also: さぎょうゲー
grindy game; game with repetitive tasks
Video game slang for a game where progress depends heavily on repeating simple, monotonous actions (grinding) rather than skill or story. Often used critically.
See also: 作業ゲー
This game was too much of a grind-fest and I got bored halfway through.
Recent social games tend to become repetitive task simulators.
Standard kanji-katakana spelling.
Common abbreviation; ゲー is a casual shortening of ゲーム.
Compound of 作業 (sagyō, 'work, task') and ゲーム (gēmu, 'game'). The abbreviated form 作業ゲー is also common.