--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns lang: en title: Environmental takedowns summary: >- The hero uses a nearby object against a grabbed enemy. The environment becomes part of the combat move. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns.md aliases: - Environmental takedown tags: - Game design techniques - Combat - Environmental hazards - Killing sourceIds: - source-dd5aa1c2149b975b - source-4aed59b1f6a06f4d - source-e5fab7a2cbe5d01d - source-771c0da0ea08b041 - source-7e6d437a84a4a074 sources: - id: source-dd5aa1c2149b975b title: 'Game Mechanics: Environmental takedowns' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns' verifiedAt: null - id: source-4aed59b1f6a06f4d title: Stranglehold (2007) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/stranglehold verifiedAt: null - id: source-e5fab7a2cbe5d01d title: Bulletstorm (2011) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/bulletstorm verifiedAt: null - id: source-771c0da0ea08b041 title: Sleeping Dogs (2012) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/sleeping-dogs verifiedAt: null - id: source-7e6d437a84a4a074 title: Dishonored (2012) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/dishonored' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-environmental-takedowns title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-environmental-takedowns categoryIds: - gm-category-combat - gm-category-killing - gm-category-environmental-hazards supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Environmental takedown description: >- The hero uses a nearby object against a grabbed enemy. The environment becomes part of the combat move. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-environmental-takedowns.webp width: 598 height: 334 game: Sleeping Dogs (2012) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/sleeping_dogs_electricute.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 2.02 credit: United Front Games / Square Enix; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. caption: An enemy is pushed into an electrical panel alt: >- Wei faces an enemy being electrocuted against an open electrical panel in Sleeping Dogs. markers: - x: 85 'y': 19 label: Electrical panel as an environmental hazard - x: 82 'y': 60 label: Enemy affected by the object tips: - Make usable environmental objects recognizable in advance. - Check the approach route and both characters’ positions. examples: - title: Sleeping Dogs (2012) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns' 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 --- # Environmental takedowns id: game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-environmental-takedowns/ The hero uses a nearby object against a grabbed enemy. The environment becomes part of the combat move. ## At a glance ![Wei faces an enemy being electrocuted against an open electrical panel in Sleeping Dogs.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-environmental-takedowns.webp) [Sleeping Dogs (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/sleeping_dogs_electricute.webm), 2.02 s 1. Electrical panel as an environmental hazard 2. Enemy affected by the object - Make usable environmental objects recognizable in advance. - Check the approach route and both characters’ positions. - [Sleeping Dogs (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns) ## How it works A close-range action uses a nearby object or surface against an enemy. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A close-range action uses a nearby object or surface against an enemy. ## 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: Environmental takedowns](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns) (id: source-dd5aa1c2149b975b) - [Stranglehold (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/stranglehold) (id: source-4aed59b1f6a06f4d) - [Bulletstorm (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/bulletstorm) (id: source-e5fab7a2cbe5d01d) - [Sleeping Dogs (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/sleeping-dogs) (id: source-771c0da0ea08b041) - [Dishonored (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/environmental-takedowns/game/dishonored) (id: source-7e6d437a84a4a074) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors