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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' in all its editions, and ''[[Pathfinder]]'' (basically D&D 3.75), both feature "grenade-like weapons" or "splash weapons" depending on the edition. These weapons are usually a case of the [[Useless Useful Spell|useless useful weapon]], as their effects are often available by other means at lower cost and with more impressive effects. Direct hits did more damage. Pathfinder introduces the Alchemist class, which specializes in dealing devastating damage with these weapons. Some spells, such as various editions of Meteor Swarm, had a similar mechanic where a direct hit may disallow a saving throw or do more damage.
* Many games use a mechanic like this for actual grenades or other explosive weapons, with a diminishing amount of splash damage based on distance to the blast. Notable in ''[[Shadowrun (Tabletop Game)|Shadowrun]]'', ''[[The World of Darkness (Tabletop Game)|The World of Darkness]]'' games, ''[[Paranoia (Tabletop Gamegame)|Paranoia]]'', ''[[Deadlands (Tabletop Game)|Deadlands]]'', and dozens of others.
* ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'' in Fifth edition has this effect for Ordinance weapons which hit vehicles, as direct hits often are crippling, but hits where the center of the blast misses the vehicle represent the shell missing the target but the blast hitting the enemy. These are much weaker against vehicles and not as likely to take out the enemy.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
 
* ''[[Starcraft]]'' features various units in both one and two, not including the powerful AOE spells.
** Terran: [[Tank Goodness|Siege Tanks]], [[Kill It Withwith Fire|Firebats]], [[Squishy Wizard|Raven's]] [[Attack Drone|Hunter Seeker Missile]], and [[Nuke'Em|nukes]].
** [[Crystal Spires and Togas|Protoss]]: [[Energy Being|Archons]], Reavers, and Corsairs.
** [[Horde of Alien Locusts|Zerg]]: Ultralisks and Lurkers.
* ''[[War CraftWarcraft]]'' has units and heroes that can do splash damage. The Orb of Fire also grants any hero using it splash damage.
** Humans: Mountain King, Mortar Team, Gryphon Rider
** Orcs: Tauren Chieftain, Tauren, Catapult/Demolisher
** Undead: [[Kill It Withwith Ice|Lich]], Meat Wagon, Frost Wyrm, Destroyer
** Night Elf: Warden, Chimera Ballista/Glaive Thrower
* ''[[Iji (Video Game)|Iji]]'': Splash damage is the main exception of [[Friendly Fireproof]] - which comes in very handy in a [[Pacifist Run]].
* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'': Grenades deal splash damage, which makes them one of the only weapons that can easily hit more than one target. Their main use, however, is taking out sandbags so you can get [[Boom! Headshot!|headshots on the exposed troops]].
* [[Tower Defense]] Games: this is one of the common anti swarming-[[Mook]] towers.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'': along side the various [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosives]] there are some attacks that have hitboxes that extend farther than what you'd expect, and are capable of hitting multiple opponents. [[Kirby|King Dedede's]] and [[Super Mario Bros.|Yoshi's]] ground-pound moves, for example, deal damage to people standing close enough to the point of impact, not just the ones that you land directly on top of.
* ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'': A handful of moves were introduced that, in double and triple battles, deal normal damage to their target, as well as a smaller amount of damage to opponents next to the target.
** [[Incredibly Lame Pun|In Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, the attack Splash has the user splash to an adjacent square and if they hit someone, it does five damage to both the user and the victim. Splash averts this in the main series by doing no damage.]]
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* ''[[Unreal]]'' series: rocket launcher, flak cannon, bio-rifle, [[Sphere of Destruction|shock combo]].
** ''Unreal Tournament 2004'': the Paladin's weapon normally fires an explosive shell but if fired while the Paladin's shield is up, the tank will release a fairly powerful shockwave that deals damage to and knocks back anyone nearby.
* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Video Game)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'': has the Melon-pult.
* ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]] 4'': to defeat Dr. Wily you have to use Drill Bombs. However the bombs themselves bounce off his ship. To win you must detonate the bomb before it hits so that the Splash Damage of the [[Splash Damage Abuse|explosion hits his weak spot]].
* ''[[Wing Commander (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wing Commander]] II'' and ''Wing Commander IV'' have the Mace, a tactical nuclear missile that can be used to take out groups of sufficiently close targets, detonated either by shooting the missile (WC2 or on command (WC4).<br /><br />''Wing Commander IV'' also has the Starburst and Coneburst missiles, which effectively act like player controlled grenades. As the names suggest, the Starburst's shrapnel field is omnidirectional, while the Coneburst's damage is aimed forward in a conical pattern. Unlike with the Mace, though, the damage is constant within the damage area.
* In ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'', the Soldier's Black Box and standard rocket launcher both deal impressive splash damage - the Direct Hit, however, is geared so as to eliminate it almost completely (except in relation to the Soldier himself for the purposes of [[Rocket Jump|Rocket Jumping]]). Splash damage is also the Demoman's bread and butter depending on his setup; stickies from the standard sticky launcher or Scottish Resistance and grenades from the grenade launcher or Loch'n'Load have impressive blast radii.
** The Demoman actually has as MELEE WEAPON that deals splash damage (a [[WW 2]] stick grenade he is using as a club), that can kill most of the classes in a single hit and does damage to himself.
* ''[[Water Warfare]]'s'' buckets and water bombs--along with its bazookas and launchers--provide a [[Water Balloons And Squirt Guns|very literal example.]]
* Explosive weapons in ''[[X-COM]]'' games work this way, though damage from the most powerful bombs just cut off at a certain (quite large) distance rather than continuing to fade. Aside from hitting friendly units, a misplaced grenade may also destroy valuable loot or stunned prisoners or trigger [[Exploding Barrels]].
* A necessity in ''[[Prototype (Videovideo Gamegame)|Prototype]]'' where, short of the most powerful ground vehicle in the game, you are your most reliable source of splash damage once the game starts throwing AT YOU waves of [[Mooks]], [[Elite Mooks]], as well as the [[Boss in Mook Clothing|beyond-elite mooks]] that will make you call out the [[Spiteful AI]]!
* ''[[Age Of Empires I]]'' has catapults and juggernauts, while the sequel introduce mangonels, onagers, bombard cannons and cannon galleons. However said [[Splash Damage]] is very dangerous as it can damage your own soldiers en masse.
* The ''[[Tribes]]'' series, being a game where players are zipping across the map on [[Jet Pack|Jet Packs]] at 400kph, relies primarily on explosive weapons to deal damage. The famous Spinfusor - a weapon that shoots what are essentially [[Abnormal Ammo|exploding blue frisbees]], is the staple bread-and-butter weapon that almost all players carry with them. Regular 'ol projectile based guns are sidelined, and used mostly just for killing flying players.
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