Fourth-wall break is a narrative technique where characters or events go beyond the scope of fictional medium, something removes the separation/distance between viewer/player and character:

  • Some character addresses the viewer/player or real-world events;
  • Some character acknowledges being in the narrative or medium (game, book, video, movie, etc.);
  • Some character acknowledges themself as a product of fiction;
  • Some event is connected to something in reality.