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Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Transactions on Games is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	90
MobaQA: MOBA Games Prediction Based on Large Language Model Fine-Tuning	53
Overtaking Uncertainty With Evolutionary TORCS Controllers: Combining BLX With Decreasing $\alpha$ Operator and Grand Prix Selection	53
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	48
Modeling Game Mechanics With Ceptre	41
Refining Evaluation Functions for Game 2048 by Extended Temporal Difference Learning	38
Rediscovering the Past: Serious Games for Archaeology	36
Deep Reinforcement Learning With Part-Aware Exploration Bonus in Video Games	35
MiniZero: Comparative Analysis of AlphaZero and MuZero on Go, Othello, and Atari Games	31
Multiattribute Decision-Making in Wargames Leveraging the Entropy–Weight Method in Conjunction With Deep Reinforcement Learning	29
Call for Papers—Ieee Transactions on Games Special Issue on User Evaluation for Vr Games	28
Toward Real-Time G-Buffer-Guided Style Transfer in Computer Games	28
Neural Network-Based Information Set Weighting for Playing Reconnaissance Blind Chess	27
Procedural Generation of Rollercoasters	27
Switch, Reason, and Revise: Enhancing Reasoning Capability of Video Game AI by Large Language Models	26
PandaSkill—Player Performance and Skill Rating in Esports: Application to League of Legends	26
GPT for Games: An Updated Scoping Review (2020-2024)	26
Artificial Intelligence in MOBA Games: A Multivocal Literature Mapping	25
Adapter-RL: Adaptation of Any Agent Using Reinforcement Learning	25
Elastic Monte Carlo Tree Search	24
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	23
Hierarchically Composing Level Generators for the Creation of Complex Structures	22
A Quantum Adaptation for the Morra Game and Some of Its Variants	22
Improving Conditional Level Generation Using Automated Validation in Match-3 Games	21
A Dive Into the State of the Practice of the Brazilian Game Software Ecosystem	21

A Comprehensive Review of Multiagent Reinforcement Learning in Video Games	20
Reinforcement Learning With Dual-Observation for General Video Game Playing	20
RFM-LIR Feature Framework for Churn Prediction in the Mobile Games Market	20
Long-horizon prediction of who quits : League of Legends as a case study	18
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	18
Detecting Discrepancies Between Subtitles and Audio in Gameplay Videos With EchoTest	18
Adapting to Teammates in a Cooperative Language Game	17
Multimodal Measurement of Cognitive Load in a Video Game Context: A Comparative Study Between Subjective and Objective Metrics	17
Understanding Fear Responses and Coping Mechanisms in VR Horror Gaming: Insights From Semistructured Interviews	16
Case Study of Player Behavior in a Mobile Free-to-Play Interactive Story Telling Game	16
Searching Bug Instances in Gameplay Video Repositories	15
Acute Effects of Exergaming Session and Play Mode on Physiological and Psychosocial Responses in Sedentary Young Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study	15
Cognition-Driven Multiagent Policy Learning Framework for Promoting Cooperation	15
Call for Papers—IEEE Transactions on Games Special Issue on Human-Centered AI in Game Evaluation	15
Letter to the Editor: Risk Management in Game Development	15
Emoception: Selective Affective Layer Fine-Tuning of Video Vision Transformers for Player Arousal Change Recognition from Gameplay Footage	15
A Systematic Review of Generative AI on Game Character Creation: Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends	15
Toward Immersive Computational Storytelling: Card-Framework for Enhanced Persona-Driven Dialogues	14
Opponent Exploitation Based on Bayesian Strategy Inference and Policy Tracking	14
AstroBug: Automatic Game Bug Detection Using Deep Learning	14
Game Plot Design With an LLM-Powered Assistant: An Empirical Study With Game Designers	14
Beyond Playing to Win: Creating a Team of Agents With Distinct Behaviors for Automated Gameplay	14
BenchING: A Benchmark for Evaluating Large Language Models in Following Structured Output Format Instruction in Text-Based Narrative Game Tasks	13
Applying Importance Sampling to MCTS for Mahjong	13
The Effects of Social Presence on Gaze, Movement, Arousal and Blink Rate in Autism: A Cooperative Virtual Reality Game-Based Approach	13
