Editing Minigame (section)

{{short description|Short video game often contained within another video game}}
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[[File:A Short Hike Screenshot 4.png|thumb|A "beachstickball"  minigame in ''[[A Short Hike]]'']]
A '''minigame''' (also spelled '''mini game''' and '''mini-game''', sometimes called a '''subgame''' or '''microgame''') is a short game often contained within another [[video game]]. A minigame contains different [[gameplay]] elements  and is often smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained.

Some video games consist entirely of minigames which tie into an overall theme, such as ''[[Olympic Decathlon]]'' (1980). Minigames can also be used to represent a specific experience, such as [[Security hacker|hacking]] and [[lock picking]], both of which are found in [[Bethesda Game Studios|Bethesda]] games, or scanning an area, that ties into a larger game.