---
key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over
type: mechanic
id: game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over
lang: en
title: Running NPCs over
summary: A moving vehicle damages characters on collision.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over/
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https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over.json
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https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over.md
aliases:
- Run over NPCs
tags:
- Game design techniques
- Vehicles
- Killing
- Satisfying
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- id: source-747aba2b377f7985
title: 'Game Mechanics: Running NPCs over'
url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over'
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- id: source-d9044f0c9df9ce89
title: 'Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999)'
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https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/tomb-raider-the-last-revelation
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- id: source-ea9af53a336b0ee5
title: Dead Rising (2006)
url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/dead-rising'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-b0784a53d5b7628f
title: Far Cry 3 (2012)
url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/far-cry-3'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-47983d020de45180
title: Dying Light (2015)
url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/dying-light'
verifiedAt: null
- id: source-8c3e3a6f111013a7
title: 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)'
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https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain
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id: gm-running-npcs-over
title: Game design techniques
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-running-npcs-over
categoryIds:
- gm-category-vehicles
- gm-category-killing
- gm-category-satisfying
supersededBy: []
attributes:
preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Run over NPCs
description: A moving vehicle damages characters on collision.
image:
src: images/mechanics/world-running-npcs-over.webp
width: 800
height: 446
game: 'Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation'
sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over'
originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/tomb_raider_4_running_over.webm'
sourceFrameSeconds: 2
credit: Core Design; 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: A character is thrown after contact with a jeep
alt: >-
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation: A character is thrown after contact
with a jeep.
markers:
- x: 49
'y': 84
label: Character after the collision
- x: 55
'y': 50
label: Moving jeep along the route
tips:
- Match the reaction to actual collision speed and direction.
examples:
- title: 'Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation'
url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over'
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
---
# Running NPCs over
id: game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-running-npcs-over/
A moving vehicle damages characters on collision.
## At a glance
[Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over) · 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/tomb_raider_4_running_over.webm), 2 s
1. Character after the collision
2. Moving jeep along the route
- Match the reaction to actual collision speed and direction.
- [Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over)
## How it works
A moving vehicle damages characters on collision.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- A moving vehicle damages characters on collision.
## 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: Running NPCs over](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over) (id: source-747aba2b377f7985)
- [Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/tomb-raider-the-last-revelation) (id: source-d9044f0c9df9ce89)
- [Dead Rising (2006)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/dead-rising) (id: source-ea9af53a336b0ee5)
- [Far Cry 3 (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/far-cry-3) (id: source-b0784a53d5b7628f)
- [Dying Light (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/dying-light) (id: source-47983d020de45180)
- [Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/running-npcs-over/game/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain) (id: source-8c3e3a6f111013a7)
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