team deathmatches

Group combat rounds

Team deathmatches are multiplayer video game matches where two or more teams compete to kill opposing players, with the team reaching a kill target first—or having the most kills when time expires—winning.

The format dominates first-person shooters: We played team deathmatches until 3 AM.

The singular form describes the game mode itself: team deathmatch.

Related

elimination · scoreboard · leaderboards · competition · killstreak · friendly fire · strategy · spawnpoint · spawn camping · coordination · first-person shooter · third-person shooter · time limit · map · loadout · communication · voice chat · prize pools

Opposites
player structure

team deathmatchesfree-for-all

Unregulated group conflict

every man for himself · battle royale · last man standing · solo queue · duels

game objective type

team deathmatchescapture the flag

Team infiltration contest

escort missions · king of the hill · payload · domination · search and destroy

competitive vs. cooperative nature

team deathmatcheshorde mode

Endless enemy defense mode

survival mode · PvE · single-player campaign · story mode · sandbox mode

Family

team, teams, teamed, teaming, teammate, teammates, teamwork, death, deaths

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