Death is an inevitable part of almost every video game. These titles, though, manage to use those Game Over screens in some interesting ways.

I’ve seen one or two games do interesting and even convenient things with failure in games. I can even think up a couple decent ideas myself for how some genres might subvert the game-over screen.

Alan Wake 2 is pure survival horror by way of Remedy, and the studio has created one of the most terrifying game over screens in games this decade.

While plenty can be said about the overall experience of a horror game, if you fail you'll face the dreaded game over screen and horror games have some of the scariest ones of all time.

A recent video explored the evolution of Mario’s deaths and game-ending actions over the past 30 years, ending with Super Mario Odyssey’s much less anxiety-inducing death screen.

From Dark Souls’ YOU DIED to the stark “DEATH” screen in Death’s Door, game over screens are some of the most iconic parts of games. So how do game devs make them less frustrating to see?

It's a treat when video game immersion extends into the Game Over screen, especially when you have to view that screen over and over again.

A "Game Over" screen represents the most infuriating moment a video-game player must face: his or her ultimate and final defeat. (Well, until you restart the level or reload that last save, anyway ...

Super Mario Odyssey will be dropping the game over screen, which has been present in every mainline Super Mario game for the past 30 years.

Super Mario Odyssey Will Have No Game Over Screen We continue to see evidence that Mario's new game for Nintendo Switch could very well be a simulation.