GamePlayMode

GamePlayMode is a 3-value Enumeration on VideoGame / VideoGameSeries / Game.playMode. Values: SinglePlayer, MultiPlayer, CoOp. Arrays are common — most modern titles ship with both single-player and multiplayer modes.

Full example of schema.org/GamePlayMode json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

schema.org/GamePlayMode

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "VideoGame",
  "name": "Thunderdome Runners: Home Stretch",
  "playMode": [
    "https://schema.org/SinglePlayer",
    "https://schema.org/CoOp"
  ]
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid GamePlayMode entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/GamePlayMode (minimal)

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "VideoGame",
  "playMode": "https://schema.org/SinglePlayer"
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

GamePlayMode is a structural type. It does not produce a rich result on its own.

Its value comes from combining it with a primary type whose markup earns a rich result (Article, Product, Event, and so on). GamePlayMode becomes the trunk that the primary type branches off viamainEntityorbreadcrumb. Include it on every page as the backbone of your markup.

Common GamePlayMode mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

01
Single playMode when multiple apply
Wrong
```
"playMode": "https://schema.org/SinglePlayer" on a game with online co-op
```
Right
```
Array of all applicable modes
```
Many titles support multiple modes; single-value collapses that.

Schema properties in this example

GamePlayMode Enumeration playMode SinglePlayer MultiPlayer CoOp VideoGame

Also mentioned in 1 other example

GamePlayMode also appears in VideoGame. See the full GamePlayMode schema page for every reference.

About the example data

"SinglePlayer + CoOp" on the Thunderdome Runners companion video game entry.

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