Meanings
alternative sit 'n survive
- uncountablevideo gamesA subgenre of survival games where the player is in fixed place/position and must manage resources in order to survive until a timer finishes or an arbitrary checklist is completed.
Synonyms: survival horror
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA subgenre of survival games where the player is in fixed place/position and must manage resources in order to survive until a timer finishes or an arbitrary checklist is completed.
Origin
Named after a 2014 game made by Scott Cawthon, who pioneered the genre with his Five Nights at Freddy's games made in the Clickteam Fusion 2.5 game engine.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
sit and survive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20and%20survive
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