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Object manipulation

Activities theme

Player can somehow fiddle with objects in their hands, such as turning them around, shaking them, etc.

16
games
7
platforms

Alternate name: Item manipulation

Penumbra: Overture (Windows)
Penumbra: Overture
WIN 2007-03-30
L.A. Noire (PlayStation 3)
L.A. Noire
PS3 2011-05-17
L.A. Noire (Xbox 360)
L.A. Noire
X360 2011-05-17
L.A. Noire (Windows)
L.A. Noire
WIN 2011-11
SOMA (Windows)
SOMA
WIN 2015-09-22
Penumbra: Overture (Linux)
Penumbra: Overture
LIN 2007-05-26
Trespasser (Windows)
Trespasser
WIN 1998
Penumbra: Black Plague (Windows)
Penumbra: Black Plague
WIN 2008-02-12
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Nintendo DS)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
NDS 2010-06-19
SOMA (PlayStation 4)
SOMA
PS4 2015-09-22
Penumbra: Black Plague (Mac OS X)
Penumbra: Black Plague
OSX 2008-02-12
SOMA
OSX 2015-09-22
See also: manual interaction (similar concept when dealing with the environment)
Usually limited to rotating objects to examine them from various angles.

In more technically advanced and immersive cases the player actually sees the protagonist's hands doing the work of manipulating the object as expected.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Interaction: Items

Games by year

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The first Object manipulation video game was released in 1998.

Frictional Games, Paradox Interactive and Rockstar Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 5
Linux 4
Mac OS X 3
PS3 1
X360 1
Nintendo DS 1
PS4 1

Most common companies

Frictional Games5
Paradox Interactive3
Rockstar Games3