Game succeeded after farce (8)
I believe the answer is:
charades
'game' is the definition.
(I know that charades is a type of guessing game)
'succeeded after farce' is the wordplay.
'succeeded' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'farce' becomes 'charade' (both can mean absurd or false situation).
's' put after 'charade' is 'CHARADES'.
(Other definitions for charades that I've seen before include "Game in which answers are acted out" , "Miming parlour game" , "Games like this" , "Miming games" , "Party guessing game" .)