I find that content tags on Steam are useful for getting specific within genres. The way I like to categorize games is by labeling it with theme, genre, subgenre, and maybe a feature.
Per example, a current one I'm playing is Dragon's Dogma 2, which I'd call a Fantasy (theme) ARPG (Genre) Open World (you can differentiate an Open World ARPG from linear ones).
Not all games have a subgenre or a theme, but I find that giving it a few words to describe can make several games fit within the same category. Elden Ring would fit in the same category as DD2, even though they still have a few differing aspects.
I just wished the tags did more, as in, they don't just stop at showing you games with the same tags. In your example with theme, genre, and feature, DD2 and Elden Ring are in the same category, which allows someone to discover either game. But if we changed the tags to something else, DD2 might get paired with a different set of games, opening it up for further discovery.
These are thoughts I've had as I browse Steam for turn-based games that aren't always categorised that way because of tag limitations. :(
You may be interested in the Video Game Metadata Schema (VGMS) developed at the University of Washington GAMER Group - https://gamer.ischool.uw.edu/releases/
I find that content tags on Steam are useful for getting specific within genres. The way I like to categorize games is by labeling it with theme, genre, subgenre, and maybe a feature.
Per example, a current one I'm playing is Dragon's Dogma 2, which I'd call a Fantasy (theme) ARPG (Genre) Open World (you can differentiate an Open World ARPG from linear ones).
Not all games have a subgenre or a theme, but I find that giving it a few words to describe can make several games fit within the same category. Elden Ring would fit in the same category as DD2, even though they still have a few differing aspects.
I just wished the tags did more, as in, they don't just stop at showing you games with the same tags. In your example with theme, genre, and feature, DD2 and Elden Ring are in the same category, which allows someone to discover either game. But if we changed the tags to something else, DD2 might get paired with a different set of games, opening it up for further discovery.
These are thoughts I've had as I browse Steam for turn-based games that aren't always categorised that way because of tag limitations. :(
You may be interested in the Video Game Metadata Schema (VGMS) developed at the University of Washington GAMER Group - https://gamer.ischool.uw.edu/releases/
Ooo I'll check this out, thank you very much!!
So... when are you launching a new portal with all games categorized? ;-)