サバイバルゲーム

noun

airsoft; survival game (with air guns)

Refers specifically to the recreational war game using airsoft guns that shoot plastic BBs. This is the primary modern meaning in Japanese.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from survival game

• 週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちとサバイバルゲームをしに行いく。

  I'm going to play airsoft with friends this weekend.

• サバイバルゲーム用ようのゴーグルを買かった。

  I bought goggles for airsoft.

noun

game of survival; survival contest

A literal or broader sense: a game or contest where the goal is to survive, not necessarily involving airsoft. This usage is less common and may appear in video game titles or metaphorical contexts.

• この番ばん組ぐみは無む人じん島とうでのサバイバルゲームを扱あつかっている。

  This show features a survival game on a deserted island.