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NPC friendly fire

Video game concept

NPCs - especially those opposing the protagonist - can harm their allies, accidentally or intentionally.

57
games
12
platforms
Killing Floor 2 (Windows)
Killing Floor 2
WIN 2016-11-18
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (Windows)
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
WIN 2016-04-27
Bulletstorm (Windows)
Bulletstorm
WIN 2011-02-25
DRL (Windows)
DRL
WIN 2005
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (Windows)
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
WIN 2012-02-09
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (Windows)
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
WIN 2009-11-24
Destroy All Humans! One Giant Step On Mankind (PlayStation 2)
Destroy All Humans! One Giant Step On Mankind
PS2 2005-06-21
Bulletstorm (PlayStation 3)
Bulletstorm
PS3 2011-02-25
Quake (Windows)
Quake
WIN 1997-06-22
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PlayStation 2)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
PS2 2001-12-03
Bastion (Windows)
Bastion
WIN 2011-08-16
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time (Windows)
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
WIN 2010-10-15
This is to contrast cases where NPCs are immune to "friendly" grenades exploding at their feet or wild suppression fire from their allies not doing anything when it accidentally hits them.
Related:
* Friendly fire
* NPC strife

Popular tags

arenashooter baldursgate blood-series corridorshooter doom-series dungeoncrawler hackandslash jaggedalliance magicka-series metroidvania quake-series roguelike roguelite serioussam tactical twitchshooter

Parent groups

NPC gameplay mechanics, Realism

Games by year

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The first NPC friendly fire video game was released on June 22, 1996.

Tripwire Interactive, Harebrained Schemes and EA Partners published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 20
Windows 20
Mac OS X 5
MS-DOS 2
PS2 2
BeOS 2
Xbox One 1
PS4 1
Pandora 1
X360 1
PS3 1
Mac OS Classic 1

Most common companies

Tripwire Interactive7
Harebrained Schemes4
EA Partners3
Digital Tribe3
Devolver Digital3
Open Quartz Team2
Activision2
GT Interactive2
Interplay Entertainment2
Arrowhead Game Studios2
Microsoft Studios2
Indietopia Games2