matrix
Gate of Thunder
Turok
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Left4Dead
Left4Dead 2
darius gaiden
layer section/galactic attack
R-Type Final
Souktuugurentai
Virtua Cop 2
PUZZLE (also not a category)
cleopatra fortune
puyo puyon
tetris battle gaiden
money idol exchanger
landmaker
might and magic clash of heroes
Typing of the Dead
Bejeweled 3
groove coaster (arcade)
Adventure
Chulip
phoenix wright
Fez
Silent Hill
Clock Tower (snes/wonderswan)
Action/Adventure
disaster report
yakuza 0
zelda breath of the wild
Magic Knight Rayearth (saturn)
Deadly Premonition
Resident Evil 4
Summon Night Sword Craft Story
Phantom Dust
Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime
RPG
panzer dragoon saga
chrono trigger
Cyber Doll
Nier
Ys books I&II (pce)
Shin Megami Tensei III
Grandia
Sim
Tactical Fighter
Princess Maker 2
Strategy
quo vadis 2
shining force II
jeanne d’arc
onimusha tactics
valkyria chronicles 2
military madness/nectaris
Black Matrix A/D
Devil Survivor
Dune II
MMO
Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Universe
Sports
Dear Boys (SNES)
Decathlete (any version, but let’s go with arcade)
Winter Heat (as above)
Baseball Stars/2
E-Sports
clash royale
Street Fighter IV
Starcraft
Party
hidden in plain sight (xblig)
Saturn Bomberman
Left 4 Dead/2
Platforming
sonic 2
mario 3
Bonk’s Revenge
Bubble Bobble (NES)
Nights into Dreams
knuckles chaotix
“Metroidvania”
SOTN
castlevania aria of sorrow
shinsekai into the depths
Interactive visual novel
phoenix wright
danganronpa
Eliza
Macross True Love Song (wonderswan)
Persona 3 (lol)
Roguelike
Cave Noire
Constructive/creative
Rampart if that counts, otherwise I don’t like any of these
Freemium
clash royale
I am MT
SMT Dx2
konami picross
Driving
Rage Racer
Ridge Racer 6/7
Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
Outrun Online
Power Drive Rally (jaguar)
Daytona USA (arcade)
Tokyo Xtreme Racer (any of them, but let’s say Zero)
wipeout XL
Road Rash II
Hydro Thunder
Narrative (I didn’t really understand this category, is it a genre or a quality, like art? how is it separate from visual novel? I went with “best narratives in games” even though it’s the only category like that)
Katamari damacy
Disco Elysium
Yakuza 0
Fighting
Asuka 120% Limited/Limit Over
KOF 2001
KOF 98
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (or any version of alpha 2)
Garouden Fist or Twist
Tekken 7
Street Fighter IV (any version)
bushido blade
capcom vs snk 2
SNK vs Capcom Match of the Millennium
Mark of the Wolves
(you’ll note that I, too, put one game in multiple categories)