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Think fast or get sabotaged! Categories is a chaotic party game for up to 12 players. Use game-changing power-ups to ruin your friends, crush rivals in mini-games, and create your own custom categories. Fast, unpredictable, and endlessly replayable—can you handle the chaos?

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Jonas Hörner
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About the Game

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Categories is a fast-paced and engaging party game that challenges players to think quickly and creatively. In each round, players are given a letter and must come up with fitting answers to the defined categories before time runs out. The game is easy to learn but hard to master, making it perfect for casual players as well as competitive groups. Whether you play alone or with friends, Categories delivers fun, tension, and lots of laughs.

What makes this Game special?

In addition to the core gameplay, Categories features exciting power-ups and entertaining mini-games that add variety and strategic depth. These elements can shake up each round, give players unique advantages, or introduce unexpected challenges. Power-ups can be obtained by winning a Minigame.

Power-ups:

  • Duplicate-Shield: Gives you the opportunity to shield yourself if soemeone else has the exact same answer as you

  • Letter swap: You dont like the letter? Just reroll.

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors: Want to challenge someone for some Points, try Rock, Paper, Scissors.

  • Extra Time: Do you have Problems answering? No worries, take some extra time.

Sabotage Power-ups:

  • Change keybinds: Change two letters of the keyboard for a player of your choice (He doesnt know)

  • More coming...

Minigames:

  • Mini Categories: One letter, one categorie, may the fastest win.

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors: Play against everyone, winner gets it all.

  • Mini Uno: Why not go for a round of UNO?

  • Guessing Game: Guess a random number and win a power-up

  • Popular vote: The Player with the most votes chooses between two doors. One is good, the other not so much.

  • More coming...

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