game overs

Arcade screen endings

Game overs is the plural of game over, the screen or message signaling that play has ended, typically due to failure: I've seen so many game overs on this level.

The term extends beyond gaming to mean decisive endings or failures: Three game overs in one week—first the job, then the car, then the relationship.

Related
  • failBe unsuccessful
  • you diedFatal outcome notification
  • retryAttempt something again
  • respawnReappear after dying digitally
  • finaleConcluding part of performance

conclusion · checkpoint · second chance · endgame · high score · defeat · loss · continue · insert coin · try again · videogames · final boss · save point · bossfight · ends · completion · disappointment · downfall

Opposites
game outcome

game oversvictories

Successful outcomes in competition

wins · triumphs · completions · high scores · successes

gameplay continuity

game overscontinues

Proceeds without stopping

extra lives · respawns · restarts · checkpoints · save points

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G