Pressure plates

Other (objects, etc.) entity

Floor plates, pads, or such that react to sufficient weight pressing down on them (such as the player character, random objects, NPCs, vehicles, or anything else).

159
games
24
platforms

Name variations: pressure pads

In most games pressure plates are restricted to reacting only to player character or specific heavy objects.
Related:
* In-built traps
* Traps

The first Pressure plates video game was released on September 1990.

Bethesda Softworks, SSI and Playdead published most of these games.

Parent group

Interactive triggers

Platforms

Windows 60
Linux 29
Mac OS X 16
PS3 12
X360 8
MS-DOS 6
PS4 4
Amiga 2
PS Vita 2
Switch 2
Amiga AGA 2
PS2 2
NEC PC9801 2
Xbox One 2
Mega-CD 1
C64 1
C128 1
Wii 1
FM Towns 1
Nintendo DS 1
SNES 1
Mega Drive 1
Lynx 1
Wii U 1

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