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<section>https://hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-of-games
https://archive.is/YJrmE<span class="post-quote">
>It turns out the main factors to classify a game are the length of its credits and its disk size, far outweighing all the other metrics! And it makes sense, those two measures are tightly linked to the amount of work that was involved in making the game. Based on our methodology, we identify 4 distinct categories of games:</span>
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>- The Kei games. Those are what many would call 'solodev' games. Popular examples are Undertale, Papers Please, or Terraria. While they are often the work of a lone creator, they can also be made by a couple of friends or siblings. The term "Kei" captures this sense of small-scale, in reference to Japan's famously tiny car.</span><span class="post-quote">
>- The Midi games. Those are made by small and medium studios. Think of games like Hades and Valheim. These are in between the intimacy of Kei games and the larger ambition of AAs.</span><span class="post-quote">
>- The AA games. This is the entry point for multi-million-dollar budgets. They are developed by large teams with hundreds of credited individuals, including contractors, and a growing number of middle management and support staff (HR, finance, etc.).</span><span class="post-quote">
>- The AAA games. Here, sky's the limit. Let's just say that if a few thousands of people worked on the game and you had to buy a new SSD to install it, chances are it's a AAA.</span></section>