--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sniping type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-sniping lang: en title: Sniping summary: >- Magnification and a precise sight help hit a distant target. The narrow view makes positioning and shot timing important. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sniping/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sniping.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sniping.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Combat - Gunplay - Stealth sourceIds: - source-278d75ff3789a2e0 - source-db58efc90539604c - source-bbf542ca633e0a99 - source-68c1b9a14e1a2bee - source-42a114d0896c78cd - source-144d3b1f52abce32 - source-dac0972f4e05a951 sources: - id: source-278d75ff3789a2e0 title: 'Game Mechanics: Sniping' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping' verifiedAt: null - id: source-db58efc90539604c title: 'Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/hitman-2-silent-assassin' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bbf542ca633e0a99 title: Far Cry 3 (2012) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/far-cry-3' verifiedAt: null - id: source-68c1b9a14e1a2bee title: Far Cry 4 (2014) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/far-cry-4' verifiedAt: null - id: source-42a114d0896c78cd title: 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain verifiedAt: null - id: source-144d3b1f52abce32 title: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (2019) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts verifiedAt: null - id: source-dac0972f4e05a951 title: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2 verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-sniping title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-sniping' categoryIds: - gm-category-stealth - gm-category-combat - gm-category-gunplay supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Sniping description: >- Magnification and a precise sight help hit a distant target. The narrow view makes positioning and shot timing important. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-sniping.webp width: 600 height: 370 game: 'Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)' sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/hitman_2_sniping.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 7.61 credit: IO Interactive; 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: A distant target through a scope alt: >- The circular scope frames a guard in a building window in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. markers: - x: 44 'y': 36 label: Distant target in a window - x: 48 'y': 63 label: Scope reticle scale tips: - Keep target silhouettes readable at the intended range. - Balance magnification against reduced peripheral vision. examples: - title: 'Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping' 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 --- # Sniping id: game-mechanics--gm-sniping type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sniping lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-sniping/ Magnification and a precise sight help hit a distant target. The narrow view makes positioning and shot timing important. ## At a glance ![The circular scope frames a guard in a building window in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-sniping.webp) [Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping) · 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/hitman_2_sniping.webm), 7.61 s 1. Distant target in a window 2. Scope reticle scale - Keep target silhouettes readable at the intended range. - Balance magnification against reduced peripheral vision. - [Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping) ## How it works Precision aiming enables attacks on distant targets. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Precision aiming enables attacks on distant targets. ## 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: Sniping](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping) (id: source-278d75ff3789a2e0) - [Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/hitman-2-silent-assassin) (id: source-db58efc90539604c) - [Far Cry 3 (2012)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/far-cry-3) (id: source-bbf542ca633e0a99) - [Far Cry 4 (2014)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/far-cry-4) (id: source-68c1b9a14e1a2bee) - [Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain) (id: source-42a114d0896c78cd) - [Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (2019)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts) (id: source-144d3b1f52abce32) - [Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/sniping/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2) (id: source-dac0972f4e05a951) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors