Category:Not the Way It Is Meant to Be Played

Some people will take a Video Game and do everything you can possibly imagine with it... Except playing it as they were supposed to.

This is an index of the numerous ways the player community cleverly turns games on their heads, oftentimes to the creators' dismay. Over time, many of these subversions get acknowledged, expected, encouraged and finally assimilated into new games, becoming part of standard gameplay. Doing this is also the stock in trade of some Let's Players, like The Spiffing Brit and GrayStillPlays.

Compare Metagame, which is less about the technical aspects of the game and more about the psychological, cultural and/or competitive (if any) aspects of it.

Related to Unexpected Reactions to This Index. See also Error Index for unintended things that happens against the players' will.

The entry name is based on a popular GPU manufacturer's slogan.