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Foddian game
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Alternative forms
en foddian game Foddian-like game foddian-like game
Etymology
From en w:Bennett Foddy<alt:Foddy> -ian, in reference to the 2017 video game en w:Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. en Q104833873 1.en 2021-04-21 LudwigAhgren 1c9tvc3 What is a foddian game (Survey) 2026-01-08 https://archive.toady/https://www.reddit.com/r/LudwigAhgren/comments/1c9tvc3/what_is_a_foddian_game_survey/ 1
Noun
en video game A subgenre of rage games where the game has simple or barebones mechanics; and designed on arbitrary loss of progress and unpredictable punishments, ranging from minor setbacks to complete resets, and anywhere in between.
en https://www.makeuseof.com/what-are-foddian-games/ What Are Foddian Games, and What's the Origin of the Name? w:MakeUseOf Ademilade Shodipe-Dosunmu 2023-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20230813020339/https://www.makeuseof.com/what-are-foddian-games/ As a result, Foddian games are some of the most challenging titles currently available. Jump King is a title that transcends the Foddian game genre. You may have heard about the game thanks to its tendency to be played live on Twitch streams.
en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4hyR9zK0eA AI And The Futility Of Foddian Games YouTube GameDNA 2026-01-05 […] You see, “Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy Getting Over It” was the first in a genre we now call “Foddian-like games” games that are about the developer assembling some type of mountain or obstacle course, usually leading up, with many difficult challenges that ultimately lead the player to fall back down to where they started and lose progress. […]
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