video game where you die a lot
Slang used among gamers for a game with high difficulty or frequent player death. Often used in phrases like 死にゲーが好き (I like hard games).
Dark Souls is a famous 'die-a-lot' game.
最近の死にゲーは理不尽じゃなくて、ちゃんと練習すればクリアできる。
Recent hard games aren't unfair; you can clear them if you practice properly.
A slang compound of 死に (shini, 'dying', from 死ぬ) and ゲー (gē, abbreviation of ゲーム 'game').