Foddian game

== English == === Alternative forms === foddian game, Foddian-like game, foddian-like game === Etymology === From Foddy +‎ -ian, in reference to the 2017 video game Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. Coined by American YouTuber and streamer Ludwig Ahgren. === Noun === Foddian game (plural Foddian games) (video games) A subgenre of rage games where the game has simple or barebones mechanics; and designed on arbitrary loss of progress and unpredictable punishments, ranging from minor setbacks to complete resets, and anywhere in between. === References === “Foddian game”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999. Ludwig Ahgren (3 August 2020), “I beat the hardest games of all time in 1 hour.”, in YouTube‎[1], archived from the original on 19 March 2022 Ademilade Shodipe-Dosunmu (12 August 2023), “What Are Foddian Games, and What's the Origin of the Name?”, in MakeUseOf‎[2], archived from the original on 13 August 2023 “Ascending Inferno — ​The Foddian Soccer Game From Hell — ​Kicks Off Today!”, in Games Press‎[3], 28 October 2024, archived from the original on 5 December 2024 GameDNA (5 January 2026), “AI And The Futility Of Foddian Games”, in YouTube‎[4] “What is a foddian game (Survey)”, in Reddit‎[5], 21 April 2021, archived from the original on 8 January 2026