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Deathless

Video game concept

The protagonist can't really ever die. This does not mean the player can not somehow fail their mission completely however, only that it never is directly because of player character's death or incapacitation.

41
games
12
platforms
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising (Windows)
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising
WIN 2010-03-11
Puzzle Quest 2 (Windows)
Puzzle Quest 2
WIN 2010-08-12
Dawn of War II (Windows)
Dawn of War II
WIN 2009-02-19
Superman Returns: The Videogame (Xbox)
Superman Returns: The Videogame
XBOX 2006-11-20
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge (Windows)
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge
WIN 2010-07-07
Superman Returns: The Videogame (PlayStation 2)
Superman Returns: The Videogame
PS2 2006-11-20
Prince of Persia (PlayStation 3)
Prince of Persia
PS3 2008-12-02
Lunnye Devitsy (Windows)
Lunnye Devitsy
WIN 2010-05-31
The Labyrinth of Time (Linux)
The Labyrinth of Time
LIN 2004-11-07
Cargo – The Quest for Gravity (Windows)
Cargo – The Quest for Gravity
WIN 2011-04-21
Ben There, Dan That! (Windows)
Ben There, Dan That!
WIN 2008
Ico (PlayStation 2)
Ico
PS2 2001-10-24
This should NOT be used for games where the player infinitely respawns at some respawn point.

Does not imply the protagonist is immortal, only that either there's no chances for them to die, or the game just assumes that the protagonist avoids any fatal injuries.
Related:
* No fail state (when it's absolutely impossible to fail)
* Retry points
* Non-lethal - no-one dies by the protagonist's hand

Contrast:
* Lives
* 1 life
* Unlimited lives (similar concept, differing only with the fact that player character can die, it's just not going to do anything)
* Permanent death

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Games by year

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The first Deathless video game was released in 1992.

Coffee Stain Studios, Big Sandwich Games and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 17
Linux 9
Mac OS X 3
PS2 3
Xbox 2
Nintendo DS 1
Mobile 1
MS-DOS 1
Win3.1 1
X360 1
PS3 1
Flash 1