loot drops
Defeated enemy prizes
Loot drops are items or rewards that appear when enemies are defeated or containers opened in video games.
The term combines gaming's use of loot (valuable items to collect) with the mechanic of items dropping into the game world for players to pick up.
Loot drops often involve randomization, creating anticipation around what might appear: I got three legendary weapons from that boss's loot drops.
The concept has spread beyond gaming to describe any randomized reward distribution.
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- rewardPayment for service
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- rareSeldom found or seen
chest · boss · world boss · grinding · RNG · random number generator · spawn · inventory · gear · weapons · armor · gold · coins · plunder · haul · spoils · pickup · shinies
- battle royalebattle royale, Fortnite, last man standing, winner, solo
- Dungeonsboss fights, final boss, mini boss, dungeon crawl, hard mode
- RPGsDungeons and Dragons, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, GM, Baldur's Gate
- LOTR gamesFrodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Gollum, Sauron
- co-op gamesLeft 4 Dead, Helldivers, It Takes Two, Portal 2, co-op
- combat mechanicsmelee, melee attack, ranged attack, damage, combos