Extra game modes
Video game concept
This is a container group; its children are:
| Ghost race | Player can race against a "ghost" of their previous best attempt, trying to achieve better record. | 1994 / 2018 | 19 games |
| Challenge mode | Includes separate game mode that plays significantly differently to normal, such as limiting player to the most basic equipment, allowing them to progress in only one manner, and so on. | 2005 / 2015 | 31 games |
| Endless mode | Includes any kind of separate game mode (that doesn't have a more specific tag available) which has no end (victory condition) of any kind. | 2009 / 2017 | 21 games |
| Hardcore mode | Includes a mode where additional level of simulation, limitations, etc. are added. Often also making things matter that didn't before and making earlier somewhat trivially removed ailments harder to get rid of. | 1994 / 2021 | 35 games |
| Mode: Horde | Includes a separate game mode where player fights off large numbers of enemies, usually in waves. (too short) | 2007 / 2013 | 10 games |
| Practice mode | Includes a practice mode or similar. (too short) | 1979 / 2017 | 76 games |
| Sandbox mode | Includes separate sandbox mode (besides normal non-sandbox mode), usually with normal dangers removed or set to optionally occur and no winning conditions. | 2004 / 2019 | 25 games |
| Mode: Score attack | Includes separate score attack mode where the player's goal is simply to get the highest score possible. Usually provided as replay option for levels already completed. | 1998 / 2015 | 11 games |
| Skirmish mode | Includes additional skirmish mode, often in form of a single randomly chosen/generated battle or challenge. | 2007 / 2017 | 31 games |
| Survival mode | Includes separate survival mode where the player's goal is simply to survive as long as possible, often without any possibility to actually win. | 1996 / 2017 | 96 games |
| Timed mode | Completing levels, tracks, etc. with added time limit or with aim of beating a record time (your own usually, though may include a default or even online records). | 1987 / 2015 | 23 games |
| Undefined game mode | Includes a non-standardish game mode. (too short) | 2010 / 2015 | 12 games |