Genre and System

Genre

Genre noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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System and genre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "System" instead a noun "Genre".

System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.

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Genre and system are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Genre" instead a noun "System".

Nearby Words: systematic, systemic

old	old genre	old system
full	full genre	full system
similar	similar genre	similar system
separate	separate genre	separate system
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, massive, main, new, unique, traditional, different, modern, magical, stealth.

If a game is said to have RPG Elements, then people usually mean that it incorporates a Character Leveling system into its gameplay in addition to whatever is expected from the genre.

Source: Character Level aka: Level Up
This has led people to ask why they should buy a so-called "universal system" that requires the purchase of a new rulebook every time the players wish to use that system to play in a new genre.

Source: Tabletop Game / GURPS
The game combines the Gamebook genre of written narrative and multiple choice puzzle with a combat system using Combatant Cooldown System and Quick Time Events.

Source: Video Game / Joe Dever's Lone Wolf