Permadeath, the Glossary
Permadeath or permanent death is a game mechanic in both tabletop games and video games in which player characters who lose all of their health are considered dead and cannot be used anymore.[1]
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Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a discontinuedexcept in China, where it continues to be used, as well as Harman for enterprise users.
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Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human is a 2018 adventure game developed by Quantic Dream.
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Diablo II
Diablo II is an action role-playing hack-and-slash video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and OS X. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game.
Diablo III
Diablo III is a 2012 hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the ''Diablo'' franchise.
Diablo IV
Diablo IV is a 2023 online-only action role-playing dungeon crawling game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment.
Dungeon crawl
A dungeon crawl is a type of scenario in fantasy role-playing games (RPGs) in which heroes navigate a labyrinth environment (a "dungeon"), battling various monsters, avoiding traps, solving puzzles, and looting any treasure they may find. Permadeath and dungeon crawl are video game terminology.
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Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
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Engadget
Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology.
Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network.
Experience point
An experience point (often abbreviated as exp or XP) is a unit of measurement used in some tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's life experience and progression through the game. Permadeath and experience point are video game terminology.
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Fire Emblem
is a Japanese fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
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Game Developer (website)
Game Developer (known as Gamasutra until 2021) is a website created in 1997 that focuses on aspects of video game development.
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Game over
"Game over" is a message in video games which informs the player that their play session has ended, usually because the player has reached a loss condition. Permadeath and game over are video game terminology.
Games and Culture
Games and Culture is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of culture and media studies, specializing on the socio-cultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming.
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GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+ (formerly GamesRadar) is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews.
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Golden age of arcade video games
The golden age of arcade video games was the period of rapid growth, technological development, and cultural influence of arcade video games from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
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Grinding (video games)
Grinding is a term used in video game culture, referring to the act of repeating an action or set of actions, including non-repetitive tasks to achieve a desired result at a level of certain difficulty, typically for an extended period of time, such as earning experience points, in-game loot and currency or to improve a character's stats. Permadeath and Grinding (video games) are video game terminology.
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Health (game terminology)
Health is a video game or tabletop game quality that determines the maximum amount of damage or fatigue something takes before leaving the main game. Permadeath and Health (game terminology) are video game terminology.
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Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
IGN
IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.
Jedi
Jedi, Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are fictional characters, and often protagonists, featured in many works within the Star Wars franchise.
King's Knight
is a scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Square for the Nintendo Entertainment System and MSX.
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Kotaku
Kotaku is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network.
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
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Meridian 59
Meridian 59 is a 1996 video game developed by Archetype Interactive and published by The 3DO Company.
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Minecraft
Minecraft is a 2011 sandbox game developed and published by Mojang Studios.
MUD1
Multi-User Dungeon, or MUD (referred to as MUD1, to distinguish it from its successor, MUD2, and the MUD genre in general), is the first MUD.
Multiplayer video game
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g.
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One Chance (video game)
One Chance is a Flash game developed by Dean Moynihan and released on Newgrounds on December 2, 2010.
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Pac-Man
originally called Puck Man in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and released by Namco for arcades.
Party (role-playing games)
A party is a group of characters adventuring together in a role-playing game.
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PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc.
Player character
A player character (also known as a playable character or PC) is a fictional character in a video game or tabletop role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game. Permadeath and player character are video game terminology.
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Player versus player
Player versus player (PvP) is a type of multiplayer interactive conflict within a game between human players. Permadeath and player versus player are video game terminology.
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Resident Evil (1996 video game)
Resident Evil is a 1996 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation.
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Richard Bartle
Richard Allan Bartle FBCS FRSA (born 10 January 1960) is a British writer, professor and game researcher in the massively multiplayer online game industry.
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Rock Paper Shotgun
Rock Paper Shotgun is a British video game journalism website.
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Rogue (video game)
Rogue (also known as Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom) is a dungeon crawling video game by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman with later contributions by Ken Arnold.
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Roguelike
Roguelike (or rogue-like) is a style of role-playing game traditionally characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player character.
Role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting.
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Saved game
A saved game (also called a game save, savegame, savefile, save point, or simply save) is a piece of digitally stored information about the progress of a player in a video game. Permadeath and saved game are video game terminology.
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a sub-genre of action games.
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Single-player video game
A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.
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Space Invaders
is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade video game, developed and released by Taito in Japan and licensed to Midway Manufacturing for overseas distribution.
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Spawning (video games)
In video games, spawning is the live creation of a character, item or NPC. Permadeath and spawning (video games) are video game terminology.
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Square (video game company)
, also known under its international brand name SquareSoft, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher.
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Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies was a Star Wars- themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows, developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.
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Sweet Home (video game)
Sweet Home is a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom for the Family Computer in 1989.
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Tabletop game
Tabletop games or tabletops are games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, or tile-based games.
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Tactical role-playing game
Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated TRPGs), also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as (both abbreviated SRPGs), are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (turn-based or real-time) strategy video games.
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Terraria
Terraria is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic.
The Castle Doctrine
The Castle Doctrine is a 2014 strategy video game developed and published by Jason Rohrer for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux via Valve's Steam platform.
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Torchlight II
Torchlight II is an action role-playing dungeon crawler video game developed by Runic Games, released for Microsoft Windows on September 20, 2012.
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Ultima Online
Ultima Online (UO) is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released on September 24, 1997 by Origin Systems.
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University of Wales Press
The University of Wales Press (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru) was founded in 1922 as a central service of the University of Wales.
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Until Dawn
Until Dawn is a 2015 interactive drama horror game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Wired (magazine)
Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.
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World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment.
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You Only Live Once (video game)
You Only Live Once is a 2009 Flash platformer by game developer Marcus Richert, designed to be only playable once, not allowing the player another chance after dying in the game, even if it is restarted.
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1Up Network
1Up.com was an American entertainment website that focused on video games.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permadeath
Also known as Die permanently, Hardcore mode, Ironman (computer gaming), Permanent death, Player death.
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