Video games in the Czech Republic

The video game industry in the Czech Republic has produced numerous globally successful video games such as Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis and the subsequent Arma series, the Mafia series, the Truck Simulator series, the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series, the Samorost series, Factorio, Space Engineers and others. There were 300–400 video game developers and around 30 video game companies focusing on video game development in 2014. In 2017, the country had 1,100 developers and 47 companies.[1] Video games are also considered by some experts to be the country's biggest cultural export.[2] The video game industry did not enjoy a good reputation and was unsupported by the state until 2013, when the Ministry of Industry and Trade started to seek ways to kickstart the economy. By 2014, programs were planned to support the video game industry.[3][4][5][6][7]

In 2014, the Czech video game site Bonusweb ran a survey searching for the best video game developed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The winner was Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, having received 3866 votes out of 13,143. Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis placed second and Vietcong third.[8] In 2019, Games.cz [cs] made a list of the 15 best video games developed in the Czech Republic. It was also topped by Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven.[9]

## History

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See also: List of video games developed in the Czech Republic

Czechoslovak personal computer PMD 85 Dračí Historie (Dragon History) was the first Czech dubbed game on CD. Bohemia Interactive booth on E3 2011

The first games were developed in Czechoslovakia during the late 1970s as part of experimentation with Czechoslovak computers SM 52/11 (minicomputer version of PDP-11). These titles lacked graphics and were not meant for wider distribution.[10] Card games were particularly popular. Card games were played through printer due to lack of displays. There were also games based on chances such as electronical version of Rock–paper–scissors. Some games were competitive such as Dělostřelba (Cannonade) in which player had to count the trajectory of his cannon shot to hit his rival. Some games were developed on universities. Some universities taught programming at the time. Games at universities included Chess and Plivátko. The first real-time game was Přistání na měsíci (Landing on the Moon). One of the first games for character displays was Zombíci (Zombies). Players had to run for zombies and stay alive as long as possible.[11]

In the 1980s, the first graphic video games development in the country were mostly part of the Svazarm clubs.[12] The most popular video game platform of the time were ZX Spectrum, Czechoslovak computer PMD 85 and Atari 8-bit computers (mainly Atari 800XE).[12][13] Hobbyists could come explore computing and teach themselves programming. Games developed by members of these clubs include Hlípa and Flappy. Text adventures were very popular, accounting for more than half of the total output of Czechoslovak programmers. Czechs produced games for these platforms even in 1990s when were outdated. After 1989, the market changed, improving opportunities for programmers and gamers alike.

In the 90's, the most known Czech video games are of the adventure type. During this period, the company Vochozka Trading was established, which first distributed games for Amiga computers, such as Světák Bob. The game was not successful; however, in 1994 Vochozka Trading released the first Czech commercial games for PC, two adventure titles – Tajemství Oslího ostrova (Donkey Island) and 7 dní a 7 nocí (Seven Days and Seven Nights). Both were developed by Pterodon and widely regarded as successes. This was followed by adventures like Dračí Historie (Dragon History, the first Czech dubbed game on CD, 1995), Gooka (the first Czech game on Windows, 1997), Horké léto (Hot Summer, 1997) and DreamLand: Final Solution (1999). Games released in the 1990s also include real-time strategy game Paranoia (1995) and RPG Brány Skeldalu (Gates of Skeldal, 1998). Among the most widespread Czech logical DOS games were also Vlak [cs] (Train, 1993), Achtung, die Kurve! (1995) and Boovie (1998). The game Polda was released in 1998, this was the beginning of the most popular Czech adventure series.

The first internationally successful Czech game was Hidden & Dangerous by Illusion Softworks, a third person action game released in 1999.[14][15][16][17] More notable games by Illusion Softworks include Flying Heroes (2000), Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002) and Vietcong (2003). In 2008 American publisher Take-Two Interactive acquired Illusion Softworks and renamed it to 2K Czech. The dark adventure Black Mirror from 2003 was a great success abroad, but two more sequels have already been made in Germany.

Bohemia Interactive became the most successful Czech developer with its worldwide bestseller[18] Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis and the series of Arma games, first released in 2006. The success of Bohemia Interactive is regarded as having overshadowed other independent development studios.[16][19][20]

Czech development studios such as Amanita Design along with their Machinarium from 2009, ALTAR Games [cs] with its Original War and UFO series and SCS Software with its Euro Truck Simulator were established in these years.

