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As any prominent prize-giving event draws close, one notices a demand for introducing additional classifications to honor overlooked contributions and satisfy the hearts of followers with niche passions.

Another commentator has already made supporting a scary games classification. It would be amazing. So would board games, which is a dedicated supporter's campaign. Yet I need to apologize in advance for pushing forward since similar to single-minded supporters, I have a cast-iron argument for why my demand is the most urgent above others. Here's the proposal: It's essential to create an award type for logic-based games.

Organizing Gaming Categories

Organizing artistic expressions defies precise measurement; it’s very subjective, and typically generate discussions concluding with vague boundaries. This explains why movie academies don’t do it. However, it represents an unavoidable compromise for the industry of gaming, that demonstrate such variety it's challenging to consider them as a single art form.

For comprehensive acknowledgment of interactive entertainment excellence to be recognized, and to ensure all game types to compete fairly, genre categories are essential.

Present Award Structure

Leading game ceremonies offer these classifications covering Action, Adventure-action titles, RPG experiences, Combat games, Sim/Strategy, plus athletic and racing experiences. Collectively, these classifications actually cover numerous genres, and you can find room accommodating various experiences.

Different situation exists for logic-based experiences. There’s simply nowhere for their placement. Think about these this year’s best games, each quite distinct: the architectural riddles of one title, intense tile-matching in a different title, engaging interpersonal challenges in another game. Which classification works among existing types? Unfortunately, nowhere.

The Representation Problem

Numerous examples exist excellent brain-teasers published annually that have no home at major award shows, unless they happen to qualify award groups including Handheld titles, Virtual reality experiences, or the extremely competitive small studio competitions.

• An iconic brain-teaser got overlooked for anything during that awards season
• Another creative title was excluded during that ceremony
• Well-received sorting experience was overlooked recently
• Limited numbers of brain-teasers scraped into independent or mobile categories

Value of Brain-Teasers

These are often small games, however the design of the puzzle game carries substantial weight. Iconic mobile puzzle games rank among most popular titles worldwide and have been for over a decade.

The famous puzzle experience competes with well-known building titles claiming status as most purchased experience; it additionally competes as greatest title ever. Brain-teasers form essential building blocks within interactive entertainment, and engaging with almost every other genre.

The Solution and Justification

Logic titles wouldn't face such difficulty. One could readily select a field of five engaging, different, qualified experiences every year with ease — perhaps, with difficulty, because you’d have to leave many worthy titles.

Restating the point, these represent titles without proper classification in important events. Puzzle game makers are working at the demanding boundary of video game design, developing some of most fundamental forms of the video game form. Comparable to cinema stunt performers, they warrant appreciation. We shouldn't delay 35 years.