--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions lang: en title: Clearing obstacles with explosions summary: >- An explosion removes a barrier and opens a route. The player weighs the new passage against explosive cost and nearby danger. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions.md aliases: - Clearing a path with explosives tags: - Game design techniques - Progression - Obstacles sourceIds: - source-080afe84d90f9079 - source-95d55878617efb6b - source-f1ac98ef4fe016a5 - source-8acd296040247f95 sources: - id: source-080afe84d90f9079 title: 'Game Mechanics: Clearing obstacles with explosions' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/clearing-obstacles-with-explosions' verifiedAt: null - id: source-95d55878617efb6b title: Duke Nukem 3D (1996) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/clearing-obstacles-with-explosions/game/duke-nukem-3d verifiedAt: null - id: source-f1ac98ef4fe016a5 title: 'Uncharted: Drake''s Fortune (2007)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/clearing-obstacles-with-explosions/game/uncharted-drakes-fortune verifiedAt: null - id: source-8acd296040247f95 title: Spelunky url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions categoryIds: - gm-category-progression - gm-category-obstacles supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Clearing a path with explosives description: >- An explosion removes a barrier and opens a route. The player weighs the new passage against explosive cost and nearby danger. image: src: images/mechanics/spelunky-explosion.webp width: 1280 height: 720 game: Spelunky sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/239350/ss_d9ed1da2c639aad60ad5cb6715be2f0a4f8f2f63.1920x1080.jpg?t=1632912566 credit: Mossmouth rights: © Mossmouth. All rights reserved. caption: An explosion reshapes the cave alt: >- Spelunky: an explosion sends rock fragments flying beside a ladder, near the explorer. markers: - x: 48 'y': 62 label: Explosion and rock destruction tips: - Communicate the danger radius before detonation. - Ensure the new passage is usable after the barrier breaks. examples: - title: Spelunky url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Clearing obstacles with explosions id: game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-clearing-obstacles-with-explosions/ An explosion removes a barrier and opens a route. The player weighs the new passage against explosive cost and nearby danger. ## At a glance ![Spelunky: an explosion sends rock fragments flying beside a ladder, near the explorer.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/spelunky-explosion.webp) [Spelunky](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/) · © Mossmouth. All rights reserved. 1. Explosion and rock destruction - Communicate the danger radius before detonation. - Ensure the new passage is usable after the barrier breaks. - [Spelunky](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/) ## How it works An explosion removes a barrier and opens a route. ## Variants ### How the technique works - An explosion removes a barrier and opens a route. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Clearing obstacles with explosions](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/clearing-obstacles-with-explosions) (id: source-080afe84d90f9079) - [Duke Nukem 3D (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/clearing-obstacles-with-explosions/game/duke-nukem-3d) (id: source-95d55878617efb6b) - [Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/clearing-obstacles-with-explosions/game/uncharted-drakes-fortune) (id: source-f1ac98ef4fe016a5) - [Spelunky](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/) (id: source-8acd296040247f95) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors