Best Video Games for loot system

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Best for loot system

Hades II

4.4 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Ghost of Yōtei

4.4 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Elden Ring Nightreign

8 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

4.4 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

#1 Ghost of Yōtei
4.4
1 review

Loot is framed as meaningful because quests and camps often reward useful information, gear, or clues.

Pros: load times, art direction

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#2 Hades II
4.4
1 review

Room rewards and run rewards are described as consistently useful for powering up, though this is a smaller part of the evidence than broader progression.

Pros: world interactivity, side character depth

Cons: grind level

#3 Diablo IV
4.2
4 reviews

Reviewer evidence is positive but qualified: loot system reviewers find useful strengths while also noting limits or context, with evidence focused on loot cadence, itemization, aspects, and gear experimentation.

Pros: cross-play support, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#4 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
4.2
1 review

Loot is supported by battlefield rewards such as treasure chests, crystals, items, job abilities, and rare equipment.

Pros: handheld play suitability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: multiplayer design, companion AI

#5 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
4.2
1 review

Loot is supported by visible treasures and map awareness, making chest hunting easier than in the original.

Pros: crash stability, frame rate stability

Cons: facial animations

#6 Monster Hunter Wilds
4.1
4 reviews

Loot was generally accessible and generous, especially decorations and investigation rewards, though that also made gearing faster.

Pros: cross-play support, atmosphere

Cons: dialogue quality, mission design

#7 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.1
3 reviews

Loot and customization are useful but occasionally messy, especially around weapons, Pictos, and early menu comprehension.

Pros: world-building, crash stability

Cons: platforming precision, map and navigation design

#8 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.1
2 reviews

Loot and collectibles arrive constantly and feel rewarding, though one reviewer found the collectible load occasionally overwhelming.

Pros: load times, movement feel

Cons: enemy variety, platforming precision

#9 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
4.0
1 review

Loot evidence is limited but positive, with new outfits and weapons placed in added locations.

Pros: environmental detail, platform-specific feature support

Cons: DLC value, multiplayer design

#10 Crimson Desert
3.9
2 reviews

Loot is promising and sometimes deep, especially unique weapons and gear systems, but inventory friction affects the experience.

Pros: visual effects quality, soundtrack quality

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#11 The First Berserker: Khazan
3.9
7 reviews

Loot is mostly manageable and useful, though one review argues there is too much of it and others find gear impact somewhat limited.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, value for money

Cons: multiplayer design, character development

#12 Dragon Ball FighterZ
3.9
2 reviews

The loot system is cosmetic and currency-based, which reviewers usually find tolerable, though some dislike loot boxes existing at all.

Pros: animation quality, frame rate stability

Cons: cross-play support, load times

#13 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
3.8
1 review

Loot handling is intentionally constrained by carry weight and realism, making inventory management part of the challenge rather than a pure reward stream.

Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact

Cons: family friendliness, checkpoint system

#14 Elden Ring Nightreign
3.7
8 reviews

The loot system fuels adaptation through relics, passives, weapon effects, and boss weaknesses, but RNG can undermine planning.

Pros: emotional impact, animation quality

Cons: cross-play support, flying mechanics

#15 Saros
3.7
2 reviews

Loot is mixed: artifacts create risk-reward choices, but some reviewers found artifact availability or tradeoffs less consistently satisfying.

Pros: load times, fun factor

Cons: side character depth, facial animations

#16 Assassin's Creed Shadows
3.6
5 reviews

loot draws mixed reactions, from meaningful gear and engravings to complaints about too much randomized equipment.

Pros: polish, cross-save support

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#17 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
3.4
2 reviews

Reviewer evidence is mixed, with support including “there are more exotic Materia in Rebirth than before” and “rewards are locked to getting the highest possible score.”

Pros: crash stability, soundtrack quality

Cons: AI behavior, platform-specific feature support

#18 Pragmata
3.2
1 review

Loot rewards are more mixed, with one reviewer finding some cosmetic and collectible incentives underwhelming despite the broader reward structure.

Pros: crash stability, bug frequency

Cons: accessibility options, map and navigation design

#19 Street Fighter 6
2.8
1 review

Gear and cosmetic progression are mixed, with one reviewer disappointed by how sparse the good-looking gear felt.

Pros: onboarding experience, animation quality

Cons: platforming precision, quest design

#20 Hollow Knight: Silksong
2.0
1 review

Loot and reward structure is one of the weaker areas, with several reviewers noting bosses may give little or no material reward after difficult fights.

Pros: value for money, sound design

Cons: loot system, camera behavior