Forget genre labels
What kind of player are you?
The claim is that every game is really a mix of three things: Micro, Meso, and Macro. Find out which one you run on, and discover new games that match how you actually like to play.
141 games from Surnex's diagram + 175 custom
The center is where Micro, Meso, and Macro overlap. Here, most of the biggest competitive e-sports games are clustered together. Hover any game to see it.
See 316 gamesThe three dimensions
Surnex's trick for reading a game: think about how you'd cheat in it. The cheat you'd reach for tells you what kind of game it really is.
The execution layer.
Aim, timing, movement, muscle memory. The good players just hit the inputs.
Cheat with an aimbot: perfect inputs, every time.
e.g. osu!, Geometry Dash, Tetris
The probability layer.
Mind games, reading people, and riding the chaos of randomness.
Cheat by info: knowing what you shouldn't yet.
e.g. Among Us, Rock Paper Scissors, Liar's Bar
The systems layer.
Routing, resources, win conditions: the mathematically correct way to win.
Cheat with an engine or coach telling you the optimal move.
e.g. Factorio, Poly Bridge, Connect 4
So which one are you?
Pick the games you love to map your player type. The result can then point you at games that hit the part of your brain already running at full power.