Difficulty levels
Video game concept
Player has linear choice of game difficulty level, usually ranging from Easy to Normal to Hard.
2333
games
100platforms
Alternate name: Difficulty options
GBA 2006-11-14
PS3 2012-02
MSX 1986
OSX 2010-05-26
GBC 2000-10-27
GBC 1999-11
WIN 2009-05-12
DOS 1985
MAC 1987
GEN 2017
DOS 1992
GBA 2005-11-01
This can be single difficulty level variable (and most commonly is) or it can be a number of modifiers that tweak how hard different parts or aspects of the game are.
Not applicable if the difficulty levels are unlocked by playing the game through, see new game+ for that.
Not applicable if the difficulty levels are unlocked by playing the game through, see new game+ for that.
Difficulty: Single - Levels - Aspects
... Mid-game switch - Evaluation - Automatic - Player count adjusted
Contrast:
* Single difficulty level
... Mid-game switch - Evaluation - Automatic - Player count adjusted
Contrast:
* Single difficulty level
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Games by year
The first Difficulty levels video game was released in 1977.
Platforms
Windows | 405 | ||
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Linux | 281 | ||
GBA | 223 | ||
Apple II E | 146 | ||
GBC | 128 | ||
GB | 112 | ||
MS-DOS | 102 | ||
Tandy Coco | 78 | ||
X360 | 78 | ||
PS3 | 67 | ||
Mac OS X | 62 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 51 | ||
Mac OS Classic | 43 | ||
C64 | 36 | ||
SNES | 31 | ||
PS2 | 30 | ||
TRS-80 | 29 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 27 | ||
Mega Drive | 19 | ||
Atari 2600 | 18 | ||
Master System | 16 | ||
BeOS | 16 | ||
NES | 15 | ||
PS4 | 14 | ||
Android | 14 | ||
PS | 13 | ||
Oric | 13 | ||
Wii | 10 | ||
Amiga | 10 | ||
Atari ST | 9 |
Most common companies
Konami | 55 | |
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THQ | 53 | |
Capcom | 37 | |
Electronic Arts | 36 | |
Ubisoft | 31 | |
Sega | 30 | |
Nintendo | 29 | |
Activision | 27 | |
Infogrames | 26 | |
Bethesda Softworks | 20 | |
Softside | 20 | |
Atari | 19 | |
2K Games | 18 | |
LucasArts | 16 | |
Microsoft Game Studios | 16 |