Google to expand the number of game categories in Google Play

Google has revealed that it will be adding several more game categories in Google Play to better classify the ever-increasing numbers of Android games.  Developers can now add these extra categories in Google Play developer console, so that when these new categories go live in February 2014, their game listings are ready.

List of upcoming Game Category changes.

Current Category	New Category (February 2014)
Arcade & Action	Action
	Adventure
	Arcade
	Music
	Role Playing
	Simulation
	Strategy
Brain & Puzzle	Puzzle
	Educational
Cards & Casino	Card
	Casino
Casual	Casual
	Board
	Family
	Trivia
	Word
Racing	Racing
Sports Games	Sports

“In February 2014, Google Play game categories will be expanded to cover a greater variety of games when listed in the Google Play Store. The New Category you select today will become your game’s category in the Google Play Store when the new categories are live,” Google writes.

Here are the new ones: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Role Playing, Simulation, Strategy, Puzzle, Casino, Casual, Board, Family, Trivia, Word, Racing, Sports

Google notes that those developers, who will not enter the new categories before Feb 2014, their listings will automatically get the first new category from their old-category group.

Source : Help section.