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A game is a piece of interactive media where there is both an objective and a condition for failure. That's it. Without one of those, it's not a game. Period. Just to give some examples of what is/isn't a game: Flappy Bird: game. Stanley Parable: not a game. Antichamber: game. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: game Kerbal Space Program: not a game (as of now. In the future there'll be a game attached/made) Minecraft Survival Mode: game Minecraft Creative Mode: not a game. Animal Crossing: not a game. Mario Bros: game. Clear? Win/Lose = Game, no Win/Lose = not a game. However, everything I listed is still interactive media.