"survival game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: survival games [plural]
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  1. (video games) An action-oriented game set in a hostile open-world environment, where players generally begin with minimal equipment and must locate or craft further resources in order to survive, sometimes in competition with other players. Wikipedia link: survival game Categories (topical): Video game genres Related terms: survival horror
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