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Whenever a major prize-giving event draws close, one notices a clamor for introducing additional classifications to recognize underappreciated efforts and satisfy the passions of fans dedicated to specific genres.

My colleague made the case advocating for terror-themed awards. That would be fantastic. So would board games, representing someone's personal cause. But they will have to forgive me if I try to elbow in front just as with other dedicated enthusiasts, I have a cast-iron argument backing this proposal remains most pressing and important of all. This is the request: There should be a category for puzzle games.

Categorizing Game Types

Classifying creative works isn't exact; it remains highly personal, and inevitably generate discussions resulting in unclear classifications. It's understandable that cinema institutions steer clear of genre categories. However, it represents an unavoidable compromise within the realm of video games, that demonstrate such variety they barely qualify one unified medium.

For comprehensive acknowledgment of interactive entertainment excellence to receive acknowledgment, and to ensure all game types to receive proper recognition, specific award classifications remain vital.

Present Award Structure

Leading game ceremonies presently include award types recognizing Action, Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Fighting, Sim/Strategy, and Sports/Racing games. Together, these classifications successfully include numerous genres, and you can find room for numerous titles.

This doesn't apply to brain-teasing titles. No suitable classification appears to accommodate them. Think about these recent excellent titles, all very different: building puzzles of one title, intense tile-matching from another release, engaging interpersonal challenges from additional release. Which classification works within current classifications? Unfortunately, nowhere.

Acknowledgment Issues

Numerous examples exist of brilliant puzzle games released every year without proper recognition in entertainment awards, except when they manage to fit award groups including Mobile Game, VR/AR Game, or the extremely competitive Indie races.

• An iconic brain-teaser received no recognition completely in 2014
• A different innovative game received no nominations that year
• Well-received sorting experience was overlooked that year
• Only a few logic titles scraped into niche award types

Significance of Puzzle Games

Frequently they represent compact experiences, but the art of the puzzle game is of massive significance. Famous handheld logic titles stand as most popular titles in the world continuing this trend for over a decade.

The legendary block-stacking game challenges famous sandbox experiences claiming status as best-selling game of all time; it additionally competes for best game of all time. Logic titles represent cornerstones within interactive entertainment, and engaging with almost every other genre.

The Solution and Justification

Puzzle games wouldn’t have this problem. It would be easy to populate five nominees with fascinating, diverse, deserving games each ceremony simply — or rather, with difficulty, given the need to exclude numerous deserving experiences.

Restating the point, these include experiences that otherwise have no home in important events. Logic title developers operate at the hard edge game development, developing some of essential manifestations of the video game form. Similar to cinema stunt performers, they merit acknowledgment. Don't make them wait generations.