Video games often capture players’ attention through exploration, combat, or storytelling, but item systems are a powerful draw on their own. In some games, the sheer number of unique items — whether they are weapons, tools, cosmetics, crafting materials, or collectibles — adds depth, replayability, and excitement. Here are some of the most item-rich games ever created, where managing inventory is a skill and discovering new gear is a thrill.

1. Minecraft
Minecraft may look simple, but its item system is massive. With hundreds of craftable blocks, tools, weapons, food items, potions, and decorative materials, it becomes even more expansive when considering enchantments, status effects, and modded content. Every update adds more complexity. On top of that, redstone mechanics introduce unique functional items that essentially let players build programmable machines.

2. Terraria
Often described as a 2D Minecraft with RPG elements, Terraria boasts over 5,000 unique items in its base game. These include weapons, armor sets, accessories, potions, blocks, and thousands of vanity or crafting materials. Each item can have random modifiers and some are only available during certain events, in rare biomes, or from specific enemies. Mastering item progression is central to advancing in Terraria.

3. Path of Exile
Path of Exile is famous for its staggering number of items. Beyond the usual gear types — weapons, armor, and accessories — the game features skill gems, currency items, map fragments, fossils, catalysts, essences, and more. Many items have random stats and affixes, making them nearly unique. The crafting and trading economy is item-driven and complex, with entire sites and databases built just to keep up with it.

4. Borderlands Series
Borderlands is known for its loot-first philosophy, and with its procedurally generated weapons and gear, the number of possible items stretches into the millions. Each weapon is generated from a pool of parts with varying stats, manufacturers, and special effects. Even within a single gun type, no two weapons feel exactly alike. The excitement comes from constantly finding bizarre or overpowered gear combinations.

5. Diablo III and Diablo IV
The Diablo franchise has long been associated with loot. Diablo III introduced millions of gear combinations through randomized stats and legendary modifiers. Diablo IV added even more layers with Aspects, socketing, crafting, and upgrading systems. In both games, your build is driven by the items you find — many of which fundamentally alter your character’s abilities and playstyle.

6. Warframe
Warframe offers thousands of items, including weapons, Warframes (playable suits with unique abilities), mods, resources, companions, and cosmetics. Its modular crafting system adds even more possibilities. Since the game evolves continuously with new updates and expansions, the item list is always growing. Players spend hours farming for rare blueprints, components, and modifications to optimize their builds.

7. RuneScape (Old School and Modern)
RuneScape features an overwhelming number of items — weapons, armor, food, skilling tools, quest items, and cosmetics. Every skill, quest, and region introduces its own unique drops and resources. Rare items like party hats or discontinued cosmetics have become legendary. In both Old School and modern RuneScape, understanding the item economy is crucial for progression and profit.

8. World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft’s item library is enormous, built up over two decades of expansions. The game contains thousands of weapons, armor sets, mounts, pets, crafting ingredients, quest items, and trinkets. Many items are exclusive to certain patches or events, and some are so rare they have become part of gaming history. WoW’s transmog system also ensures old gear stays relevant as collectibles.

9. No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky includes a massive amount of crafting items, resources, upgrades, and trade goods spread across an infinite universe. Players can collect flora, fauna, minerals, and blueprints, as well as suit upgrades, spaceship components, and multitool mods. With procedural generation at its core, the game offers unique versions of many item types tied to each planet or system.

10. Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4
Both Fallout games feature detailed loot systems with hundreds of unique and modular items. Fallout 4 takes it further with weapon and armor modding, base building materials, and collectible magazines and bobbleheads. The number of weapon combinations and settlement objects leads to an almost overwhelming number of possible builds and layouts.

Conclusion
Games with expansive item systems appeal to collectors, tinkerers, theorycrafters, and completionists. Whether the items are used for combat, crafting, or cosmetic expression, they form the backbone of player progression and personal style. These games stand out not just because of how many items they have, but because of how meaningful those items are in shaping how each player experiences the world.