difficulty level
How tough something
Difficulty level is a setting in games and software that determines how challenging the experience will be.
Most games offer a range from easy to hard, affecting factors like enemy strength, resource scarcity, or time limits: I always play on the lowest difficulty level first.
The phrase extends beyond gaming to describe how demanding any task or situation is: The difficulty level of this hike is moderate.
- rigourStrict methodical exactness
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- hardFirm or demanding
- hard modeElevated difficulty option
- pacingRate of movement
gradation · complexity · skill ceiling · scaffolding · impossible · novice · competency · calibration · benchmark · handicap · medium · moderate · strain · git gud · rage quit · trial-and-error · steep · threshold
- game settingseasy mode, hard mode, expert mode, brightness, volume
- jigsaw puzzlesinterlocking pieces, center pieces, missing piece, puzzle mat, puzzle board
- assembly instructionsstep one, step two, parts list, diagram, exploded view
- levelstier, layer, floor, story, stratum
- crosswordsacross, cryptic, acrostic, clues, codeword
- escape roomsescape, puzzle, clue, hint, solve
difficulty leveleasiness
Lack of difficulty
effortlessness · easy mode · simplicity · ease · child's play
difficulty levelcontent
What something contains
subject matter · substance · material · topic