A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, or paddle.

The playing of video games or computer games.

plural of video game

plural of video game console

(video games) A dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games, especially in accompaniment with a television.

plural of video games console

(video games, nonstandard) A video game console.

(video games) A genre of video game that uses gameplay elements found in a paper-and-pencil role-playing game, such as character classes and leveling up.

plural of role-playing video game