Leaning

Activities theme

Player can lean left and right to peek around corners without revealing much of their body, either to avoid being detected or to reduce the hitting area for incoming fire.

games

platforms

Name variations: peeking

Invisible, Inc.

WIN 2015-05-12

Thief

WIN 2014-02-25

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

WIN 2008-09-05

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

XBOX 2004-06

Manhunt 2

WIN 2009-11

Thief Gold

WIN 1999-10-29

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

WIN 2007-11

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

WIN 2013-03

WIN 2003-10-28

WIN 2008-02

PS3 2014-10-07

Some games also allow leaning forward to peak downward from a ledge.

In strategy games this is assumed to be automatic when characters move near corners in buildings or behind objects or similar so they lean to the side so their line of sight is no longer blocked. Though in some instances this can be player invoked, such as in turn-based games where leaning/peeking takes action points or similar.

With sufficient sophistication (and context limitation) this turns into cover system.

Parent group

Peeking

Games by year

The first Leaning video game was released on March 26, 1994.

Activision, SEGA and Red Barrels published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		42
Linux		10
Mac OS X		6
X360		5
PS3		4
Xbox One		2
PS4		2
PS2		2
MS-DOS		1
Xbox		1
Mac OS Classic		1

Most common companies