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Destructible items

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Items that the player can pick up and use, place in their inventory and so forth can be destroyed while lying about.

41
games
15
platforms
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (PlayStation)
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
PS1 1996
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (Amiga OCS)
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
OCS 1993
X-COM: UFO Defense (MS-DOS)
X-COM: UFO Defense
DOS 1994
X-COM: Enemy Unknown (PlayStation)
X-COM: Enemy Unknown
PS1 1995
Pocket UFO (Windows)
Pocket UFO
WIN 2006-03-20
Jungle Strike (MS-DOS)
Jungle Strike
DOS 1995
X-COM: UFO Defense (Amiga CD32)
X-COM: UFO Defense
CD32 1994
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (MS-DOS)
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
DOS 1995
X-COM: Apocalypse (MS-DOS)
X-COM: Apocalypse
DOS 1997-07-15
Jungle Strike (Amiga AGA)
Jungle Strike
AGA 1994
Ancient Domains Of Mystery (MS-DOS)
Ancient Domains Of Mystery
DOS 1994
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (Windows)
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
WIN 1999
Note that this does not cover items player is carrying about on their self or in their inventory (backback or whatever).
Implied: (not enforceable)
* Inventory

Related:
* Item durability
* Unprotected inventory

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Parent group

Realism

Games by year

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The first Destructible items video game was released in 1991.

Microprose, Apogee and SMK Software published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Destroyable Items)

Platforms

Linux 11
MS-DOS 9
Windows 4
Amiga CD32 2
PS 2
Amiga 2
Amiga AGA 2
BeOS 2
BSD 1
Pandora 1
Mac OS X 1
WinCE 1
Mobile 1
OS/2 1
3DO 1

Most common companies

Microprose5
Apogee4
SMK Software3
Apogee Software2
Gremlin Graphics2
Titan Computer2
Ocean2