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* Most games made by Treasure, to name one entire company, follow the trope.
* The demo game that used to come with the [[Game Maker|RPG Toolkit]] [[Lampshaded]] this; doors were noted to be locked, and then commented that it was probably because the programmer was too lazy to make another room.
* The regrettably forgettable ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' FPS ''Fire Warrior''.
* ''[[Dungeon Siege]]'' is one of the worst offenders, mainly because the required path is very, ''very'' long. The game also has only one [[Door to Before]], meaning that backtracking from the end of the game back to the very beginning could easily take over half an hour ''real time''.
* The weird, little known FPS ''You Are Empty'' is the epitome of this trope. Whenever it seems like you might have more than one choice (two paths, two corridors, two doors...) expect one of them to be blocked by collapsed walls and ceilings, fences, gates, locked doors and... [[Insurmountable Waist High Fence|furniture]].
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* A variant is present in ''[[Silent Hill]]'', which the protagonists themselves will usually attempt to justify with "I don't need to go that way" or something similar; however, since the town itself is (at least in ''2'') a proven [[Genius Loci]], it's possible that the protagonists are being purposely railroaded into going where the town wants them to go, whether they're aware of it or not. You ''can'' backtrack to areas you've visited before (minus any plot-important ones, for obvious reasons), but there's usually no point in doing so.
* [[Tales of Legendia]] has, for the most part, very linear dungeons. Almost any time there is a fork in the path, one way will lead to a dead end, so there is really only one path to the end of the dungeon. Even the world map tends to have constricted, corridor-like paths instead of allowing more open exploration. The first half of the game especially gives the impression of being ushered through a very pretty tunnel.
* The first Xbox-[[PlayStationPlay Station 3]] Ninja Gaiden, while mostly linear, still allows for a bit of exploration and you can return in previously visited areas for hidden items or challenges. Its sequel however, plays this trope totally straight: don't think, just go forward and slaughter everything that crosses your path! [[Point of No Return|Points Of No Return]] are frequent not only between but also inside the chapters, and exploration elements are kept to the very minimum. Even the puzzles are never more complicated than opening a door with a key that you can find effortlessly. The first half of the last but one chapter consists litteraly in going through a straight line corridor; the [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]] port Sigma 2 takes it [[Up to Eleven]]: not only are the already petty puzzles outright removed, but the doors [[A Wizard Did It|open by themselves]], so combat is pretty much the only thing you have to do.
* Several levels in ''[[Dawn of War]] 2: Retribution''. You notice this very quickly if you add Jump Infantry or teleport infantry to your squads, as they will magically—and for no reason whatsoever—be unable to use their abilities outside the one true path through the level. This gets especially bad during the {{spoiler|Exterminatus}} level, which teases you with multiple alternate paths that all get blown up immediately when you get close to them.
** ''Space Marine'' follows through with linearity on par with the original Super Mario Bros (i.e. you can only go forward).
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