--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision lang: en title: See-through vision (X-ray) summary: >- A special mode reveals targets behind opaque surfaces. The player gains planning information before making direct contact. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision.md aliases: - See-through vision tags: - Game design techniques - Camera & perception sourceIds: - source-72f2f5aae82230dd - source-3083cbf5068e73fe - source-5d3a944c1126592d - source-748c7ccacea3c4fb - source-792d33de8d74013d - source-bd524af1df7a623f - source-1251c10a46477b60 sources: - id: source-72f2f5aae82230dd title: 'Game Mechanics: See-through vision (X-ray)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision' verifiedAt: null - id: source-3083cbf5068e73fe title: 'Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/deus-ex-mankind-divided verifiedAt: null - id: source-5d3a944c1126592d title: 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/deus-ex-human-revolution verifiedAt: null - id: source-748c7ccacea3c4fb title: Red Faction (2001) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/red-faction' verifiedAt: null - id: source-792d33de8d74013d title: 'Red Faction: Armageddon (2011)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/red-faction-armageddon verifiedAt: null - id: source-bd524af1df7a623f title: Resistance 3 (2011) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/resistance-3' verifiedAt: null - id: source-1251c10a46477b60 title: Killzone Shadow Fall (2013) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/killzone-shadow-fall verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-see-through-vision title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-see-through-vision categoryIds: - gm-category-camera-perception supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: See-through vision description: >- A special mode reveals targets behind opaque surfaces. The player gains planning information before making direct contact. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-see-through-vision.webp width: 500 height: 278 game: 'Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)' sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision' originalUrl: >- https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/deus_ex_mankind_divided_see_thru_walls.webm sourceFrameSeconds: 1.64 credit: Eidos-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: Smart Vision reveals people behind a wall alt: >- Two orange silhouettes appear behind a wall beside a door in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. markers: - x: 64 'y': 44 label: Silhouette behind an opaque wall - x: 76 'y': 47 label: The door preserves room context tips: - Distinguish mode information from normal character visibility. - 'Bound information by range, duration or cost.' examples: - title: 'Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-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 --- # See-through vision (X-ray) id: game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-see-through-vision/ A special mode reveals targets behind opaque surfaces. The player gains planning information before making direct contact. ## At a glance ![Two orange silhouettes appear behind a wall beside a door in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-see-through-vision.webp) [Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-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/deus_ex_mankind_divided_see_thru_walls.webm), 1.64 s 1. Silhouette behind an opaque wall 2. The door preserves room context - Distinguish mode information from normal character visibility. - Bound information by range, duration or cost. - [Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision) ## How it works A perception mode reveals objects behind opaque surfaces. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A perception mode reveals objects behind opaque surfaces. ## 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: See-through vision (X-ray)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision) (id: source-72f2f5aae82230dd) - [Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/deus-ex-mankind-divided) (id: source-3083cbf5068e73fe) - [Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/deus-ex-human-revolution) (id: source-5d3a944c1126592d) - [Red Faction (2001)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/red-faction) (id: source-748c7ccacea3c4fb) - [Red Faction: Armageddon (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/red-faction-armageddon) (id: source-792d33de8d74013d) - [Resistance 3 (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/resistance-3) (id: source-bd524af1df7a623f) - [Killzone Shadow Fall (2013)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/see-through-vision/game/killzone-shadow-fall) (id: source-1251c10a46477b60) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors