playthrough

See also: play-through and play through

English

Alternative forms

• play-through

Etymology

From play +‎ through.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪˌθɹu/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

playthrough (plural playthroughs)

1. (video games) The act, or a recording, of playing a game from start to finish.
   • 2025 February, Lincoln Carpenter, “Best Roguelike 2024: Caves of Qud”, in PC Gamer (US)‎^[1], number 392, archived from the original on 6 April 2025, page 43; published online 22 December 2024:

     I've started as many new playthroughs just to try a new idea for a centaur rifleman or steel-plated pugilist as I have because my last character met a grisly end after getting their head erupted by a psychic duelist. […] As exciting as my newest character build might be, it's Qud's setting that makes that next playthrough so appealing.

2. (gambling) The cumulative monetary amount that must be wagered before an account may be withdrawn, typically stated as a multiple of the initial deposit.

Synonyms

• (playing a game from start to finish): run, walkthrough

Translations

playing a game from start to finish

• Finnish: läpipeluu
• Spanish: partida completa f