In July 2011, several people formerly of 2K Czech and Bohemia Interactive opened Warhorse Studios, which produced Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018).

## Consumer availability

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The video game market in the Czech Republic is currently growing, with a spend of 2.202 billion Czech koruna (CZK) across both the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2011.[21] The corresponding total for 2012 was 2.436 billion CZK, a growth of 10.6%.[22] Purchased video games made up one third of this amount.

The most popular genres among Czech players are action and sports games. The growth of the market is expected with next-generation consoles such as the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.[22][23]

## Video game associations

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Czech Games is a community of video game developers based in the Czech Republic. It was established in 2001 and since then has supported video game development beginners. It has its own forum where developers can share their experience and showcase their work. The association also organizes the Game Developers Session conference and the GAMEDAY Festival.[24]

Video Game Industry Association of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic exists to promote video games in the two named countries. Video game developers, publishers, importers and distributors all belong to the organization. The association also organizes the BOOOM Contest.[25]

MU Game Studies is an association composed of Masaryk University students and graduates. It aims to improve and support video game education at Czech universities.[26][27]

## Education

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Some Czech universities offer programs of study related to video games. These universities are Masaryk University in Brno, Charles University in Prague, University of West Bohemia in Plzeň, Czech Technical University in Prague and Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.[28]

## Video game companies from the Czech Republic

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Company  | Location  | Founded  | Type

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1C Publishing EU[29][30]
(Now Fulqrum Games) | Prague | 2002  | Publisher
2 Stupid Devs | Czech | 2020  | Developer, publisher
2K Czech | Brno | 1997  | Developer
About Fun[31] | Prague  | 2011  | Mobile game developer
Alda Games [cs][32] | Brno  | 2013  | Mobile game developer
Allodium Games[33] | Prague  | 2007  | Online game developer
Amanita Design | Brno  | 2001  | Developer
Ashborne Games | Brno  | 2020  | Developer
BadFly Interactive | Uherské Hradiště | 2014  | Developer
BeerDeer Games | Prague  | 2011  | Developer
Blue Brain Games | Prague  | 2016  | Developer
Bohemia Interactive | Prague  | 1999  | Developer, publisher
Boomer Games s.r.o. | Prostějov | 2021  | Developer, publisher
CBE Software | Brno  | 2010  | Developer
Cenega Czech [cs] | Prague  | 1988[34] | Publisher
Centauri Production [cs] | Prague  | 2000  | Developer
CGE Digital | Prague  | 2014  | Mobile game developer
Charged Monkey | Prague  | 2014  | Mobile game developer
Charles Games | Prague  | 2017  | Developer, publisher
Chaos Concept [cs] |  | 2002  | Developer
Cinemax | Prague  | 1997  | Developer, publisher
Computer Games Distribution[35] | Prague  | 2002  | Publisher
ConQuest Entertainment[36] | Prague  | 1990  | Publisher
Craneballs Studio | Ostrava | 2008  | Developer, publisher
Digital Life Productions | Hradec Králové | 2009[37] | Developer
Dreadlocks Ltd | Prague  | 2011  | Developer
Electronic Arts Czech Republic[38] | Prague  | 2001[39] | Publisher
Fineway Studios | Brno  | 2004[40] | Developer
FiolaSoft Studio [cs][41] | Prague  | 2002  | Video game developer, audiovisual production, graphics, web, marketing
Flow Studio[42] | Prague  | 2011  | Developer
Gamajun Games | Brno  | 2012  | Mobile game developer
gamifi.cc[43] | Brno  | 2007  | Developer
Geewa  | Prague  | 2005  | Mobile game developer
GoldKnights | Prague  | 2015  | Developer
Grip Games [cs] | Prague  | 2010  | Developer, publisher
Hammer Games[44] | Pardubice | 2016  | Developer, publisher
Hangonit | Brno  | 2012  | Developer
Hexage | Prague  | 2009  | Developer
Honestly Games Limited | Prague  | 2019  | Developer
Hyperbolic Magnetism[45] | Prague  | 2010  | Developer
Icarus Games[46] | Brno  | 2011  | Developer
inDev Brain | Brno[47] | 2013  | Developer
INGAME STUDIOS | Brno  | 2020  | Developer
JRC Interactive [cs] | Prague[48] | 1988  | Video game distributor. Former publisher (1988–1999), dev & localizer.
Keen Software House | Prague  | 2010  | Developer
Kubat Software | Czech | 2011  | Video game, app & web developer
KUBI Games | Brno  | 2013  | Developer, publisher
Latest Past | Ostrava  | 2021  | Developer
Lukáš Navrátil Games | Znojmo | 2013  | Developer
Madfinger Games | Brno  | 2010  | Developer and publisher (Mostly mobile & online)
McMagic Productions | Prague  | 2012  | Developer, publisher
Microsoft Česká Republika[49] | Prague  | 2006 (video game division)  | Publisher
Mingle Games[50] | Prague  | 2012  | Developer
Nepos Games | Prague  | 2019  | Developer
Neronian Studios | Prague  | 2023  | Developer, co-dev (AR/VR, apps, sims), publisher
North Beach Games Prague | Prague  | 2024  | Developer, co-dev
Oxymoron Games | Prague  | 2017  | Developer, publisher
Paper Bunker s.r.o. | Ostrava  | 2014  | Developer and publisher (Mobile, core & VR)
Paperash | Brno  | 2014  | Developer
Perun Creative | Ostrava  | 2017  | Developer, publisher
Playito | Prague  | 2012  | Mobile game developer
Playman[51] | Hradec Králové | 2001  | Publisher
Purple Nebula | Czech  | 2017  | Developer
Purpledoor Studios s.r.o.[52] | Prague  | 2021  | Developer, publisher
Rake in Grass | Prague  | 2000  | Developer
Rocking Toy | Prague  | 2022  | Developer, publisher
Running Pillow | Brno  | 2009  | Developer
SCS Software | Prague  | 1997  | Developer
Silver Eye Studios | Prague  | 2023  | Developer, publisher
SleepTeam [cs] | Prague  | 1996  | Publisher, developer
Sony Czech[53] | Prague  | 1993  | Publisher
Soulbound Games | Zlín | 2013  | Developer
Spytihněv[54] | Prague  | 2011  | Developer, publisher
T19 Games | Czech  | 2021  | Developer
Team 21 | Prague  | 2012  | Developer
Touch Orchestra | Brno  | 2015  | Developer
Trickster Arts | Brno  | 2012  | Developer, publisher
Valdabro Games | Liberec  | 2015  | Developer
Vicious Mime | Olomouc  | 2013  | Developer
Volcanoid s.r.o. | Prague  | 2017  | Developer, publisher
Warhorse Studios | Prague  | 2011  | Developer
Wube Software[55] | Prague  | 2014  | Developer
Zakroutil | Prague  | 2017  | Developer, publisher
Zima Software [cs] | Prague  | 1995  | Developer

