--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis lang: en title: Telekinesis summary: The player moves objects remotely without direct physical contact. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Physics - Super powers sourceIds: - source-f32caf4ef72183bb - source-55f7b65b9196961c - source-e876ff8da7a04f80 - source-240795cd15cef1eb - source-f069e378e420ad2a - source-e4f99d38c45f76e1 - source-43a1238899bd15cb sources: - id: source-f32caf4ef72183bb title: 'Game Mechanics: Telekinesis' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis' verifiedAt: null - id: source-55f7b65b9196961c title: Half-Life 2 (2004) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/half-life-2' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e876ff8da7a04f80 title: BioShock (2007) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/bioshock' verifiedAt: null - id: source-240795cd15cef1eb title: Dead Space (2008) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/dead-space' verifiedAt: null - id: source-f069e378e420ad2a title: 'Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017)' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/mass-effect-andromeda' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e4f99d38c45f76e1 title: Control (2019) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/control' verifiedAt: null - id: source-43a1238899bd15cb title: Dead Space (2023) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/dead-space-2023' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-telekinesis title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-telekinesis' categoryIds: - gm-category-physics - gm-category-super-powers supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Telekinesis description: The player moves objects remotely without direct physical contact. image: src: images/mechanics/impact-telekinesis.webp width: 600 height: 332 game: Half-Life 2 sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/half_life_2_gravity_gun_saw.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 6.1 credit: Valve; 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: The Gravity Gun holds a saw blade at a distance alt: 'Half-Life 2: The Gravity Gun holds a saw blade at a distance.' markers: - x: 55 'y': 44 label: Object held in the air - x: 66 'y': 70 label: Device for remote manipulation tips: - 'Show the selected object, manipulation range and release moment.' examples: - title: Half-Life 2 url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis' 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 --- # Telekinesis id: game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-telekinesis/ The player moves objects remotely without direct physical contact. ## At a glance ![Half-Life 2: The Gravity Gun holds a saw blade at a distance.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/impact-telekinesis.webp) [Half-Life 2](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis) · 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/half_life_2_gravity_gun_saw.webm), 6.1 s 1. Object held in the air 2. Device for remote manipulation - Show the selected object, manipulation range and release moment. - [Half-Life 2](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis) ## How it works The player moves objects remotely without direct physical contact. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The player moves objects remotely without direct physical contact. ## 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: Telekinesis](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis) (id: source-f32caf4ef72183bb) - [Half-Life 2 (2004)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/half-life-2) (id: source-55f7b65b9196961c) - [BioShock (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/bioshock) (id: source-e876ff8da7a04f80) - [Dead Space (2008)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/dead-space) (id: source-240795cd15cef1eb) - [Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/mass-effect-andromeda) (id: source-f069e378e420ad2a) - [Control (2019)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/control) (id: source-e4f99d38c45f76e1) - [Dead Space (2023)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/telekinesis/game/dead-space-2023) (id: source-43a1238899bd15cb) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors