--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges lang: en title: Jumping to ledges summary: >- The player jumps across a gap toward a grabbable ledge. A readable target helps them judge the trajectory before committing. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges.md aliases: - Jumping to a ledge tags: - Game design techniques - Movement sourceIds: - source-2d8d6f2d44ff9f55 - source-4b77f012ce042543 - source-49b40ea4a9e680ef - source-d125af6bab558195 - source-3d80e6363eb34e0b - source-11495ed494c4cbe7 - source-6f05e8825c4ec994 - source-6d034345094b033d sources: - id: source-2d8d6f2d44ff9f55 title: 'Game Mechanics: Jumping to ledges' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges' verifiedAt: null - id: source-4b77f012ce042543 title: Prince of Persia (1989) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/prince-of-persia' verifiedAt: null - id: source-49b40ea4a9e680ef title: Tomb Raider III (1998) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/tomb-raider-iii' verifiedAt: null - id: source-d125af6bab558195 title: 'Prince of Persia: Classic (2007)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/prince-of-persia-classic verifiedAt: null - id: source-3d80e6363eb34e0b title: 'Uncharted: Drake''s Fortune (2007)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/uncharted-drakes-fortune verifiedAt: null - id: source-11495ed494c4cbe7 title: 'Uncharted 4: A Thief''s End (2016)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/uncharted-4-a-thiefs-end verifiedAt: null - id: source-6f05e8825c4ec994 title: Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider verifiedAt: null - id: source-6d034345094b033d title: Rise of the Tomb Raider url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-jumping-to-ledges title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-jumping-to-ledges categoryIds: - gm-category-movement supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Jumping to a ledge description: >- The player jumps across a gap toward a grabbable ledge. A readable target helps them judge the trajectory before committing. image: src: images/mechanics/tomb-raider-jump.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Rise of the Tomb Raider sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/391220/ss_749f99146e5ebad371e37d95bfab7b17847c1d81.1920x1080.jpg?t=1766187095 credit: Crystal Dynamics / Eidos-Montréal rights: © 2015 Crystal Dynamics group of companies. All rights reserved. caption: Jumping across a gap in the ruins alt: >- Rise of the Tomb Raider: Lara is airborne between stone supports, with a lit ledge visible on the left. markers: - x: 84 'y': 37 label: Character in mid-jump - x: 32 'y': 49 label: A ledge on the far side of the gap tips: - Use material and shape to distinguish a grabbable ledge. - Allow a little aiming error when catching the ledge. examples: - title: Rise of the Tomb Raider url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/' 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 --- # Jumping to ledges id: game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-jumping-to-ledges/ The player jumps across a gap toward a grabbable ledge. A readable target helps them judge the trajectory before committing. ## At a glance ![Rise of the Tomb Raider: Lara is airborne between stone supports, with a lit ledge visible on the left.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/tomb-raider-jump.webp) [Rise of the Tomb Raider](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/) · © 2015 Crystal Dynamics group of companies. All rights reserved. 1. Character in mid-jump 2. A ledge on the far side of the gap - Use material and shape to distinguish a grabbable ledge. - Allow a little aiming error when catching the ledge. - [Rise of the Tomb Raider](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/) ## How it works A jump ends by grabbing an edge rather than landing normally. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A jump ends by grabbing an edge rather than landing normally. ## 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: Jumping to ledges](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges) (id: source-2d8d6f2d44ff9f55) - [Prince of Persia (1989)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/prince-of-persia) (id: source-4b77f012ce042543) - [Tomb Raider III (1998)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/tomb-raider-iii) (id: source-49b40ea4a9e680ef) - [Prince of Persia: Classic (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/prince-of-persia-classic) (id: source-d125af6bab558195) - [Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/uncharted-drakes-fortune) (id: source-3d80e6363eb34e0b) - [Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/uncharted-4-a-thiefs-end) (id: source-11495ed494c4cbe7) - [Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/jumping-to-ledges/game/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider) (id: source-6f05e8825c4ec994) - [Rise of the Tomb Raider](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/) (id: source-6d034345094b033d) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors