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Screen shake

Video game concept

The player's view and/or interface shakes.

303
games
25
platforms

Alternate name: Camera shake

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Xbox 360)
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
X360 2009-06-30
I Am Alive (Windows)
I Am Alive
WIN 2012-09-06
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Windows)
Rise of the Tomb Raider
WIN 2016-01-28
Magicka (Windows)
Magicka
WIN 2011-01-26
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
X360 2011-11-11
DarkMaus (Windows)
DarkMaus
WIN 2016-01-26
F.E.A.R. 3 (Windows)
F.E.A.R. 3
WIN 2011-06-24
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (Windows)
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
WIN 2007-09-24
Iron Brigade (Xbox 360)
Iron Brigade
X360 2011-06
Cargo – The Quest for Gravity (Windows)
Cargo – The Quest for Gravity
WIN 2011-04-21
SOMA (Windows)
SOMA
WIN 2015-09-22
DUSK-12 (Windows)
DUSK-12
WIN 2008
Related:
* Distorted vision
* Involuntary actions - in first person games this may involve screen being controlled.
* Haptic feedback

Causes:
* Quake
* Footsteps of immense creatures, or generally large/heavy objects falling nearby
* Damage impact
* Fall impact
* Being jostled
* Being startled/frightened
* Explosions, especially large or nearby ones
In older games this was commonly the only feedback besides sound that there's an earthquake or similar going on.

This is not for the actual display device shaking (if there even are any instances of such), but can be included if noted on its unique nature.

Note that the shaking may or may not include the HUD.

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Parent groups

Awareness distortion, Feedback, Screen

Related groups

Other
Distorted vision

Video game
Screen staining

Games by year

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The first Screen shake video game was released in 1984.

Sega, THQ and Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes

Platforms

Windows 149
Linux 49
Mac OS X 26
X360 22
PS3 20
PS4 5
Mega Drive 4
Xbox One 4
MS-DOS 3
GBC 2
SNES 2
Internet Only 2
Flash 2
Wii U 2
Nintendo DS 1
Wii 1
Xbox 1
Zeebo 1
Amiga 1
BeOS 1
Mac OS Classic 1
PS 1
Apple III 1
Android 1
Stadia 1

Most common companies

Sega16
THQ13
Electronic Arts11
Square Enix9
EA Partners8
Ubisoft8
Capcom8
Tripwire Interactive7
Frictional Games6
Deep Silver5
Bethesda Softworks5
505 Games5
Team17 Software5
Devolver Digital4
2K Games4