Gaming Term Glossary

• PvE - Player Versus Environment, usually cooperative multiplayer game mode

• Indie - Game developed by a company independent from the big gaming corporations (Sony, Nintendo, etc)

• Isometric - Fixed camera angle

• Overworld - The area of the game where you are not exploring a specific dungeon, a world map.

• Buffs - Positive improvements to a characters stats

• Debuffs - Negative changes to a characters stats

• Rogue-Lite - Genre of games that utilize runs through generated levels and include some form of permanent progression

• Rogue-Like - Genre of games that utilize runs through generated levels and don’t include some form of permanent progression

• DLC - Downloadable Content

• UI - User Interface

• Metroidvania - Games inspired by Metroid and Castlevania that emphasize exploration and backtracking to previously unlocked areas