## Defunct video game companies

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Company  | Founded  | Dissolved  | Notes

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7FX s.r.o. | 1999  | 2010  | Developer.
ALTAR Games [cs] | 1997  | 2010  | Developer & former publisher.
Black Element Software [cs] | 2000  | 2010  | Developer. Acquired by Bohemia Interactive.
Bone Artz | 2004  | 2007  | Developer & publisher.
Disney Mobile Prague Studio | 2005[56] | 2014[57] | Developer. Former co-dev & porting.
eeGon Games | 2012  | 2013  | Mobile game developer. Inactive. Website down in 2014.
Fun 2 Robots [cs] | 2013  | 2016  | Czech office of Slovak developer.
Future Games | 1996  | 2011  | Developer. Former publisher & distributor.
Hammerware, s.r.o. | 2005  | 2017 (Inactive afterwards) | Developer & publisher.
Mindware Studios [cs] | 2002  | 2011  | Developer.
Napoleon Games [cs][58] | 1994  | 2016  | Developer. Inactive. Website down after 2021.[59]
NoSense | 1994  | 1997  | Developer.
Phoenix Arts [cs] | 1994  | 1998  | Developer. Former publisher.
Plastic Reality Technologies | 2000  | 2006  | Developer. Closed. Staff moved to Illusion Softworks.
Pterodon (Ex-Pterodon Software in 1993–⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1995) | 1993  | 2006  | Developer.
Unknown Identity | 1996  | 2005  | Developer. Staff moved into Future Games, & Unknown Identity's name use ceased.
Silicon Jelly s.r.o. | 2011  | 2017  | Developer & publisher (mobile-focused).
Slightly Mad Studios (Prague)  | 2008  | 2017  | Developer.
Vatra Games | 2009  | 2012  | Developer.
Vochozka Trading [cs] | 1993  | 2008  | Publisher & distributor.

