death screen

Player failure notification

A death screen is the display that appears in a video game when a player's character dies, typically showing options to retry, load a saved game, or return to a menu.

The term also applies to computer error screens that indicate a fatal system crash—most famously the blue screen of death in Windows.

I've seen that death screen so many times I have it memorized.

Related

restart · skull · blood · failure · retry · try again · loading · you died · wasted · killed · boss · final boss · health · damage · permadeath · ragdoll · fade · splatter

Categories
Opposites
game outcome display

death screenvictory screen

End-game success display

achievement unlocked · you win

player progression state

death screencheckpoint

Inspection station on route

respawn point · bonus stage · extra life · 1-up · invincibility

game progression state

death screenstart screen

Initial menu interface

title screen · save point · respawn · new life · extra life

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG