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Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Durability refers to the condition of the currently equipped weapons and armor, among other things. Overusing the said item without repair generally results in it breaking or otherwise becoming non-functional. Many games with role-playing elements incorporate this feature.
Heroes can only fight for so long. If they don't get rest or are able to recuperate, their performance will suffer (and so might they).
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
When a picture just can't get the point across, teach with videos.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
This bar keeps track of your Stamina. If it's depleted, you need to take a rest.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
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