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Limited supplies

Video game concept

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97
games
21
platforms

The availability of supplies such as ammo, bandages, drill heads, etc. is unusually low, often forcing the player to closely monitor their use or completely forgo some uses.

Notable people involved: Rhianna Pratchett, Lloyd Murphy, Guy Mills, Daryl Meyer and Ben McGrath

Alternate name: Low availability of supplies

NOT applicable if the limited supply affects only "non-vital" supplies.

Also NOT applicable if only your favorite tool runs out of ammo or other maintenance supplies but other tools that do the same still have plenty and more.

This tag generally emphasizes that you don't use resources unless absolutely necessary, leaving many enemies and such alive rather than shooting or otherwise killing them. Limiting the use of vehicles if availability of fuel is part of this and so forth.
Related:
* Limited capacity - if your capacity to carry such supplies is severely limited.
* Finite resources - for resource harvesting cases of similar nature.
* Survival horror genre - these are supposed to have limited supplies, some just fail to deliver on that part.

Contrast:
* Item respawn

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Horror elements

Games by year

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The first Limited supplies video game was released in 1980.

Konami, Headup Games, Gremlin Graphics and Capcom published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows34
Linux18
X3606
MS-DOS5
PS35
PS24
Mac OS X4
Amiga3
Xbox2
Apple II E2
PS2
Xbox One2
PS42
Atari 400/8001
Dreamcast1
C641
Atari ST1
Amstrad CPC1
GameCube1
NES1
Saturn1

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