diff --git a/pkgs/games/90secondportraits/default.nix b/pkgs/games/90secondportraits/default.nix
index a5b504995f7..07458cc6446 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/90secondportraits/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/90secondportraits/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ lua love ];
 
-  phases = "installPhase";
+  dontUnpack = true;
 
   installPhase =
   ''
diff --git a/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix b/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
index 6edddfeed5c..d1def374009 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/anki/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ let
       rev = rev-manual;
       sha256 = sha256-manual;
     };
-    phases = [ "unpackPhase" "patchPhase" "buildPhase" ];
+    dontInstall = true;
     nativeBuildInputs = [ asciidoc ];
     patchPhase = ''
       # rsync isnt needed
diff --git a/pkgs/games/duckmarines/default.nix b/pkgs/games/duckmarines/default.nix
index ca2a7439141..af34742b9fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/duckmarines/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/duckmarines/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ lua love ];
 
-  phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+  dontUnpack = true;
 
   installPhase =
   ''
diff --git a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/soundsense.nix b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/soundsense.nix
index 5202c13b5b8..8ed1e7be1b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/soundsense.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/soundsense.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     url = "http://df.zweistein.cz/soundsense/soundSense_${version}.zip";
     sha256 = "1gkrs69l3xsh858yjp204ddp29m668j630akm7arssc9359wxqkk";
   };
-  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "buildPhase" "installPhase" ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ dos2unix ];
   buildPhase = ''
     dos2unix soundSense.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/games/flightgear/default.nix b/pkgs/games/flightgear/default.nix
index 0996d4bd512..bfbb705da38 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/flightgear/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/flightgear/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let
       sha256 = "sha256-/KFumHRkmRvsU/L1i11jG/KbqobnOEP7l4lyPMKHycA=";
     };
 
-    phases = [ "installPhase" ];
+    dontUnpack = true;
 
     installPhase = ''
       mkdir -p "$out/share/FlightGear"
diff --git a/pkgs/games/mari0/default.nix b/pkgs/games/mari0/default.nix
index cb3349960f0..55ef9f51d5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/mari0/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/mari0/default.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ lua love_11 zip ];
 
-  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
-
   installPhase =
   ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share/games/lovegames $out/share/applications
diff --git a/pkgs/games/mrrescue/default.nix b/pkgs/games/mrrescue/default.nix
index ae7519c948b..2328c20ef91 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/mrrescue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/mrrescue/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ lua love makeWrapper ];
 
-  phases = "installPhase";
+  dontUnpack = true;
 
   installPhase =
   ''
diff --git a/pkgs/games/nottetris2/default.nix b/pkgs/games/nottetris2/default.nix
index 42e5a33cad7..179673c05b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/nottetris2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/nottetris2/default.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ zip makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ love_0_7 ];
 
-  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
-
   installPhase =
   ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share/games/lovegames $out/share/applications
diff --git a/pkgs/games/rimshot/default.nix b/pkgs/games/rimshot/default.nix
index 1f4efa5097b..997da768c6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/rimshot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/rimshot/default.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper unzip ];
   buildInputs = [ lua love ];
 
-  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
-
   unpackPhase = ''
     unzip -j $src
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/games/scrolls/default.nix b/pkgs/games/scrolls/default.nix
index cdeab7b10d3..fad783571c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/scrolls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/scrolls/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     libpulseaudio
   ];
 
-  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p "$out/opt/Scrolls"
     cp -r ../Scrolls "$out/opt/Scrolls/"
diff --git a/pkgs/games/sienna/default.nix b/pkgs/games/sienna/default.nix
index 24f5fc08876..59f01f6a2c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/sienna/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/sienna/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ lua love ];
 
-  phases = "installPhase";
+  dontUnpack = true;
 
   installPhase =
   ''
diff --git a/pkgs/games/vapor/default.nix b/pkgs/games/vapor/default.nix
index 71028065263..2fa7ca18927 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/vapor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/vapor/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ lua love ];
 
-  phases = "installPhase";
+  dontUnpack = true;
 
   installPhase =
   ''