--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow lang: en title: Traces in snow summary: Movement leaves visible impressions or grooves in snow. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Weather - Environmental traces sourceIds: - source-89df12d1c7d0517d - source-95fa4615a3488ead - source-89f15b688294ef92 - source-cc7f7438d74a8f3c - source-7e1bd7fc98ffec58 sources: - id: source-89df12d1c7d0517d title: 'Game Mechanics: Traces in snow' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow' verifiedAt: null - id: source-95fa4615a3488ead title: 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/uncharted-2-among-thieves verifiedAt: null - id: source-89f15b688294ef92 title: Tomb Raider (2013) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/tomb-raider-2013' verifiedAt: null - id: source-cc7f7438d74a8f3c title: Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/red-dead-redemption-2 verifiedAt: null - id: source-7e1bd7fc98ffec58 title: The Last of Us Part II (2020) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/the-last-of-us-part-ii verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-traces-in-snow title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-traces-in-snow' categoryIds: - gm-category-weather - gm-category-environmental-traces supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Traces in snow description: Movement leaves visible impressions or grooves in snow. image: src: images/mechanics/atmosphere-traces-in-snow.webp width: 598 height: 334 game: 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/uncharted_2_snow.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 2.82 credit: >- Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment; 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: A trail of prints follows Drake alt: 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: A trail of prints follows Drake.' markers: - x: 47 'y': 80 label: Prints along the snowy route tips: - 'Match print depth to snow thickness, speed and character pose.' examples: - title: 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow' 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 --- # Traces in snow id: game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-traces-in-snow/ Movement leaves visible impressions or grooves in snow. ## At a glance ![Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: A trail of prints follows Drake.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/atmosphere-traces-in-snow.webp) [Uncharted 2: Among Thieves](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow) · 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/uncharted_2_snow.webm), 2.82 s 1. Prints along the snowy route - Match print depth to snow thickness, speed and character pose. - [Uncharted 2: Among Thieves](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow) ## How it works Movement leaves visible impressions or grooves in snow. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Movement leaves visible impressions or grooves in snow. ## 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: Traces in snow](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow) (id: source-89df12d1c7d0517d) - [Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/uncharted-2-among-thieves) (id: source-95fa4615a3488ead) - [Tomb Raider (2013)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/tomb-raider-2013) (id: source-89f15b688294ef92) - [Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/red-dead-redemption-2) (id: source-cc7f7438d74a8f3c) - [The Last of Us Part II (2020)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/traces-in-snow/game/the-last-of-us-part-ii) (id: source-7e1bd7fc98ffec58) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors