--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision lang: en title: Magical vision summary: >- A special perception mode highlights important targets and world features. It helps reveal information that is hard to read in the normal view. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision.md aliases: - Special vision tags: - Game design techniques - Camera & perception - Immersion killers sourceIds: - source-9d5bd8db2e814d20 - source-614d2860f1b40645 - source-c75345182d48d9d8 - source-e43a738b744a3cfd sources: - id: source-9d5bd8db2e814d20 title: 'Game Mechanics: Magical vision' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision' verifiedAt: null - id: source-614d2860f1b40645 title: Assassin's Creed Unity (2014) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision/game/assassins-creed-unity verifiedAt: null - id: source-c75345182d48d9d8 title: 'Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision/game/batman-arkham-knight verifiedAt: null - id: source-e43a738b744a3cfd title: Hitman 2 (2018) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision/game/hitman-2' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-magical-vision title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-magical-vision' categoryIds: - gm-category-camera-perception - gm-category-immersion-killers supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Special vision description: >- A special perception mode highlights important targets and world features. It helps reveal information that is hard to read in the normal view. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-magical-vision.webp width: 500 height: 276 game: Assassin's Creed Unity (2014) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/ac_unity_eagle_view.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 7.32 credit: Ubisoft Montréal; 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: Eagle Vision highlights enemies alt: >- Two enemies glow red behind wooden cover beside Arno in Assassin’s Creed Unity. markers: - x: 70 'y': 36 label: Enemies highlighted by the mode - x: 50 'y': 59 label: Arno remains framed by the cover tips: - Keep color and outline meanings consistent. - Avoid requiring constant scanning of every room. examples: - title: Assassin's Creed Unity (2014) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision' 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 --- # Magical vision id: game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-magical-vision/ A special perception mode highlights important targets and world features. It helps reveal information that is hard to read in the normal view. ## At a glance ![Two enemies glow red behind wooden cover beside Arno in Assassin’s Creed Unity.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-magical-vision.webp) [Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision) · 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/ac_unity_eagle_view.webm), 7.32 s 1. Enemies highlighted by the mode 2. Arno remains framed by the cover - Keep color and outline meanings consistent. - Avoid requiring constant scanning of every room. - [Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision) ## How it works A special perception mode reveals otherwise hidden world information. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A special perception mode reveals otherwise hidden world information. ## 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: Magical vision](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision) (id: source-9d5bd8db2e814d20) - [Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision/game/assassins-creed-unity) (id: source-614d2860f1b40645) - [Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision/game/batman-arkham-knight) (id: source-c75345182d48d9d8) - [Hitman 2 (2018)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/magical-vision/game/hitman-2) (id: source-e43a738b744a3cfd) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors