--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder lang: en title: Sliding down ladders summary: >- The player descends faster while maintaining a ladder grip. The quicker move saves time but needs predictable braking and a safe exit. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder.md aliases: - Sliding down a ladder tags: - Game design techniques - Movement sourceIds: - source-8cc4d9e28a3c9817 - source-e75648844338ba94 - source-7c0beb6d76b0a322 sources: - id: source-8cc4d9e28a3c9817 title: 'Game Mechanics: Sliding down ladders' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e75648844338ba94 title: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell verifiedAt: null - id: source-7c0beb6d76b0a322 title: Far Cry 3 (2012) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder/game/far-cry-3' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-sliding-down-the-ladder title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-sliding-down-the-ladder categoryIds: - gm-category-movement supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Sliding down a ladder description: >- The player descends faster while maintaining a ladder grip. The quicker move saves time but needs predictable braking and a safe exit. image: src: images/mechanics/traversal-sliding-down-the-ladder.webp width: 600 height: 328 game: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/splinter_cell_slide_ladder.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 2.82 credit: Ubisoft Montréal; clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- © respective game rights holders. Clip source: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved. caption: A fast descent through a vertical passage alt: >- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: an overhead view shows Sam on a ladder descending between floors. markers: - x: 49 'y': 54 label: Character on the fast descent route tips: - Distinguish a fast descent from letting go of the ladder. - Allow braking before the bottom end. examples: - title: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder' 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 --- # Sliding down ladders id: game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sliding-down-the-ladder/ The player descends faster while maintaining a ladder grip. The quicker move saves time but needs predictable braking and a safe exit. ## At a glance ![Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: an overhead view shows Sam on a ladder descending between floors.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/traversal-sliding-down-the-ladder.webp) [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder) · © respective game rights holders. Clip source: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/splinter_cell_slide_ladder.webm), 2.82 s 1. Character on the fast descent route - Distinguish a fast descent from letting go of the ladder. - Allow braking before the bottom end. - [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder) ## How it works The character accelerates descent by sliding along a ladder. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The character accelerates descent by sliding along a ladder. ## 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: Sliding down ladders](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder) (id: source-8cc4d9e28a3c9817) - [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell) (id: source-e75648844338ba94) - [Far Cry 3 (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sliding-down-the-ladder/game/far-cry-3) (id: source-7c0beb6d76b0a322) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors