side mission
Voluntary bonus task
A side mission is an optional task in a video game that exists apart from the main storyline.
Players can complete side missions for extra rewards, character development, or world-building, but skipping them doesn't prevent finishing the game: I spent hours on side missions before tackling the final boss.
The term extends to any secondary objective pursued alongside a primary goal: My side mission today is finding decent coffee.
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- open worldNonlinear game environment
- subplotSubordinate narrative strand
- questSeeking journey for something
- fetch questTask requiring item collection
task · unlockable · bonus level · objective · collectibles · backstory · experience points · lore · progression · Easter egg · achievement · character arc · loot · challenge · upgrades · mini-game · world-building · hidden area
- missionschurch planting, apostle, convert, apostleship, evangelization