THE CONNECTED ENCYCLOPEDIA

Explore the Almanac

The workbook no longer produces only game pages. Its supporting tables now generate browsable sections for studios, publishers, franchises, genres, themes, mechanics, platforms and people.

Studios and creative teams

Developers

Explore the studios and development teams responsible for the games in The Game Almanac.

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Companies behind the releases

Publishers

Trace the companies that funded, published and distributed games across regions and generations.

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Series, worlds and connected titles

Franchises

Follow game series through their linked records, developers, platforms and release history.

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Styles of play

Genres

Browse the classifications that connect games through structure, goals and player experience.

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Settings and subject matter

Themes

Explore the ideas, settings and subject matter shared across the current game catalog.

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How games work

Mechanics

Discover the systems, actions and rules that define how games are played.

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Hardware and ecosystems

Platforms

Explore the consoles and platforms represented by the imported release records.

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Creators and credited contributors

People

Meet the directors, producers, composers and other people connected to the catalog.

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PHASE 4

The spreadsheet is becoming a connected website.

Each entity page automatically discovers the games connected to its ID. As the workbook grows, these sections expand without requiring new page code.