General 2D Gameplay Categories

This list is based on Buildbox Gameplays:

1.  Avoidance

2. Side Shooter

3. Impossible

4. Motorcross

5. Shooting Runner

6. Runner

7. Platformer

8. Downward Bounce

9. Sticky Jump

10. Helicopter

11. Flappy

12. Jumping

13. Racing

14. Dogfight

15. 360 Shooter

List of 2D Gameplays

If you run out of ideas, here is a list of 2D game mechanics you use by itself or, mix and match to design new 2D games. It is modifed from Trey Smith's original list in his Build Box Game Challenge Day 3-4:

1. Dogfighting

2. Simple Jumping

3. Complex Jumping

4. Air Jumping

5. Top Down Racing

6. Flappy

7. Float

8. Avoidance

9. Finger Avoidance

10. Slide Avoidance

11. Touch To Move Avoidance

12. Platform Fall

13. Float Fall

14. Side Shooters

15. Space Shooters

16. Impossible

17. Runners

18. Jumping Runners

19. Shooting Runners

20. Indie Runners

21. Bouncy Motor?

22. Extreme Motor

23. Downward Platformers

24. Hardcore Platformers

25. Adventure Platformers

26. Jump Platformers

27. Simple Helicopters

28. Complex Helicopters

29. Elevator Platformers

30. Downward Bounce

31. Sticky Jump