--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up lang: en title: Ledge climb-up summary: >- From a hanging position, the character pulls onto the upper surface. The transition connects edge grabbing with ordinary movement. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up.md aliases: - Climbing onto a ledge tags: - Game design techniques - Movement sourceIds: - source-058e6a0a0190d3f9 - source-e8069f85ad6259c8 - source-e8b93becece98424 - source-beb3bba747ba2e74 - source-dde7af386195b64f - source-c2fb8173119962e9 - source-837982d8e87efa8b sources: - id: source-058e6a0a0190d3f9 title: 'Game Mechanics: Ledge climb-up' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e8069f85ad6259c8 title: Prince of Persia (1989) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/prince-of-persia' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e8b93becece98424 title: Tomb Raider (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/tomb-raider' verifiedAt: null - id: source-beb3bba747ba2e74 title: 'Prince of Persia: Classic (2007)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/prince-of-persia-classic verifiedAt: null - id: source-dde7af386195b64f title: 'Hitman: Absolution (2012)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/hitman-absolution' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c2fb8173119962e9 title: The Last of Us (2013) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/the-last-of-us' verifiedAt: null - id: source-837982d8e87efa8b title: Outlast (2013) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/outlast' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-ledge-climb-up title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-ledge-climb-up' categoryIds: - gm-category-movement supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Climbing onto a ledge description: >- From a hanging position, the character pulls onto the upper surface. The transition connects edge grabbing with ordinary movement. image: src: images/mechanics/tomb-raider-classic-climb.webp width: 598 height: 334 game: Tomb Raider (1996) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/tomb_raider_1_ledge_climb_up.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 2.6 credit: Core Design; clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- © respective game rights holders. Clip source: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved. caption: Pulling from a hang onto a platform alt: >- Tomb Raider (1996): Lara braces her hands on a stone edge and pulls her body onto the upper platform. markers: - x: 49 'y': 53 label: Transition from the edge to the upper surface tips: - Check that there is enough body clearance above the edge. - Align the animation’s end with control becoming available again. examples: - title: Tomb Raider (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up' 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 --- # Ledge climb-up id: game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-ledge-climb-up/ From a hanging position, the character pulls onto the upper surface. The transition connects edge grabbing with ordinary movement. ## At a glance ![Tomb Raider (1996): Lara braces her hands on a stone edge and pulls her body onto the upper platform.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/tomb-raider-classic-climb.webp) [Tomb Raider (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up) · © respective game rights holders. Clip source: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/tomb_raider_1_ledge_climb_up.webm), 2.6 s 1. Transition from the edge to the upper surface - Check that there is enough body clearance above the edge. - Align the animation’s end with control becoming available again. - [Tomb Raider (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up) ## How it works The character pulls up from a hanging grip onto a support. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The character pulls up from a hanging grip onto a support. ## 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: Ledge climb-up](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up) (id: source-058e6a0a0190d3f9) - [Prince of Persia (1989)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/prince-of-persia) (id: source-e8069f85ad6259c8) - [Tomb Raider (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/tomb-raider) (id: source-e8b93becece98424) - [Prince of Persia: Classic (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/prince-of-persia-classic) (id: source-beb3bba747ba2e74) - [Hitman: Absolution (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/hitman-absolution) (id: source-dde7af386195b64f) - [The Last of Us (2013)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/the-last-of-us) (id: source-c2fb8173119962e9) - [Outlast (2013)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/ledge-climb-up/game/outlast) (id: source-837982d8e87efa8b) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors