Everyone knows at least one game with mechanics like that

I told you Germany is closed @demryn @mialinay

Sims when there is a bowling alley in the way of the toilet

My favorite are the games based on movies/TV Shows that have a monster/enemy that normally can detect the hero/"inferior" life forms from an absurd length away, but in the game don't notice the player character until they're only three inches in front of them, even if the character walks right up to them 100% in their line of sight.