--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-gibbing type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-gibbing lang: en title: Gibbing summary: A lethal impact breaks an enemy model into fragments. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-gibbing/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-gibbing.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-gibbing.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Killing - Satisfying sourceIds: - source-dca1eb6e2ae88dc8 - source-5a2ca04be92b6aa0 - source-a2e24e12a87b301b - source-d947891269dde66e - source-e099ae8305255935 - source-abd30d417f62ab47 sources: - id: source-dca1eb6e2ae88dc8 title: 'Game Mechanics: Gibbing' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5a2ca04be92b6aa0 title: Doom (1993) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/doom' verifiedAt: null - id: source-a2e24e12a87b301b title: Quake (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/quake' verifiedAt: null - id: source-d947891269dde66e title: Doom 3 (2004) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/doom-3' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e099ae8305255935 title: Call of Duty 2 (2005) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/call-of-duty-2' verifiedAt: null - id: source-abd30d417f62ab47 title: Black Mesa (2015) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/black-mesa' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-gibbing title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-gibbing' categoryIds: - gm-category-killing - gm-category-satisfying supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Gibbing description: A lethal impact breaks an enemy model into fragments. image: src: images/mechanics/impact-gibbing.webp width: 600 height: 410 game: Quake sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/quake_gibs-mta4pvo6.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 2.73 credit: id Software; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Three-dimensional fragments replace an intact model alt: 'Quake: Three-dimensional fragments replace an intact model.' markers: - x: 49 'y': 51 label: Model fragment in flight tips: - Keep the attack result clear and limit the number of physical fragments. examples: - title: Quake url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing' 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 --- # Gibbing id: game-mechanics--gm-gibbing type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-gibbing lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-gibbing/ A lethal impact breaks an enemy model into fragments. ## At a glance ![Quake: Three-dimensional fragments replace an intact model.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/impact-gibbing.webp) [Quake](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/quake_gibs-mta4pvo6.webm), 2.73 s 1. Model fragment in flight - Keep the attack result clear and limit the number of physical fragments. - [Quake](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing) ## How it works A lethal impact breaks an enemy model into fragments. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A lethal impact breaks an enemy model into fragments. ## 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: Gibbing](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing) (id: source-dca1eb6e2ae88dc8) - [Doom (1993)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/doom) (id: source-5a2ca04be92b6aa0) - [Quake (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/quake) (id: source-a2e24e12a87b301b) - [Doom 3 (2004)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/doom-3) (id: source-d947891269dde66e) - [Call of Duty 2 (2005)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/call-of-duty-2) (id: source-e099ae8305255935) - [Black Mesa (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/gibbing/game/black-mesa) (id: source-abd30d417f62ab47) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors