--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-rain type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-rain lang: en title: Rain summary: Precipitation changes the environment's appearance and sound. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-rain/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-rain.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-rain.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Weather sourceIds: - source-c2e0edc834ec38e8 - source-dfa4f2015808f5a0 - source-dc507eaef730ccac - source-7ad84dbfbcc82fe1 - source-dba17a83d9f1e4be - source-b8a4fed1553996b9 - source-6e42a1db4f010b1d - source-bd72dad8b306eeeb sources: - id: source-c2e0edc834ec38e8 title: 'Game Mechanics: Rain' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain' verifiedAt: null - id: source-dfa4f2015808f5a0 title: Far Cry 3 (2012) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/far-cry-3' verifiedAt: null - id: source-dc507eaef730ccac title: The Last of Us (2013) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/the-last-of-us' verifiedAt: null - id: source-7ad84dbfbcc82fe1 title: The Last of Us Part II (2020) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/the-last-of-us-part-ii' verifiedAt: null - id: source-dba17a83d9f1e4be title: Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/red-dead-redemption-2' verifiedAt: null - id: source-b8a4fed1553996b9 title: Driveclub (2014) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/driveclub' verifiedAt: null - id: source-6e42a1db4f010b1d title: Grand Theft Auto V (2015) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/grand-theft-auto-v' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bd72dad8b306eeeb title: Forza Horizon 5 (2021) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/forza-horizon-5' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-rain title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-rain' categoryIds: - gm-category-weather supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Rain description: Precipitation changes the environment's appearance and sound. image: src: images/mechanics/atmosphere-rain.webp width: 460 height: 252 game: The Last of Us sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/tlou_rain-mt92ib86.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 6.14 credit: >- Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment; 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: Rain in a city courtyard at night alt: 'The Last of Us: Rain in a city courtyard at night.' markers: - x: 63 'y': 42 label: Rain streaks against a lit background tips: - 'Keep precipitation, sound, material wetness and visibility consistent.' examples: - title: The Last of Us url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain' 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 --- # Rain id: game-mechanics--gm-rain type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-rain lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-rain/ Precipitation changes the environment's appearance and sound. ## At a glance ![The Last of Us: Rain in a city courtyard at night.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/atmosphere-rain.webp) [The Last of Us](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain) · 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/tlou_rain-mt92ib86.webm), 6.14 s 1. Rain streaks against a lit background - Keep precipitation, sound, material wetness and visibility consistent. - [The Last of Us](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain) ## How it works Precipitation changes the environment's appearance and sound. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Precipitation changes the environment's appearance and sound. ## 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: Rain](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain) (id: source-c2e0edc834ec38e8) - [Far Cry 3 (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/far-cry-3) (id: source-dfa4f2015808f5a0) - [The Last of Us (2013)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/the-last-of-us) (id: source-dc507eaef730ccac) - [The Last of Us Part II (2020)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/the-last-of-us-part-ii) (id: source-7ad84dbfbcc82fe1) - [Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/red-dead-redemption-2) (id: source-dba17a83d9f1e4be) - [Driveclub (2014)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/driveclub) (id: source-b8a4fed1553996b9) - [Grand Theft Auto V (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/grand-theft-auto-v) (id: source-6e42a1db4f010b1d) - [Forza Horizon 5 (2021)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/rain/game/forza-horizon-5) (id: source-bd72dad8b306eeeb) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors