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Decoys

Tools theme

Any characters, tools, structures, etc. that exist solely to lure enemies away from something important or to bait them in traps.

67
games
9
platforms

Alternate names: Lures, Baits

Revenge of the Titans (Windows)
Revenge of the Titans
WIN 2010
Alien: Isolation (Xbox 360)
Alien: Isolation
X360 2014-10-07
Anomaly 2 (Linux)
Anomaly 2
LIN 2013-05-15
Alien: Isolation (PlayStation 3)
Alien: Isolation
PS3 2014-10-07
Dead Island (Windows)
Dead Island
WIN 2011-09-09
Alien: Isolation (Windows)
Alien: Isolation
WIN 2014-10-06
Dead Block (Xbox 360)
Dead Block
X360 2011-07-06
Anomaly: Warzone Earth (Android)
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
ANDR 2011-04-08
Mark of the Ninja (Windows)
Mark of the Ninja
WIN 2012-10-16
Anomaly: Warzone Earth (Xbox 360)
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
X360 2012-04-06
Atom Zombie Smasher (Windows)
Atom Zombie Smasher
WIN 2011-03-14
Anomaly 2 (Windows)
Anomaly 2
WIN 2013-05-15
Examples:
* Food for animals
* Wealth for thieves
* Mock-up structures for saboteurs
* Holograms and illusions for any

Unlike distracting, decoys can be efficient even after you've been detected.
See also: distracting

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The first Decoys video game was released on September 28, 2004.

11 bit studios, Kalypso Media Digital and Sega published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 24
Linux 20
X360 7
PS3 7
Mac OS X 4
PS4 2
Xbox One 1
PS Vita 1
Android 1