Containers
Other (objects, etc.) entity
281
games
43platforms
Includes containers - usually chests - that can be opened and possibly closed as well with items taken out and stored in them. Only for the variety found in the environment, not for carried on person kind unless they're the same.
Notable people involved: Renaud Bédard, Rich Vreeland, Brandon McCartin and James Dollar
Alternate names: Chests, Drawers, Boxes, Barrels
VITA 2013-11-28
WIN 2010-09-08
WIN 2008-08-12
WIN 2011-01-25
WIN 2014-12-11
PS3 2007-04-27
PS3 2014-03-14
GG 1992-12-25
WIN 2010-05-28
LIN ? *
NDS 2007-10-04
PS4 2019-09-13
Overlaps with destructible containers somewhat if these can be destroyed as well, but if both kind are present, these usually require a key to open and are otherwise indestructible.
This also includes containers that can be opened and items taken out of in games where it's impossible to put away items (infinite inventory space) as long as they behave like containers.
This also includes containers that can be opened and items taken out of in games where it's impossible to put away items (infinite inventory space) as long as they behave like containers.
See also: rewarding vandalism (in case you can gain access to their contents only by destroying the container), luggage
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Games by year
The first Containers video game was released in 1981.
2K Games, Sega, Square Enix and Beamdog published most of these games.