## Appearance of the Czech Republic in video games

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The country has been featured in numerous games created by Czech developers, such as Euro Truck Simulator, Euro Truck Simulator 2 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance. It has also served as the inspiration for the fictional countries of Operation Flashpoint: Resistance and Arma 2.

Command & Conquer takes place in Central Europe and some missions occur within the country's borders.[60]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 features a fictional uprising within Prague. The city also appears within a mission in Sly 2: Band of Thieves, and a race track in Forza Motorsport 5.

In Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the title character is sent to save the kidnapped Czech scientist Dr. Kio Marv. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots features a Prague-inspired city with Czech signs and a Vltava-inspired river named Volta.

The character of Smoke (real name Tomas Vrbada) in Mortal Kombat is a Czech hailing from Prague.

In Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a large segment of the story takes place in a cyberpunk version of Prague.

### As part of Czechoslovakia

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Some missions in Contract J.A.C.K. are set in Czechoslovakia. The former state also appears in the game Hidden & Dangerous.

World of Tanks released the Plzeň map in December 2015. The update also featured Czechoslovak tanks.[61]

## Video game events in the Czech Republic

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Game Developers Session is a game development conference that has been held annually since 2003. It features presentations given by video game culture figures such as developers, and enables players to meet them and discuss their projects. They can also sometimes try video games that are in development.

Game Access is a game development conference that has been first held in Brno in 2010. Since 2016, Game Access is held annually. It includes speeches of developers from all around the world, the Indie Expo where all the participants compete for Game Access Awards, the Business Expo and networking events. Since 2017, the organizers have included workshops.[62][63][64]

GameFFest is a game festival held in Prague. Players can try video games for various platforms and visit the Video Game History Museum. The festival is a part of PragoFFest.[65]

The GAMEDAY Festival has been held every May in Třeboň since 2010, as part of Anifilm Třeboň.[66]

The Czech Game of the Year Awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in video game development. The Awards were part of Gameday Festival until they became independent in 2017.[67]

The Booom Contest was held annually from 2011 to 2013. Prizes were awarded in various categories, including Game of the Year, Best Czech Video Game and Computer Game of the Year.[68] It was replaced by the Player's Awards for next years.[69]

The Central and Eastern European Game Studies conference is held in Brno as an event designed to allow the discussion of video gaming by academics, journalists, developers and members of the public. It is organized by the Game Studies civic association.[70]

Game Jam Prague is annually held in January as part of almost 200 Game Jams over the World.

Game Brew Plzeň is a meeting of video game developers, graphic designers and business enthusiasts. It has been held in Plzeň since 2015.[71]

Gamer Pie is a video game festival held in Brno.[72]

## Media

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### Print media

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Magazine  | Publisher  | Since

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Level | Naked Dog | 1995
Score [cs] | Omega Publishing Group | 1994

### Defunct print media

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Magazine  | Since  | Ended

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Excalibur | 1991  | 2001
Game4U | 2000  | 2006
GameStar | 1999  | 2006
KLAN [cs] | 1996  | 2000

## Czech TV programs about video games

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### Programs

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Title  | Channel  | Since

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INDIAN [cs] | TV Relax | 2008
Re-play [cs] | Prima Cool | 2009
Game Page | YouTube | 2013

### Programs no longer broadcast

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Title  | Channel  | Since  | Ended

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Game Page | Česká televize | 1999  | 2012
Games TV | Stream.cz | 2014  | 2016
Hrajeme s Alim | Prima Cool | 2015  | 2016

## Notable people in the Czech gaming industry

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* Petr Vochozka – founder and a former CEO of Illusion Softworks (now 2K Czech), the company responsible for games like Hidden & Dangerous or Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven.
* Marek Španěl and Ondřej Španěl – founders of Bohemia Interactive, the biggest video game development company in the Czech Republic. The company developed Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, the Arma series and DayZ.[73]
* Daniel Vávra – director of Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, as well as founder and creative director of Warhorse Studios, the developers of Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
* Jakub Dvorský – CEO of the independent video game company Amanita Design, developers of Samorost and Machinarium.
* Miloš Endrle – CTO and founder of Geewa, a company awarded the Red Herring 100 Europe award.
* Lukáš Macura – founder and CEO of Cinemax. He is also responsible for the Database of Czech and Slovak Video games.
* František Fuka – programmer and musician who made video games for the ZX Spectrum during the 1980s and 1990s. Currently working as a film translator, preparing English language movies for Czech release.
* Lukáš Ladra – founder and first editor-in-chief of Excalibur, the original Czech video gaming magazine.
* Marek Rosa – founder and CEO of both Keen Software House, the developers of Space Engineers, and GoodAI, currently developing AI People.

