game mode

See also: gamemode

English

Alternative forms

• gamemode

Noun

game mode (plural game modes)

1. (video games) A distinct configuration that varies gameplay and affects how other game mechanics behave.
   • 2015, V. Anton Spraul, How Software Works: The Magic Behind Encryption, CGI, Search Engines, and Other Everyday Technologies, San Francisco, Calif.: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 174:

     In computer gaming, socialization is the new paradigm, and in some games, even single-player game modes require an Internet connection.

   • 2015, Clara Fernández-Vara, Introduction to Game Analysis, New York, N.Y., Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, →ISBN, page 145:

     Looking into specific formal elements can help analyze the difficulty in somewhat more objective terms, such as whether there are difficulty settings or different game modes.

   • 2017, Michael Ross, Christopher Ross, Building Faith Block by Block, Eugene, Ore.: Harvest Kids, →ISBN, page 103:

     Five game modes drive the fun in Minecraft: survival, creative, adventure, spectator, and hardcore.

Further reading

• Game mechanics § Game modes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia