deathmatch mode

Kill-or-die format

Deathmatch mode is a video game format where players compete to kill each other, typically with the most kills winning.

The term originated in first-person shooters like Doom and Quake, where players respawn after death to continue fighting.

Free-for-all deathmatch pits everyone against everyone; team deathmatch divides players into sides.

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Related

team deathmatch · player versus player · headshot · spawn · health pack · kill · kill streak · double kill · versus · combat · shooter · run and gun · multiplayer · carnage · fragging · last-man-standing · no mercy · battleground

Opposites
player interaction model

deathmatch modeco-op mode

Shared mission gaming

cooperative play · horde mode · survival mode

gameplay pacing and stakes

deathmatch modecreative mode

Unrestricted building gameplay

sandbox mode · free play · practice mode · tutorial mode · spectator mode

match structure

deathmatch modecapture the flag

Team infiltration contest

king of the hill · story mode · campaign mode

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Negative · Rated PG-13