Playthroughs

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A full run through a video game from beginning to end, often recorded or shared by players
2. One complete session of playing a game, progressing from the opening stage all the way to the conclusion
3. The entire course of a game played through once, as tracked by gamers reviewing their progress

Etymology: "Playthroughs" is the plural of "playthrough," a noun for one complete session of playing a game from its opening stage to its conclusion. The word is a plain compound of "play" and "through," built from ordinary English parts rather than borrowed from another language. Its meaning follows the sense of "through" as "from beginning to end," the same sense found in phrases like "read through" or "sit through a film." The plural simply adds the usual "-s" to the noun, so each "playthrough" counts as a separate full run of the game. Players often compare several of them when discussing different routes, endings or difficulty settings.

Synonyms: run, session