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Rock-Paper-Scissors Mechanics

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Gameplay mechanics includes some RPS-like component, which is at its core: X counters Y, Y counters Z, and Z counters X.

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games
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platforms
Fire Emblem Heroes (Android)
Fire Emblem Heroes
ANDR 2017-02-02
Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes (PlayStation Vita)
Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes
VITA 2018-11-20
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart (PlayStation Vita)
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart
VITA 2014-05-29
Star Wars: Empire at War (Windows)
Star Wars: Empire at War
WIN 2006-02-16
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
GC 2005-04-20
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (Windows)
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
WIN 2010-03-16
Fate/extra (PlayStation Portable)
Fate/extra
PSP 2010-07-22
RuneScape (Internet Only)
RuneScape
WWW 2004
Brigandine: Grand Edition (PlayStation)
Brigandine: Grand Edition
PS1 2000-05-18
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (Super Nintendo)
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
SNES 1996-05
Vandal Hearts (PlayStation)
Vandal Hearts
PS1 1996
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (Super Nintendo)
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
SNES 1999-09-01
These are not for literal cases of playing rock-paper-scissors, but when gameplay resembles the game of rock-paper-scissors by having effectively a loop of things that each is weak and strong against single other entity in that loop. Commonly limited to 3 items like in the titular game, but may have 4 or more even.

A somewhat common RPS loop is with elements (magic): fire > water > earth > wind > fire, or some variation of that.

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The first Rock-Paper-Scissors Mechanics video game was released in 1996.

Nintendo, Jagex and Konami published most of these games.

Related sites

Related trope at TV Tropes (Tactical Rock Paper Scissors)
Related trope at TV Tropes (Elemental Rock Paper Scissors)
Wikipedia article

Platforms

Windows 8
Nintendo DS 5
Internet Only 3
PS Vita 3
PS 3
GBA 3
PSP 2
Linux 2
3DS 2
iOS 2
SNES 2
Android 2
Saturn 1
Wii 1
Mac OS X 1
X360 1
Switch 1
PS4 1
GameCube 1

Most common companies

Nintendo13
Jagex5
Konami2
Altair Works2