Invincibility frames
Other (objects, etc.) concept
27
games
9platforms
Employs moments of invincibility tied to certain animation frames, such as certain dodges. This tag is only when the iframes aren't specified better with something else.
Notable people involved: Hidetaka Miyazaki, Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura
Alternate names: Invulnerability frames
Name variations: iframes
XBOX1 2019-03-21
X360 2011-10-04
WIN 2018-05-25
WIN 2014-04-24
WIN 2016-09-20
WIN 2013-11
WIN 2015-04-01
PS4 2019-03-21
WIN 2018-04-16
PS3 2014-04-11
PS4 2016-04-12
VITA 2016-04-12
Although originally this related to specifically static sprite frames, modern games don't always employ such mechanics anymore and thus this more generally refers to just a moment of invincibility associated with certain actions like dodging.
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The first Invincibility frames video game was released on February 2009.
Chucklefish, Namco Bandai, Activision and FromSoftware published most of these games.