How to represent level of difficulty while selecting a game?

1. How do you define difficulty level?
2. What is game difficulty?
3. Why do games have difficulty levels?
4. Why is difficulty important in games?

How do you define difficulty level?

difficulty level (plural difficulty levels) The relative difficulty of completing a task or objective. (video games) A variable setting in a video game determining how challenging it is to play.

What is game difficulty?

You could define video game difficulty as a measure of which a game fairly challenges the gamer relative to their skill level. But perhaps a more accurate definition could be the way in which a game communicates what it wants you to do and how it wants to you do it, relative to your skill level.

Why do games have difficulty levels?

They allow the entire spectrum of gamers to have control over what kind of challenge they enjoy most. If a game does not offer difficulty settings, it's very likely to lose an entire point in my review scores.

Why is difficulty important in games?

Difficulty can serve as the foundation or stepping stones for progression, helping players learn the game and keeping them engaged throughout their experience, it can become an obstacle that players must overcome to progress in a game or it can serve as a punishment for a lack of mastery.