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Health visualization

Video game concept

Visually shows how hurt or damaged the creatures are with wounds and gashes and possibly behaviour as well, instead of showing only a health bar or nothing at all.

26
games
11
platforms

Alternate name: Damage visualization

The Punisher (MS-DOS)
The Punisher
DOS 1990-11
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Windows)
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
WIN 2010-06-08
Left 4 Dead 2 (Mac OS X)
Left 4 Dead 2
OSX 2010-10-05
Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
Left 4 Dead 2
X360 2009-11-18
Pirates of Black Cove (Windows)
Pirates of Black Cove
WIN 2011-08-02
Die by the Sword (Windows)
Die by the Sword
WIN 1998-02-28
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (PlayStation)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
PS1 1999-07-31
Chavez II (Mega Drive)
Chavez II
GEN 1993-03
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Windows)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
WIN 1999-08
Boxing Legends of the Ring (Mega Drive)
Boxing Legends of the Ring
GEN 1993-06-02
Brütal Legend (Windows)
Brütal Legend
WIN 2013-02-26
Left 4 Dead 2 (Windows)
Left 4 Dead 2
WIN 2009-11-18
Related:
* NPC health display
This also includes visualization if a character is sick or otherwise unwell, but primarily anything that signifies how near death they are.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Wounds

Games by year

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The first Health visualization video game was released on November 1990.

Touchstone Studios, Valve and Double Fine Productions published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 12
Linux 3
X360 2
Mega Drive 2
PS3 1
PS2 1
Mac OS X 1
Internet Only 1
MS-DOS 1
Apple II E 1
PS 1

Most common companies

Touchstone Studios3
Valve2
Double Fine Productions2