Deadly water
Video game concept
Deadly water is a video game concept where getting in water causes death, health loss or other negative effects.
226
games
59platforms
7800 1988
ST 1988
PS3 2013-04-26
VIC 1982
DOS 1994-06-01
LIN 1999
WIN 2012-10
FM7 1985-04
CPC 1988
NES 1989-12-21
NES 1989
ELEC 1984
Related:
* Death pits
* Oxygen
* Shallow water (possible safe kind of water even if submersion causes death)
* Death pits
* Oxygen
* Shallow water (possible safe kind of water even if submersion causes death)
This was common in early games and raised scorn and jokes about the protagonist's inability to swim. Generally seen as only a graphic variation of bottomless pits.
This is NOT for cases where prolonged submersion causes harm or death due to oxygen supply running out.
Some games allow splashing about in ankle deep water without any harm, but complete submersion is an instakill case.
This is NOT for cases where prolonged submersion causes harm or death due to oxygen supply running out.
Some games allow splashing about in ankle deep water without any harm, but complete submersion is an instakill case.
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Games by year
The first Deadly water video game was released in 1981.
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Platforms
NES | 36 | ||
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Windows | 36 | ||
Linux | 19 | ||
C64 | 13 | ||
MS-DOS | 12 | ||
Mac OS X | 6 | ||
PS3 | 5 | ||
Famicom Disk System | 5 | ||
ZX Spectrum | 5 | ||
Master System | 4 | ||
MSX | 4 | ||
Xbox One | 4 | ||
PS4 | 4 | ||
Sharp X1 | 3 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 3 | ||
PS2 | 3 | ||
X360 | 3 | ||
C16/Plus4 | 3 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 2 | ||
MICRO 7 - FM7 | 2 | ||
Tandy Coco | 2 | ||
GB | 2 | ||
NEC PC8801 | 2 | ||
PC Engine | 2 | ||
Atari 7800 | 2 | ||
NEC PC6001 | 2 | ||
NEC PC9801 | 2 | ||
Xbox | 2 | ||
VIC-20 | 2 | ||
Amiga | 2 |