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Computer and Video

Computer and Video games are electronic games played using a video screen such as monitor or a TV. They involve one or more people playing against a computer or each other. These games can be played on computers and video game consoles such as those made by Nintendo, Sony, Sega, Nokia, and Microsoft.

Sites submitted at this level should be about all video games, or be sites about video games that do not yet have their own subcategories.

If your site is about one particular video game or series, please look through the subcategories until you can find the best place to submit your site. Submitting your site in the right place will get it listed a lot quicker.

The content of sites submitted must be suitable and of interest to children under the age of 18. Please read the FAQ for details on what we list.

Please do not submit any sites that sell video games, or contain a large number of Amazon affiliate links.

Action

Action games primarily involve fast-paced combat with some form of movement, and elements of puzzle solving, strategy, plot, and story line. These elements are not prime themes of the games, but may still be important features.

Websites primarily about Action games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don't accept all sites, so please don't take it personally should your site not be accepted.

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Action-Adventure

Action-Adventure games are typically played using a 3rd Person 3D graphical engine. Players are usually on a quest of some sort which requires active playing with guns, magic, or other weapons.

Websites primarily about Action-Adventure can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Adventure

In Adventure games (also referred to as interactive fiction), the player enters a game world and the story's progression follows from the player's interaction with that world.

Websites primarily about Adventure games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Chats and Forums

Chat rooms and forums about video games that are suitable for children under the age of 18 can be found within this category. We do not list commercial websites in Kids_and_Teens/.

Chat rooms and forums can be submitted here, only if the content of the sites is suitable and of interest to children under the age of 18..

Please remember that no site is guaranteed placement in the Kids and Teens section of the Open Directory. Any site that contains content inappropriate for children, is still under construction, low on content, submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, using multiple URLs for multiple submissions, or consisting primarily of affiliate links to products will be deleted.

Sites trying to sell computer and video games will not be listed.

Please be sure to read the category description before submitting to make sure you are submitting to the most appropriate category.

Cheats and Hints

Password, cheats, hints and codes for computer and console games.

Please submit sites with only 25 or more cheats and hints. Also bear in mind that all sites that are not suitable for viewing by Kids and Teens will be rejected. Please make sure that this is the most suitable category and your site would not be better suited to Video Games: Cheats and Hints or one of its sub-categories.

Consoles

Category for sites about the various consoles.

Sites submitted here should be aimed at kids or teens. We will not list sites which exist to sell the products here.

Demos and Free Downloads

Sites in this category offer games or collections of demos, trial games, freeware, and shareware.

Only submit sites to this category that have free, demo or shareware games written specifically for, and appropriate to children. All sites must be child oriented and contain no adult material, or links to adult material. Any sites containing external ad links with variable content will not be included.

Driving and Racing

Computer or video games where the player controls a car or other vehicle, moving at a simulated high speed, and avoiding obstacles.

Websites primarily about Driving_and_Racing games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Fighting

Video or computer action games in which the players control individual characters that fight each other, in an arena or similar

Websites primarily about Fighting games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

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Game Creators

Contains the websites of video game developers and publishers.

The websites of game creators (developers and publishers) can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at parents about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Handhelds

Sites covering handheld and portable gaming units may be submitted to this category.

Sites about the GameBoy and GameBoy Pocket can be submitted here, only if the content of the sites is suitable and of interest to children under the age of 18..

Sites trying to sell computer and video games will not be listed.

Please be sure to read the category description before submitting to make sure you are submitting to the most appropriate category.

LEGO Games

Many franchises such as Harry Potter and Star Wars have LEGO versions in which the characters and some of the infrastructure are made ot LEGO. The games usually have an element of humour.

Suggestions for inclusion should deal with the games as a whole and also conform to the Kids and Teens guidelines.

Music and Dance

The emerging genre of rhythm action games began with Parappa the Rapper, a pattern-repetition rapping game. Parappa's surprise success was capitalized on by a host of music and dance related games, in which gameplay typically requires keeping time with musical rhythm. Thus, a new genre is born.

Websites primarily about Music_and_Dance games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

News and Reviews

Contains sites that provide news, information, reviews, and previews for new and old video games.

PC - Windows

Windows is the most common operating system for computers. By adding various parts of hardware to your computer, games for Windows can have their graphics, sound, and speed improved.

Sites about Windows games can be submitted here, only if the content of the sites is suitable and of interest to children under the age of 18..

Sites trying to sell computer and video games will not be listed.

Please be sure to read the category description before submitting to make sure you are submitting to the most appropriate category.

Platform

In platform games, the goal is to run and jump (on platforms, or something like them) to the end of each level, (often while collecting tokens placed in hard-to-reach places throughout the level). Attacking enemies and/or dangerous obstacles that must be avoided or destroyed.

Websites primarily about Platform games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Puzzle

Puzzle video games are a genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving.

Websites primarily about Puzzle games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Recreation

Recreation video games are a genre of video games that emphasize casual game play that can be started and stopped on a whim.

Websites primarily about Recreation games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Roleplaying

Computer and console RPGs (roleplaying games) are like computer-mediated tabletop RPGs. RPGs are combat-oriented games in which you play a character (or group of characters) in a story.

Websites primarily about Roleplaying game can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Shooter

Video and computer games where the player controls a single character, usually a person, exploring an environment, usually 3 dimensional, and shooting enemies as they appear.

Websites primarily about Monopoly can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

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Simulation

Games which not only attempt to accurately represent the environment but also the users/vehicles interaction with it.

Websites primarily about Simulation games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Sports

A range of simulated video games depicting an indoor or outdoor game or activity according to rules.

Websites primarily about Sports games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.

Strategy

A strategy game is where the player sees the "big picture." This usually includes controlling many units at once on a large map.

Websites primarily about Strategy games can be submitted to this category.

The content of any website submitted to Kids and Teens must be suitable and of interest to young people under the age of 18.

We do not list the following types of websites in Kids and Teens:

Sites which provide adult oriented content.
Commercial websites (e.g. online stores).
Websites made up of affiliate links.
Websites aimed at adults about children.
Websites that are under construction, or that provide little content.

We are not a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don''t accept all sites, so please don''t take it personally should your site not be accepted.

For more information, please look here.