--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges lang: en title: Shimmying along ledges summary: >- The character moves sideways while hanging from an edge. A narrow support creates a route where ordinary walking is impossible. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges.md aliases: - Shimmying along a ledge tags: - Game design techniques - Movement sourceIds: - source-96172598da3fec66 - source-772ce8fc3129a63c - source-b18bbe7a0bfbde72 - source-04de13ecfbae192b - source-56130bf0a362de6b - source-75a0672f3d5fe247 sources: - id: source-96172598da3fec66 title: 'Game Mechanics: Shimmying along ledges' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges' verifiedAt: null - id: source-772ce8fc3129a63c title: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell verifiedAt: null - id: source-b18bbe7a0bfbde72 title: 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time verifiedAt: null - id: source-04de13ecfbae192b title: 'Uncharted: Drake''s Fortune (2007)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/uncharted-drakes-fortune verifiedAt: null - id: source-56130bf0a362de6b title: 'Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/tomb-raider-underworld verifiedAt: null - id: source-75a0672f3d5fe247 title: 'Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-shimmying-along-ledges title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-shimmying-along-ledges categoryIds: - gm-category-movement supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Shimmying along a ledge description: >- The character moves sideways while hanging from an edge. A narrow support creates a route where ordinary walking is impossible. image: src: images/mechanics/traversal-shimmying-along-ledges.webp width: 498 height: 330 game: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/splinter_cell_ledge.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 3.39 credit: Ubisoft Montréal; clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- © respective game rights holders. Clip source: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved. caption: Hanging below a guarded platform alt: >- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Sam hangs from a wall edge beneath a platform occupied by guards. markers: - x: 52 'y': 31 label: Edge grip for sideways movement - x: 80 'y': 31 label: The support continues along the wall tips: - Keep movement direction understandable relative to the camera. - Check corner transitions and exits onto a platform. examples: - title: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges' 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 --- # Shimmying along ledges id: game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-shimmying-along-ledges/ The character moves sideways while hanging from an edge. A narrow support creates a route where ordinary walking is impossible. ## At a glance ![Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Sam hangs from a wall edge beneath a platform occupied by guards.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/traversal-shimmying-along-ledges.webp) [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges) · © respective game rights holders. Clip source: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/splinter_cell_ledge.webm), 3.39 s 1. Edge grip for sideways movement 2. The support continues along the wall - Keep movement direction understandable relative to the camera. - Check corner transitions and exits onto a platform. - [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges) ## How it works The character moves sideways while maintaining a grip or narrow foothold. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The character moves sideways while maintaining a grip or narrow foothold. ## 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: Shimmying along ledges](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges) (id: source-96172598da3fec66) - [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell) (id: source-772ce8fc3129a63c) - [Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time) (id: source-b18bbe7a0bfbde72) - [Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/uncharted-drakes-fortune) (id: source-04de13ecfbae192b) - [Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/tomb-raider-underworld) (id: source-56130bf0a362de6b) - [Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/shimmying-along-ledges/game/prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands) (id: source-75a0672f3d5fe247) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors