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Procedural item generator

Video game concept

Uses a procedural item generator to create a vast number of "unique" items by combining various traits with base items. Does not necessarily affect appearance of said items.

103
games
18
platforms

Alternate name: Random item generator

Shadow Warrior 2 (Windows)
Shadow Warrior 2
WIN 2016-10-13
Grim Dawn (Windows)
Grim Dawn
WIN 2016-02-25
Dwarf Fortress (Windows)
Dwarf Fortress
WIN 2006-08-08
Divine Divinity (Windows)
Divine Divinity
WIN 2002-09-25
Diablo (PlayStation)
Diablo
PS1 1998-03-27
Minecraft Dungeons (Windows)
Minecraft Dungeons
WIN 2020-05-26
WazHack (Internet Only)
WazHack
WWW 2012-03-12
Minecraft Dungeons (Nintendo Switch)
Minecraft Dungeons
SWTC 2020-05-26
The Division (Windows)
The Division
WIN 2016-03-08
Destiny (Xbox One)
Destiny
XBOX1 2014-09-09
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (Windows)
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
WIN 2001-06-29
Borderlands 3 (PlayStation 4)
Borderlands 3
PS4 2019-09-13
"Dull Spoon of High-Pitched Whine" would be an example of what you tend to see with this, though the randomization process does not necessarily customize the name in this or any other manner.
Related:
* Equipment-based
* Random drops
* Item sets

Popular tags

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Parent groups

Looting, Procedural content generation

Child group

Procedural item appearance

Games by year

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The first Procedural item generator video game was released on December 1996.

Blizzard, 2K Games and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 43
Linux 17
X360 6
Mac OS X 5
Xbox One 4
PS3 4
PS4 4
Pandora 3
Switch 3
GBA 3
Mac OS Classic 3
PS 2
PS5 1
PS2 1
Xbox Series X 1
Xbox 1
GameCube 1
Internet Only 1

Most common companies

Blizzard13
2K Games8
THQ6
Deep Silver4
Activision4
Runic Games4
Xbox Game Studios4
Microsoft Game Studios3
Bay 12 Games3
Motion Twin3
Trendy Entertainment3
Chucklefish3
Interplay2
Ubisoft2
Interplay Entertainment2