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Passage on demand

Other (objects, etc.) concept

A passage, area, or similar forms around you as needed (and often disappearing as you move away from it). Commonly a passage over a chasm.

17
games
6
platforms

Name variations: Scenery on demand, Scenery as you go

American McGee's Alice (Windows)
American McGee's Alice
WIN 2000-12-05
Bastion (Windows)
Bastion
WIN 2011-08-16
Undying (Windows)
Undying
WIN 2001-02-20
Boson X (Mac OS X)
Boson X
OSX 2014-09-15
Epistory - Typing Chronicles (Windows)
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
WIN 2016-03-30
Bastion (Xbox 360)
Bastion
X360 2011-07-20
METRO 2033 (Windows)
METRO 2033
WIN 2010-03-16
METRO 2033 (Xbox 360)
METRO 2033
X360 2010-03-16
Boson X (Windows)
Boson X
WIN 2014-09-15
Voxatron (Linux)
Voxatron
LIN TBA 2014
Prince of Persia (MS-DOS)
Prince of Persia
DOS 1990-09
American McGee's Alice (Macintosh OS Classic)
American McGee's Alice
MAC 2001
Commonly a gimmick in some select locations, in oldest works this has likely worked by requiring a step of faith into nothingess (the passage forms only at the very instant it is needed, not before). In more modern works the passages are usually formed slightly ahead of you, allowing you to see where it leads and be somewhat sure of its existence.

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Games by year

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The first Passage on demand video game was released on September 1990.

Deep Silver, Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Scenery As You Go)

Platforms

Windows 7
Linux 3
Mac OS X 3
X360 2
MS-DOS 1
Mac OS Classic 1