Timeout hunter

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Once time limit is reached, or just certain time has passed, a hunter of some description is spawned that proceeds to chase the player until they finish the objective or are defeated.

games

platforms

ARCD 1984

WIN 2016-12-02

X360 2012-07-04

WIN 2013-02-26

WIN 2013-08

Super House of Dead Ninjas

WIN 2013-02-18

Wolverine: Adamantium Rage

SNES 1994-11

ARCD 1980

COCO 1982

ARCD 1989

VCS 1982

This does not require there is a time limit of any sort, only that the hunter spawns reliably within certain (possibly variable) time frame.

The hunter has a tendency to break normal rules other enemies follow (such as passing through walls and other obstructions without effort) and being immortal, though neither of these conditions are required.

Probable reasons for this existing vary from forcing progression to a certain pace or simply discourage staying in "easy" area and farm resources without effort.

For arcade games or arcade game adoptions/ports, this is simply there to limit single player hogging a machine for too long for any reason, such as being too careful.

Parent group

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Games by year

The first Timeout hunter video game was released in 1980.

Black Shell Media, Zaxis Games and Uppercut Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		8
Linux		5
Arcade		4
Tandy Coco		4
MS-DOS		2
Mac OS X		2
Xbox One		2
Atari 2600		1
Atari 5200		1
3DO		1
Atari 400/800		1
SNES		1
X360		1
NeXT		1
BSD		1
Mac OS Classic		1

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