diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
index 1633f4a..9ce420c 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
@@ -5226,6 +5226,23 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
                                 // updated orientation rotates that into the right
                                 // world direction toward the target.
                                 rm.Motion.apply_current_movement(cancelMoveTo: false, allowJump: false);
+
+                                // Clamp horizontal velocity so we don't overshoot
+                                // the arrival threshold during the final tick of
+                                // approach. Without this, a 4 m/s body advances
+                                // ~6 cm/tick and visibly runs slightly through
+                                // the target before the swing UM lands.
+                                float arrivalThreshold = rm.MoveToMoveTowards
+                                    ? rm.MoveToDistanceToObject
+                                    : rm.MoveToMinDistance;
+                                rm.Body.Velocity = AcDream.Core.Physics.RemoteMoveToDriver
+                                    .ClampApproachVelocity(
+                                        rm.Body.Position,
+                                        rm.Body.Velocity,
+                                        rm.MoveToDestinationWorld,
+                                        arrivalThreshold,
+                                        (float)dt,
+                                        rm.MoveToMoveTowards);
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriver.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriver.cs
index 0981666..90a0388 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriver.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriver.cs
@@ -240,6 +240,58 @@ public static class RemoteMoveToDriver
             originZ);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Cap horizontal velocity so the body lands exactly at
+    /// <paramref name="arrivalThreshold"/> rather than overshooting past
+    /// it during the final tick of approach. Without this clamp, a body
+    /// running at <c>RunAnimSpeed × speedMod ≈ 4 m/s</c> can overshoot
+    /// the 0.6 m arrival window by up to one tick's advance (~6 cm at
+    /// 60 fps) — visible as the creature "running slightly through" the
+    /// player it's about to attack (user-reported 2026-04-28).
+    ///
+    /// <para>
+    /// The clamp is a strict scale-down of the horizontal component
+    /// (X/Y); the vertical component (Z) is left to gravity / terrain
+    /// handling. <paramref name="moveTowards"/> false (flee branch) is a
+    /// no-op since fleeing has no overshoot risk — the body wants to
+    /// move AWAY from the destination.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Vector3 ClampApproachVelocity(
+        Vector3 bodyPosition,
+        Vector3 currentVelocity,
+        Vector3 destinationWorld,
+        float arrivalThreshold,
+        float dt,
+        bool moveTowards)
+    {
+        if (!moveTowards || dt <= 0f) return currentVelocity;
+
+        float dx = destinationWorld.X - bodyPosition.X;
+        float dy = destinationWorld.Y - bodyPosition.Y;
+        float dist = MathF.Sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
+        float remaining = MathF.Max(0f, dist - arrivalThreshold);
+
+        float vxy = MathF.Sqrt(currentVelocity.X * currentVelocity.X
+                             + currentVelocity.Y * currentVelocity.Y);
+        if (vxy < 1e-3f) return currentVelocity;
+
+        float advance = vxy * dt;
+        if (advance <= remaining) return currentVelocity;
+
+        // Already inside or right at the threshold: zero horizontal
+        // velocity, keep Z. (The arrival predicate in Drive() should
+        // have fired this tick, but this is the belt-and-braces guard.)
+        if (remaining < 1e-3f)
+            return new Vector3(0f, 0f, currentVelocity.Z);
+
+        float scale = remaining / advance;
+        return new Vector3(
+            currentVelocity.X * scale,
+            currentVelocity.Y * scale,
+            currentVelocity.Z);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Wrap an angle in radians to [-π, π].</summary>
     private static float WrapPi(float r)
     {
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriverTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriverTests.cs
index ece3f9b..39182cb 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriverTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/RemoteMoveToDriverTests.cs
@@ -205,6 +205,78 @@ public class RemoteMoveToDriverTests
         Assert.Equal(bodyRot, newOrient);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClampApproachVelocity_NoOverShoot_LandsExactlyAtThreshold()
+    {
+        // Body 1 m from destination, running at 4 m/s, dt = 0.1 s.
+        // Naive advance = 0.4 m → would end at 0.6 m from dest, exactly
+        // on the threshold. With threshold=0.6 and remaining=0.4, the
+        // clamp should let the full velocity through (advance == remaining).
+        var bodyPos = new Vector3(0f, 0f, 0f);
+        var dest = new Vector3(0f, 1f, 0f);
+        var vel = new Vector3(0f, 4f, 0f);
+
+        var clamped = RemoteMoveToDriver.ClampApproachVelocity(
+            bodyPos, vel, dest, arrivalThreshold: 0.6f, dt: 0.1f, moveTowards: true);
+
+        // Within float-precision: 4 m/s × 0.1 s = 0.4 m, exactly the
+        // remaining distance. The clamp may apply a 0.99999×-style
+        // tiny scale due to FP rounding — accept anything ≥ 99.9% of
+        // the input as "no meaningful overshoot prevention applied."
+        Assert.InRange(clamped.Y, 4f * 0.999f, 4f);
+        Assert.Equal(0f, clamped.X);
+        Assert.Equal(0f, clamped.Z);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClampApproachVelocity_WouldOverShoot_ScalesDownToExactLanding()
+    {
+        // Body 1 m from destination, running at 4 m/s, dt = 0.2 s.
+        // Naive advance = 0.8 m → would overshoot 0.6 m threshold by 0.4 m.
+        // remaining = 0.4 m, advance = 0.8 m → scale = 0.5.
+        // Velocity should be halved → 2 m/s.
+        var bodyPos = new Vector3(0f, 0f, 0f);
+        var dest = new Vector3(0f, 1f, 0f);
+        var vel = new Vector3(0f, 4f, 0f);
+
+        var clamped = RemoteMoveToDriver.ClampApproachVelocity(
+            bodyPos, vel, dest, arrivalThreshold: 0.6f, dt: 0.2f, moveTowards: true);
+
+        Assert.InRange(clamped.Y, 2f - Epsilon, 2f + Epsilon);
+        Assert.Equal(0f, clamped.X);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClampApproachVelocity_AlreadyAtThreshold_ZeroesHorizontal()
+    {
+        // Body exactly 0.6 m from dest with threshold 0.6 → remaining ≈ 0.
+        // Any horizontal velocity would overshoot; clamp must zero it.
+        var bodyPos = new Vector3(0f, 0f, 0f);
+        var dest = new Vector3(0f, 0.6f, 0f);
+        var vel = new Vector3(0f, 4f, 0.5f); // some Z to confirm Z is preserved
+
+        var clamped = RemoteMoveToDriver.ClampApproachVelocity(
+            bodyPos, vel, dest, arrivalThreshold: 0.6f, dt: 0.016f, moveTowards: true);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0f, clamped.X);
+        Assert.Equal(0f, clamped.Y);
+        Assert.Equal(0.5f, clamped.Z); // gravity / Z handling unaffected
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClampApproachVelocity_FleeBranch_NoOp()
+    {
+        // moveTowards=false (flee): no overshoot risk, return velocity unchanged.
+        var bodyPos = Vector3.Zero;
+        var dest = new Vector3(0f, 1f, 0f);
+        var vel = new Vector3(0f, -4f, 0f);
+
+        var clamped = RemoteMoveToDriver.ClampApproachVelocity(
+            bodyPos, vel, dest, arrivalThreshold: 5f, dt: 0.5f, moveTowards: false);
+
+        Assert.Equal(vel, clamped);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void OriginToWorld_AppliesLandblockGridShift()
     {