## See also

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* List of video games developed in the Czech Republic

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## External links

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* A database of video games developed in the Czech Republic

### Online media

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* BOOOM.cz
* Bonusweb.cz/
* Doupě.cz
* Eurogamer.cz
* GamePark.cz/
* Games.cz
* PLAYzone
* Hrej.cz
* Zing.cz
* Databáze-her.cz
* Indian-tv.cz
* vortex.cz

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* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* In development

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Video game history by platform

By platform|

* Early mainframe games
* History of arcade video games
* Golden age
* Timeline
* History of video game consoles
* Crash of 1983
* Console war
* History of mobile games

By console generation|

* First (1972–1980)
* Second (1976–1992)
* Third (1983–2003)
* Fourth (1987–2003)
* Fifth (1993–2005)
* Sixth (1998–2013)
* Seventh (2005–2017)
* Eighth (2012–)
* Ninth (2020–)

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Video game genres

* List of video game genres

Action|

| Platformer|

* Endless runner
* Platform fighter

|

Shooter|

* Arena
* First-person
* Hero
* Light gun
* Shoot 'em up
* Bullet hell
* Rail
* Twin-stick
* Tactical
* Third-person

Survival|

* Battle royale
* Survival horror

Other|

* Beat 'em up
* Hack and slash
* Fighting
* Platform fighter
* Maze
* Pac-Man clone
* Snake
* Stealth

Action-adventure|

* Grand Theft Auto clone
* Metroidvania

Adventure|

* Escape room
* Graphic adventure
* Interactive fiction
* Interactive film
* Visual novel
* Walking sim

Digital tabletop|

* Deck-building
* Roguelike deck-building
* Digital collectible card

Puzzle|

* Hidden object
* Sokoban
* Tile-matching

Role-playing|

* Action role-playing
* Looter shooter
* Soulslike
* Dungeon crawl
* MMORPG
* Monster-taming
* Roguelike
* Roguelike deck-building
* Tactical role-playing
* Turn-based role-playing

Simulation|

| Life|

* Dating
* Farming
* God
* Social
* Virtual pet

|

CMS|

* Business
* City-building
* Government

Sports|

* Fishing
* Racing
* Kart racing
* Sim racing

Vehicle|

* Flight simulation
* Combat
* Lunar Lander
* Space
* Submarine simulator
* Train simulator
* Vehicular combat

Other|

* Falling-sand
* Immersive sim

Strategy|

* 4X
* Auto battler
* MOBA
* Real-time strategy
* Time management
* Real-time tactics
* Tactical role-playing
* Tower defense
* Turn-based strategy
* Turn-based tactics
* Artillery
* Wargame
* Grand strategy

Other genres|

* Cozy
* Fitness
* Horror
* Survival horror
* Incremental
* Music
* Rhythm
* Non-game
* Party
* Photography
* Programming
* Typing

Related concepts|

| Themes|

* Advergame
* Bishōjo
* Christian
* Comedy
* Educational
* Girls
* Licensed
* Otome
* Sexual
* Eroge
* Nonviolent
* Personalized
* Sci-fi
* Serious
* Art
* Climate change
* News

|

Player modes|

* Multiplayer
* Co-op
* PVP
* Single-player

Production|

* AAA
* Indie
* Doujin soft
* Fan game

Design|

* Casual
* Hypercasual
* Emergent gameplay
* FMV
* Gacha
* Kaizo
* Masocore
* Nonlinear gameplay
* Open world
* Sandbox
* Side-scrolling
* Twitch gameplay
* Vertically scrolling

Other|

* Minigame
* Toys-to-life
* Video game clone
* Video game modding
* Video game remake

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Video games by country

Africa|

* Ghana
* Kenya
* Nigeria
* South Africa

Americas|

* Latin America
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Canada
* United States

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Russia
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Turkey

Europe|

* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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Video games in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
*   * Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

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