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Terms and definitions for AI game development

Jabali Game Genre Glossary

Built for game dev and studio-scale game development, Jabali is an AI games generator, AI games maker, and AI games creator—so you can start an AI game free and level up your AI game development from idea to publish in minutes.


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Character Life Simulation

Games that simulate everyday life experiences. Jabali lets you spin up an AI game with AI-generated characters—emotions, routines, and interactions—perfect for storytelling, social scenarios, or slice-of-life narratives.

Visual Novel

Narrative-driven games that emphasize dialogue and player choices. With Jabali, you can generate entire story arcs, branching paths, and immersive scenes through simple prompts.

Maze Shooter Arcade

Fast-paced arcade games where players shoot enemies while navigating complex mazes. Jabali helps you design enemy behavior, obstacles, and scoring systems instantly.

Dungeon Crawler RPG

Players explore procedurally generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot. Jabali enables easy creation of tile-based layouts, enemy AI, and leveling systems.

Branching Interactive Story

Story-focused games where player decisions shape the narrative. Jabali automates branching paths, conditional logic, and multiple endings with one-click prompts.

Fixed Shooter Arcade

Arcade games where players remain fixed and shoot incoming enemies. Jabali generates retro-style gameplay with enemy waves and power-ups effortlessly.

Crossing Arcade

Games where players dodge obstacles to reach a goal. Think Frogger-style mechanics—easily buildable in Jabali with AI-designed levels and tuned challenge curves.

Match 3 Puzzle

Tile-matching games where players align three or more identical items. Jabali sets up mechanics, rules, and theme-based assets—no manual coding required.

Block Breaking Arcade

Bounce balls to destroy block formations in dynamic levels. Jabali quickly assembles physics, collision rules, and reward systems for you.

Hidden Object Game

Search-based games where players find listed items in a busy scene. Jabali supports scene generation and object placement with randomized complexity.

Strategic Defense Arcade

Tower defense or strategic placement games where players fend off waves. Jabali spawns waves, upgrade systems, and terrain variation with ease.

Idle RPG

Games that progress automatically with passive input. Jabali makes it easy to define upgrade loops, timers, and experience scaling—ideal for mobile-style mechanics.

Grid-Based Puzzle

Games on a tile or grid system—such as Sokoban or logic puzzles. Jabali creates spatial puzzles, win conditions, and grid movement logic seamlessly.

Adventure RPG

Combines exploration, quests, and battles. Jabali generates open-world maps, NPC interactions, and inventory systems from a single narrative prompt.

Rhythm Platformer

Sync gameplay to music—jump, dodge, or attack to the beat. Jabali auto-aligns assets and movements to rhythm-based gameplay loops.

Slots Casino

Create slot machine games with themes, reels, and rewards. Jabali makes it simple to set payout logic, animations, and sound effects.