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Safe zone

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Includes one or more areas where the player character can not attack or be attacked by anyone. Enforced either by changed game mechanics or the player character simply refuses to attack.

92
games
23
platforms

Alternate names: Safe haven, Weapons free zone

Darkstone (PlayStation)
Darkstone
PS1 2001-01-31
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (Windows)
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
WIN 2001-06-29
Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360)
Far Cry 2
X360 2008-10-21
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Xbox)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
XBOX 2002-10-22
Alien Shooter 2 - Reloaded (Windows)
Alien Shooter 2 - Reloaded
WIN 2009-03
Phantasie (MS-DOS)
Phantasie
DOS 1987
Assassin's Creed (Windows)
Assassin's Creed
WIN 2008-04-08
Diablo II (Macintosh OS Classic)
Diablo II
MAC 2000-06-29
Darkstone (Windows)
Darkstone
WIN 1999-07-27
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (GameCube)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
GC 2002-11-19
CrossFire (Linux)
CrossFire
LIN 2001-05-08
Diablo (Macintosh OS Classic)
Diablo
MAC 1996-12
Related:
* Neutral NPCs
* Optional tasks
* Save points
* Plot immortality
This does NOT include areas where attacking anyone spells almost certain doom for the player character, simply areas where attacking is impossible.

Usually the safe zone is in form of a habitat, such as a town, or a building within a habitat if the habitat itself is not such.

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Games by year

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The first Safe zone video game was released in 1982.

Blizzard, Bethesda Softworks and QCF Design published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 33
Linux 16
PS3 6
MS-DOS 5
X360 5
Mac OS X 5
Pandora 3
Mac OS Classic 3
PS 2
Apple II E 1
Internet Only 1
BSD 1
Tandy Coco 1
PS2 1
Switch 1
PS4 1
PS5 1
NES 1
Xbox One 1
Xbox 1
Xbox Series X 1
Win3.1 1
GameCube 1

Most common companies

Blizzard13
Bethesda Softworks5
QCF Design4
Capcom4
Arcen Games3
Ubisoft Entertainment3
Techland3
Ubisoft3
Interplay3
Soldak Entertainment3
Interplay Entertainment2
Activision2
Endless Fluff2
Brøderbund2