Environmental hazards
Other (objects, etc.) theme
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This is a container group; its children are:
Acid | (too short) | 1990 / 2015 | 23 games |
Collapsing ceiling | Whole or parts of the ceiling fall down and injure or kill the protagonist and possibly others, commonly stalactites or icicles though occasionally whole blocks. | 1998 / 2014 | 9 games |
Deadly water | Deadly water is a video game concept where getting in water causes death, health loss or other negative effects. | 1981 / 2019 | 226 games |
Death pits | Includes pits where once you fall, you're never coming back. Either you die during the fall, hitting the bottom or there's just no way out of them and the game doesn't have the grace to call it a game over. | 1984 / 2022 | 286 games |
Environmental combat | Player can use the environment to defeat their opponents. (too short) | 1991 / 2018 | 78 games |
Eruptions | Violent eruptions of some harmful substance (e.g. lava, steam, acid, ...) provide an environmental hazard. | 2007 / 2020 | 27 games |
Explosive environmental objects | Includes objects that cause an explosion or expulsion of some harmful material upon being sufficiently damaged. These are [i]very[/i] likely red and barrel-shaped. | 1989 / 2023 | 273 games |
Flammable gas | Gaseous matter that is explosive or otherwise can be made dangerous under certain circumstances. (too short) | 2008 / 2020 | 2 games |
Gas hazards | Includes areas where dangerous gases are present, whether these cause direct damage, asphyxiation, poisoning, or some other effects. This also includes aerosols, spores, and other similar and similarly dealt with hazards. | 2003 / 2016 | 14 games |
Lava | An environmental hazard, though may have actual uses or dynamics outside of the initial danger it poses. | 1985 / 2023 | 105 games |
Wildfire | Fire dynamically spreads, burns and is extinguished with the presence or absence of appropriate materials and environmental conditions. | 1977 / 2020 | 46 games |