--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors lang: en title: Opening doors summary: >- Acting at a door changes access to a passage. A recognizable world object becomes the transition into another area. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Movement - Doors sourceIds: - source-95eee053707ebf4f - source-bb252e83c86d024d - source-b8b431c9018e5477 - source-9300dc6d1d42d57a - source-c15a98a328759d56 - source-38f93238970b2472 - source-5018d8fce1b150b0 - source-6fa0f27a46568463 - source-26d26cd4d9636466 - source-12dcc47c9ced2cfc sources: - id: source-95eee053707ebf4f title: 'Game Mechanics: Opening doors' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bb252e83c86d024d title: Montezuma's Revenge (1984) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/montezumas-revenge' verifiedAt: null - id: source-b8b431c9018e5477 title: Wolfenstein 3D (1992) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/wolfenstein-3d' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9300dc6d1d42d57a title: Doom (1993) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/doom' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c15a98a328759d56 title: Resident Evil (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/resident-evil' verifiedAt: null - id: source-38f93238970b2472 title: 'Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/hitman-2-silent-assassin verifiedAt: null - id: source-5018d8fce1b150b0 title: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell verifiedAt: null - id: source-6fa0f27a46568463 title: Resident Evil Remake (2002) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/resident-evil-remake' verifiedAt: null - id: source-26d26cd4d9636466 title: Doom 3 (2004) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/doom-3' verifiedAt: null - id: source-12dcc47c9ced2cfc title: Hades url: 'https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-opening-doors title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-opening-doors' categoryIds: - gm-category-doors - gm-category-movement supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Opening doors description: >- Acting at a door changes access to a passage. A recognizable world object becomes the transition into another area. image: src: images/mechanics/hades-exit.webp width: 1440 height: 810 crop: x: 263 'y': 0 width: 1087 height: 810 game: Hades sourceUrl: 'https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/' originalUrl: >- https://images.ctfassets.net/5owu3y35gz1g/jce84av2Stq3zFI4KGSlB/7e016dd8d9956468e2a681edbe5bb0ac/Hades_Aug2019_01.png?w=1920&q=80 credit: Supergiant Games rights: © Supergiant Games. All rights reserved. caption: A room exit alt: >- Hades: Zagreus stands in front of a decorated doorway leading to the next chamber. markers: - x: 48 'y': 25 label: The doorway marks a transition between chambers - x: 46 'y': 49 label: The character approaches the passage tips: - Distinguish an available passage from a locked one before interaction. - 'Confirm state changes through movement, sound or lighting.' examples: - title: Hades url: 'https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/' 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 --- # Opening doors id: game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-opening-doors/ Acting at a door changes access to a passage. A recognizable world object becomes the transition into another area. ## At a glance ![Hades: Zagreus stands in front of a decorated doorway leading to the next chamber.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/hades-exit.webp) [Hades](https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/) · © Supergiant Games. All rights reserved. 1. The doorway marks a transition between chambers 2. The character approaches the passage - Distinguish an available passage from a locked one before interaction. - Confirm state changes through movement, sound or lighting. - [Hades](https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/) ## How it works A player action changes a door into a passable state. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A player action changes a door into a passable state. ## 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: Opening doors](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors) (id: source-95eee053707ebf4f) - [Montezuma's Revenge (1984)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/montezumas-revenge) (id: source-bb252e83c86d024d) - [Wolfenstein 3D (1992)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/wolfenstein-3d) (id: source-b8b431c9018e5477) - [Doom (1993)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/doom) (id: source-9300dc6d1d42d57a) - [Resident Evil (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/resident-evil) (id: source-c15a98a328759d56) - [Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/hitman-2-silent-assassin) (id: source-38f93238970b2472) - [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell) (id: source-5018d8fce1b150b0) - [Resident Evil Remake (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/resident-evil-remake) (id: source-6fa0f27a46568463) - [Doom 3 (2004)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/opening-doors/game/doom-3) (id: source-26d26cd4d9636466) - [Hades](https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/) (id: source-12dcc47c9ced2cfc) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors