Physics in games has become one of the most critical parts of the experience, with players loving the added depth and immersion brought about by realistic physics systems that do a great job of replicating how things would react when hit or thrown in real life. There's no denying that physics engines have a long way to go before being totally accurate, but current systems do a great job of replicating the sense of weight that most objects and organisms have.

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That being said, the lack of total accuracy means that several games have ways for players to completely break their physics for hilarious results. This can be accomplished in various ways, with the most popular of the bunch being mentioned below.

6 Exploiting Glitches

The Swing Set Launch Glitch in Grand Theft Auto 4

This is easily the most popular way to break the physics engine in any game. Glitches have become quite prevalent in modern titles that are quite expansive and detailed. Developing games has never been more time-consuming and taxing, which is why a bunch of bugs are bound to seep through the cracks. While some glitches can be game-breaking, there are others that end up being pretty amusing for players who don't mind the impact it has on immersion.

The best glitches are those that mess up a game's physics system. Grand Theft Auto is notorious for this, featuring two major instances where the game's physics can be exploited to kingdom come. In Grand Theft Auto 4, there's a certain infamous swing that players can manipulate to slingshot them all the way to another corner of Liberty City. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto 5 has seen numerous instances of players keeping the tail of their bike low while airborne to soar through the game world with ease.

5 Gathering A Ton Of Momentum

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Most modern games that let players mess around with the physics system can be taken advantage of through the use of momentum. For the most part, the physics systems of certain games have algorithms set in place that calculates the speed at which an object is moving, using it to decide how it will react with ramps, obstructions, and everything else along the same lines.

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However, there are times when things that gather too much momentum end up completely breaking these algorithms in a game, leading to these fast-moving objects obliterating everything in their path or just bugging out to the point where the player can't help but laugh out loud at the shenanigans that are taking place in front of them.

4 Making The Most Of Ragdoll Physics

Dark Messiah Of Might And Magic

Ragdoll physics is easily one of the best additions to video gaming. Watching players and enemies flop around helplessly as these ragdolls take over makes for a great time that adds an added level of hilarity when these ragdoll physics go overboard. The most ironic part of this entire situation is that ragdoll physics was initially integrated to add a heightened sense of realism to games, and watching it do the exact opposite is pretty funny indeed.

Certain games encourage people to abuse this ragdoll system, either unintentionally or otherwise. A great example of this is when games have kicking mechanics like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, where a single well-placed kick can send enemies tumbling down stairs, falling to their doom, getting placed in the way of a hazard, or being shoved into spike traps that turn them into human pincushions. This might not exactly be breaking the physics... but players who have checked out Dark Messiah of Might and Magic know exactly how hilarious things get when enemies start wobbling around after a simple kick.

3 Using Moves That Knock Things Off Their Feet

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Most modern games put enemies in a ragdoll state when they're taken off their feet. It's a simple and fun way to reward players for being tactical in combat by incapacitating enemies in a clever fashion.

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Of course, there are times when enemies fall down in such a manner that getting out of this ragdoll state can take quite some time. This turns them into sitting ducks for the player to wail with melee weapons, firearms, spells, or anything else along the same lines.

2 Sending Enemies Flying With Explosives And Other Such Abilities

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Explosives have become the weapon of choice for many players who want to absolutely tear through the opposition. With the inclusion of ragdoll physics, using explosions to send enemy bodies flying around the arena ends up being a surprisingly cathartic experience.

This is why games like Cyberpunk 2077 end up being so much more entertaining when players start blasting enemies without care via the use of explosives and the like. Enemies not only ragdoll, but the ones that managed to weather the storm of this explosion end up staying on the ground for so long that they become easy pickings for the player. Suffice to say, explosives are one of the best ways to crowd control in Cyberpunk 2077.

1 Using Slopes To See How Objects And Organisms Interact With These Declines

Breath of the Wild Enemy Encounter

Breath of the Wild's physics engine was absolutely revolutionary, showing just how amazing and reactive an open world could be when sufficient care and detail is put into each and every one of its core mechanics. Given how many slopes were present in Breath of the Wild, it's easy to see why getting into a ragdoll state on such a surface was either a source of great amazement or frustration, depending on if the enemy or player was the recipient of such a move.

Again, this isn't really breaking the game since the physics engine is meant to accommodate such a situation. However, the sheer hilarity of watching a Bokoblin or another such enemy sliding down a slope helplessly is such a funny sight in the game that most people just love ragdolling enemies when the situation calls for it.

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