Meanings
plural microgames
- board gamesA board game packaged in a small set with instructions in booklet format and counters to be cut from sheets of paper or cardboard.
- video gamesA very small minigame, typically lasting for only a few seconds.
1 more example
Inspired by the Team Fortress 2 mod that the name takes after, Bonkorn created 48 microgames with 12 ‘boss stages’ – not to mention the seven different ‘Special Modes’ that adds an extra rule for every other match. […] Every microgame lasts five seconds until it shifts to the next randomly selected ruleset.
2020 June 6, Alan Bernal, “Overwatch gets crazy minigames with epic WarioWare-inspired mod”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 16 May 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Germanic*gamaną
- Proto-West Germanic*gaman
- Old Englishgamen
- Middle Englishgame
- Englishgame
- Englishmicrogame
Cite this entry
microgame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgame
“microgame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgame. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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