Invisible platforms

Other (objects, etc.) entity

Platforms that normally are normally undetectable. Some may become visible under certain circumstances and others may even be intangible unless something is done to or near them.

24
games
10
platforms
Commonly simplest and safest way to reveal these is to shoot at them, but this is not always reliable (e.g. gunfire and such passes through them as if they were air even when the player character can safely stand on them).
See also: secrets (commonly invisible platforms are a pathway to secret locations, but not always)

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Parent groups

Platformer elements, Visibility

Games by year

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The first Invisible platforms video game was released on October 31, 1998.

Polytron, Eidos and Namco Bandai published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 8
Linux 4
X360 3
PS3 2
PS4 2
PS 1
Mac OS X 1
PS Vita 1
Xbox One 1
Switch 1

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