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Interrupting

Video game concept

The use of skills, spells, abilities, etc. (possibly even the most basic actions) can be interrupted by others, usually by hurting whoever is trying to perform them.

46
games
12
platforms
Diablo (Macintosh OS Classic)
Diablo
MAC 1996-12
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (Linux)
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
LIN 2018-03-27
Champions Online (Windows)
Champions Online
WIN 2009-09-01
Risen 3: Titan Lords (Windows)
Risen 3: Titan Lords
WIN 2014-08-14
Eschalon: Book II (Linux)
Eschalon: Book II
LIN 2010-05-26
Diablo II (Windows)
Diablo II
WIN 2000-06-29
Allods Online (Windows)
Allods Online
WIN 2009-12-01
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
WIN 2006-03-20
Gothic 2 (Windows)
Gothic 2
WIN 2002-11-29
Lord of the Rings Online (Windows)
Lord of the Rings Online
WIN 2007-04-24
World of Warcraft (Windows)
World of Warcraft
WIN 2004-11-22
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (Windows)
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
WIN 2012-02-09
See also: pain, power negation

Popular tags

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Parent group

Loss of player agency

Related groups

Other
Pain, Power negation

Video game
Killing blow

Games by year

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The first Interrupting video game was released on December 1996.

Blizzard, Deep Silver and JoWood Productions published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 22
Linux 7
Mac OS X 3
PS3 3
PS4 2
Pandora 2
X360 2
Switch 1
PS5 1
Xbox One 1
Xbox Series X 1
Mac OS Classic 1

Most common companies

Blizzard11
Deep Silver4
JoWood Productions2
NCsoft2
Basilisk Games2