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Idle noise

Video game concept

The NPCs, monsters and other enemies produce an idle noise or chatter warning the player of their presence.

84
games
18
platforms

Alternate name: Idle chatter

Half-Life 2: Episode One (Windows)
Half-Life 2: Episode One
WIN 2006-06-01
Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
Left 4 Dead 2
X360 2009-11-18
Contagion (Windows)
Contagion
WIN 2013-10-24
Quake (MS-DOS)
Quake
DOS 1996-06-22
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Mac OS X)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
OSX 2010-05-26
Deadly Premonition (Windows)
Deadly Premonition
WIN 2013-10
Dungeon Master (X68000)
Dungeon Master
X68K 1990-01-26
Dungeon Master (MS-DOS)
Dungeon Master
DOS 1992
GREED: Black Border (Windows)
GREED: Black Border
WIN 2009-11
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (Windows)
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
WIN 2009-11-24
Dungeon Master (Atari ST)
Dungeon Master
ST 1987
Half-Life 2 (Xbox)
Half-Life 2
XBOX 2005-11-15
Related:
* Radio tap
This is for anything unrealistically loud, frequent and/or characteristic noise anything makes to warn the player of their proximity.

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Parent groups

Game-like elements, NPC gameplay mechanics

Games by year

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The first Idle noise video game was released in 1987.

Valve, Sierra and Tripwire Interactive published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Enemy Chatter)

Platforms

Linux 24
Windows 24
Mac OS X 9
X360 5
MS-DOS 4
PS3 3
PS2 2
BeOS 2
Mac OS Classic 2
Apple IIGS 1
X68000 1
NEC PC9801 1
Xbox 1
FM Towns 1
BSD 1
Amiga 1
Pandora 1
Atari ST 1

Most common companies

Valve13
Sierra7
Tripwire Interactive7
Big Robot Entertainment3
Devolver Digital3
Sierra On-Line3
Victor2
Monochrome Games2
Night Dive Studios2
Open Quartz Team2
Almost Human Games2
FTL Software2