Multiplayer: Deathmatch

Video game concept

Includes a deathmatch or similar multiplayer mode where the winner is the player or team with most kills (and possibly least deaths) within a set time limit.

319
games
20
platforms
Implied: FFA and/or teams

Least deaths is generally refers to deaths counting as negative points towards victory, such as each death being worth the same as a kill. So if there were two top players with KD (kills/deaths) scores of 3/2 and 5/5, the former will win despite having less kills (3-2=1, 5-5=0) just because they have fewer deaths.

If this does not include respawning or similar mechanic, causing players to have only one life, this game type turns into Last Man Standing. If this is 1v1 with no respawning, it's unspecificed versus mode. May involve rounds or similar, but usually doesn't.

The first Multiplayer: Deathmatch video game was released in 1989.

Activision, Valve and Ubisoft published most of these games.

Parent group

Multiplayer game modes

Platforms

Windows 141
Linux 84
Mac OS X 22
X360 15
MS-DOS 14
PS3 11
Mac OS Classic 6
BSD 5
BeOS 4
PS4 2
Dreamcast 2
Unix 2
Xbox 2
Wii U 2
Xbox One 2
C128 1
PS2 1
Internet Only 1
BBC 1
iOS 1

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