gameplay

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/ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ/

noun

The totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board game.

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Meanings

noungameplay (usually uncountable, plural gameplays)

plural gameplays · alternative game play · alternative game-play

  1. uncountableusuallyThe totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board game.

Origin

From game + play.

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Translations

Bulgarian ге́ймплей, ге́ймплей
  • ге́ймплей (géjmplej)player's gaming experience
  • ге́ймплей (géjmplej)gameplay footage
Chinese Mandarin 玩法, 遊戲性 /游戏性
  • 玩法 (wánfǎ)player's gaming experience
  • 遊戲性 /游戏性 (yóuxìxìng)player's gaming experience
Dutch spelervaring, gameplay
  • spelervaringplayer's gaming experience
  • gameplayplayer's gaming experience
Finnish pelattavuus
  • pelattavuusplayer's gaming experience
French jouabilité, gameplay
  • jouabilitéplayer's gaming experience
  • gameplayplayer's gaming experience
German Spielablauf
  • Spielablaufplayer's gaming experience
Indonesian alur main, jalan main
  • alur mainplayer's gaming experience
  • jalan mainplayer's gaming experience
  • gameplaygameplay footage
  • video maingameplay footage
Italian giocabilità
  • giocabilitàplayer's gaming experience
Japanese ゲームプレイ, ゲームメカニクス
  • ゲームプレイplayer's gaming experience
  • ゲームメカニクスplayer's gaming experience
Malay تاتاماءين, tatamain
  • تاتاماءينplayer's gaming experience
  • tatamainplayer's gaming experience
Polish gra, rozgrywka
  • graplayer's gaming experience
  • rozgrywkaplayer's gaming experience
  • gameplayplayer's gaming experience
  • gragameplay footage
  • rozgrywkagameplay footage
  • gameplaygameplay footage
Portuguese experiência de jogo, jogabilidade
  • experiência de jogoplayer's gaming experience
  • jogabilidadeplayer's gaming experience
Russian геймпле́й
  • геймпле́й (gejmpléj)player's gaming experience
Spanish jugabilidad, gameplay
  • jugabilidadplayer's gaming experience
  • gameplayplayer's gaming experience
  • gameplaygameplay footage
  • metraje del juegogameplay footage
  • metraje de juegosgameplay footage
Ukrainian ґеймпле́й, геймпле́й
  • ґеймпле́й (gejmpléj)player's gaming experience
  • геймпле́й (hejmpléj)player's gaming experience
  • ігрови́й проце́с (ihrovýj procés)player's gaming experience
  • ігролад (ihrolad)player's gaming experience

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

playgame
Cite this entry
APA

gameplay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gameplay

MLA

“gameplay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gameplay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gameplay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gameplay.

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