Tetris Didn't Triumph at The Game Awards — An Additional Classification Might Solve This

As any major awards ceremony nears, one notices a demand for introducing fresh award types to acknowledge underappreciated efforts and delight the passions of followers who have specialized interests.

A fellow writer made the case supporting a scary games classification. That would be fantastic. So would tabletop games, which is a dedicated supporter's campaign. But they will have to forgive me for pushing forward since similar to single-minded supporters, I possess a compelling case for why my demand remains most pressing above others. Here's the proposal: We need a classification for brain-teasing titles.

Organizing Gaming Categories

Classifying creative works isn't exact; opinions vary greatly, and it will always generate discussions concluding with vague boundaries. It's understandable that cinema institutions steer clear of genre categories. Yet it remains a necessary evil in the world of interactive entertainment, which are so diverse they hardly constitute one unified medium.

For comprehensive acknowledgment of interactive entertainment excellence to gain proper attention, and for games of all stripes to have a chance for representation, classification by type becomes crucial.

Present Award Structure

Prominent interactive entertainment events offer these genre categories for Action, Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Fighting, Sim/Strategy, plus athletic and racing experiences. Between them, these classifications actually cover numerous genres, and you can find room for most games within them.

Not so for brain-teasing titles. There’s simply nowhere to accommodate them. Examine these examples from this year’s best games, all very different: building puzzles of one title, intense tile-matching from another release, engaging interpersonal challenges of a third title. Where could they possibly go within current classifications? Simply put, no category fits.

Acknowledgment Issues

Many instances occur excellent brain-teasers released every year lacking appropriate categories at major award shows, except when they manage to fit classification types such as Mobile Game, VR/AR Game, or the extremely competitive independent game categories.

• A renowned logic title received no recognition completely that year
• Another imaginative release missed out that year
• Popular arranging title received no acknowledgment that year
• Only a few logic titles barely qualified for niche award types

Value of Brain-Teasers

Commonly they're modest productions, but the art in brain-teasers is of massive significance. Well-known matching games stand as most engaged experiences in the world maintaining this status for many years.

The legendary block-stacking game competes with well-known building titles competing to become best-selling game of all time; it also contends for top gaming experience. Logic titles represent cornerstones to the art of video games, and they are in conversation with almost every other genre.

The Solution and Justification

Brain-teasers wouldn't encounter that issue. One could readily select multiple candidates with fascinating, diverse, deserving games every year with ease — actually, with challenge, given the need to exclude so many good games out.

To emphasize again, these represent titles lacking appropriate categories during prominent ceremonies. Brain-teaser creators operate at the demanding boundary game development, producing among essential manifestations of gaming itself. Similar to cinema stunt performers, they deserve recognition. We shouldn't delay generations.