History Main / GradualRegeneration

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May overlap with RegeneratingHealth (the LifeMeter restores slowly), HealingFactor (a dramatic rather than a gameplay ability), RegeneratingMana (the ManaMeter restores slowly).

* Recovery-over-time is the modus operandi of healing druids in ''VideoGame/WorldOFWarcraft'' who have no less than five different spells that heal over time. There's also several elixirs a character can drink that restore health over time, and warlocks have a self-buff that restores their health over time as well.

* Recovery-over-time is the modus operandi of healing druids in ''WorldOFWarcraft'' who have no less than five different spells that heal over time. There's also several elixirs a character can drink that restore health over time, and warlocks have a self-buff that restores their health over time as well.

* In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'', one of the special features of the Mammoth tank is that it gradually self-repairs to up to 50% of its full hit points, when it has been damaged to less than that. In later installments of the series some other units also get such an ability.

* From ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' on, TP can be regained in the Franchise/TalesSeries by attacking enemies physically. Watch in horror as your SquishyWizard runs up to punch the Giga Dragon in the face after blowing his load on Meteor Swarm spells. There are also equippable items that give characters regeneration, that [[CombatExclusiveHealing inexplicably only works while in battle]].

* In ''VideoGame/PersonaQ'', Fuuka's Healing Breeze restores a small amount of health for all surviving party members at the end of each round.

* ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' always has a tree of artifacts that regenerates health when equipped, with certain downsides. In ''Shadow of Chernobyl'', they decrease resistance to all kinds of physical damage by 50%, which makes them bad choices for fighting but allow the Marked One from hiding in a peaceful spot to let his health recharge. In the other two games, however, the healing comes at the cost of radiation, which forces the stalker interested in their effects to use a radiation-eliminating artifact, but such a combo grants considerable regeneration. A stalker armed with three Koloboks and a Bubble to disperse the radiation is NighInvulnerable to mutant attacks, though bullets are still a big threat. Outside of the use of artifacts, there is gradual regeneration of your health provided that you're not bleeding or starving, but it's so slow as to be effectively impractical.
* In ''Daggerfall'', you can customize your character to regenerate Health or Magicka in sunlight or darkness.

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** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' has abilities to get MP when losing health, killing and enemy, and hitting an enemy with a physical or magical attack. MP also regenerates gradually if you [[WalkItOff walk around]]. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that magic in XII comes in the form of Mist, which can be absorbed via inhalation, and is often released by striking magical monsters. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration It even regenerates more quickly in highly magical areas!]]

* None of the Vault Hunters has it available by default, but the ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' franchise offers a variety of skills or class mods (or the odd piece of gear) that provide passive regeneration of health or, less commonly, ammo. Shields will always passively regenerate.

* ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' always has a tree of artifacts that regenerates health when equipped, with certain downsides. In ''Shadow of Chernobyl'', they decreased resistance to all kinds of damage by 50%, which nonetheless didn't stop the player from hiding in a peaceful hole to let his health recharge. In the other two games, however, the healing comes at the cost of radiation, which forces the stalker interested in their effects to use a radiation-eliminating artifact, but such a combo grants considerable regeneration. A stalker armed with three Koloboks and a Bubble to disperse the radiation is NighInvulnerable to mutant attacks, though bullets are still a big threat. Outside of the use of artifacts, there is gradual regeneration of your health provided that you're not bleeding or starving, but it's so slow as to be effectively impractical.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' has abilities to get MP when losing health, killing and enemy, and hitting an enemy with a physical or magical attack. MP also regenerates gradually if you [[WalkItOff walk around]]. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that magic in XII comes in the form of Mist, which can be absorbed via inhalation, and is often released by striking magical monsters. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration It even regenerates faster in highly magical areas!]]

* ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' always has a tree of artifacts that regenerates health when equipped, with certain downsides. In ''Shadow of Chernobyl'', they decreased resistance to all kinds of damage by 50%, which nonetheless didn't stop the player from hiding in a peaceful hole to let his health recharge. In the other two games, however, the healing comes at the cost of radiation, which forces the stalker interested in their effects to use a radiation-eliminating artifact, but such a combo grants considerable regeneration. A stalker armed with three Koloboks and a Bubble to disperse the radiation is NighInvulnerable to mutant attacks, though bullets are still a big threat.

** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' includes gradual healing ''in combat'' (though it's slower than out of combat) and a feat to increase regeneration rate.

* One of the effects of Hardcore mode in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' is to make Stimpaks work this way instead of the instant-heals they provide in the vanilla game.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' video games in which the player controls a Jedi often allow him/her to learn a variation of "Force Heal", which allows the player to heal themselves with [[ManaPoints their regenerating Force points]] instead of a one-use medkit.

* In Daggerfall you can customize your character to regenerate Health or Magicka in sunlight or darkness.

* ''VideoGame/LastScenario'' has two spells, one that slowly regenerates HP and one that regenerates MP. The latter is AwesomeYetPractical, as the cost is very low and the amount regenerated each turn is rather generous.