Codeless3D: Design and Usability Evaluation of a Low-Code Tool for 3-D Game Generation	13
Interactive Constrained MAP-Elites: Analysis and Evaluation of the Expressiveness of the Feature Dimensions	13
Evaluating the Influence of Imperfect Information in Geister Using DREAM Trained Agents	12
STEP: A Framework for Automated Point Cost Estimation	11
Solution Density and Search Strategy in Narrative Generation	11
The Complexities of Random-Turn Hex, Square, and Triangle Games	11
The Iceberg Profile Does Not Influence the Performance of Elite League of Legends Players, but Changes With the Events of the Game	10
Table of Contents	10
Proof Number-Based Monte Carlo Tree Search	10
Student-Initiated Action Advising via Advice Novelty	10
Deep Reinforcement Learning Using Optimized Monte Carlo Tree Search in EWN	10
Predictive Dead Reckoning for Online Peer-to-Peer Games	9
Evaluating Mixed-Initiative Procedural Level Design Tools Using a Triple-Blind Mixed-Method User Study	9
Match Our Cities: Cross-Location-Based Games to Enable Simultaneous Multiplayer	9
Genetic-WFC: Extending Wave Function Collapse With Genetic Search	9
Gamification of Citizen Participation: A Systematic Mapping	9
LetheVR: A First-Person Serious Game for Empathy and Public Understanding of Dementia	9
Subgame Pruning: Efficiently Solving Two-Player Imperfect Information Games by Accelerated Public Tree Traversal in CFR	9
Tabletop Escape Room Activities for Engaging Outreach in Engineering—A Preliminary Approach	9
Task and Data Complexity in Gamified Text Labelling: When Do Real and AI-Generated Images Help?	8
Preference-Learning Emitters for Mixed-Initiative Quality-Diversity Algorithms	8
Open-Ended Evolution for Minecraft Building Generation	8
Rinascimento: Playing Splendor-Like Games With Event-Value Functions	8
From Play to Pedagogy: A Structured Topic Modeling Analysis of Escape Rooms Research	8
A Modular Framework for Automated Evaluation of Procedural Content Generation in Serious Games With Deep Reinforcement Learning Agents	8

Piecing Together Performance: Collaborative, Participatory Research-Through-Design for Better Diversity in Games	8
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	8
More Plays than Atoms in the Universe: The Digitization of a 19th-Century Generator for One-Act Comedies	8
Personality Assessment System Using Artificial Intelligence in a Game Environment	8
Measuring Diversity of Game Scenarios	8
Explainable AI for Cheating Detection and Churn Prediction in Online Games	8
IEEE Transactions on Games Information for Authors	8
Utilizing Players’ Playtime Records for Churn Prediction: Mining Playtime Regularity	7
Toward Designer Modeling Through Design Style Clustering	7
Recent Advances in Procedural Generation of Buildings: From Diversity to Integration	7
Promoting Healthy Behaviors Through an RPG Videogame: An Elaboration Likelihood Model Based Approach	7
Examining the Usability of the Moirai Serious Game Authoring Platform	7
Model-Free Neural Counterfactual Regret Minimization With Bootstrap Learning	7
Gender, Gaming Motives, and Genre: Comparing Singaporean, German, and American Players	7
Developing Agents for Complete DouDizhu Game Enhanced With Concurrent and Multistage Training Methods	7
A Genetic Algorithm for Solving Sudoku Based on Multiarmed Bandit Selection	7
Transfer Dynamics in Emergent Evolutionary Curricula	7
Heuristic Proposal to Design and Assess Pervasiveness in Video Games	6
IEEE Transactions on Games Publication Information	6
Evaluating a VR Game Featuring Optical Illusion Challenges: A Study on Workload, VR Sickness, and User Experience	6
Infrared-Visible Synthetic Data from Game Engine for Image Fusion Improvement	6
Endless Runner F0: Loudness-Based and Pitch-Based Voice Control for VR Arcade Games	6
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	6
Could vs Should: Exploring Prompting Strategies and Writer Perspectives Towards LLM Assistance in Storylet Authoring	6
HIFAS: A Hybrid Interactive FPS Agent System for Large Game Maps	6
Multi-Armed Bandits for Minesweeper: Profiting From Exploration–Exploitation Synergy	6
MCMARL: Parameterizing Value Function via Mixture of Categorical Distributions for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	6
Table of Contents	6
REGEN: Real-Time Photorealism Enhancement in Games Via a Dual-Stage Generative Network Framework	6
Emotional Design Through Visual Aesthetics in Serious Games: A Scoping Review	6