Cheap death
Other (objects, etc.) concept
In the depicted mythos, death is not an insurmountable obstacle. There exists technology, magic, or something else that makes returning to life somewhat trivial. Regardless if this is readily available to all (protagonist usually has easy access to it).
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WIN 2011-01-26

LIN 2008-12-18

WIN 2013-11-15

X360 2007-08-21

WIN 1998-12-21

PS4 2019-09-13

9801 1997

PS3 2012-09-18

WIN 2009-10-26

WIN 2017-05-04

WIN 1999-05-05

LIN 2008-09-14
See also: resuscitation
This does not include cases where the characters just fall unconscious or similar (death in gameplay terms, but not actual death in in-mythos terms). Nor when death is technically cheap but unexplainably so (or you just never die).
Things like resurrection spells (and scrolls) as in D&D, regeneration chambers as in System Shock and BioShock, and so forth are excellent examples of this.
This is NOT synonym for unlimited lives or similar as this is purely in-mythos concept rather than gameplay.
Things like resurrection spells (and scrolls) as in D&D, regeneration chambers as in System Shock and BioShock, and so forth are excellent examples of this.
This is NOT synonym for unlimited lives or similar as this is purely in-mythos concept rather than gameplay.
The first Cheap death video game was released in 1995.
2K Games, Beamdog and LucasArts published most of these games.