Limited supplies

Video game concept

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.

games

platforms

Alternate name: Low availability of supplies

WIN 2011-01-25

X360 2011-01-25

A800 1980

SAT 1996-08-01

DOS 1989

WIN 2017-06-20

LIN 2012-05-05

WIN 2013-11-08

WIN 1998

PS2 2001-03-08

WIN 2012-05-30

Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos

NES 1990-06

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

Parent group

Horror elements

Games by year

The first Limited supplies video game was released in 1980.

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

Platforms

Windows		34
Linux		18
X360		6
MS-DOS		5
PS3		5
PS2		4
Mac OS X		4
Amiga		3
PS4		2
Xbox		2
Apple II E		2
PS		2
Xbox One		2
Atari 400/800		1
Dreamcast		1
C64		1
Atari ST		1
Amstrad CPC		1
GameCube		1
NES		1
Saturn		1

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