--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory lang: en title: Grid inventory summary: >- Items occupy slots. The player chooses what to store, equip or use, while empty slots show available space. updatedAt: '2026-10-21' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Resources sourceIds: - source-8a981e48db3ce577 - source-a0105f15efbf10b7 - source-5a32eb1cf779594e - source-4a8deaf8c92118fe - source-8fcf1671c353b49b sources: - id: source-8a981e48db3ce577 title: 'Game Mechanics: Grid inventory' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory' verifiedAt: null - id: source-a0105f15efbf10b7 title: Deus Ex (2000) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory/game/deus-ex' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5a32eb1cf779594e title: 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2010)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory/game/stalker-call-of-pripyat verifiedAt: null - id: source-4a8deaf8c92118fe title: 'Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory/game/deus-ex-mankind-divided verifiedAt: null - id: source-8fcf1671c353b49b title: Disco Elysium url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-grid-inventory title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-grid-inventory' categoryIds: - gm-category-resources supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-21' title: Grid inventory description: >- Items occupy slots. The player chooses what to store, equip or use, while empty slots show available space. image: src: images/mechanics/disco-elysium-inventory.webp width: 1440 height: 810 crop: x: 525 'y': 210 width: 900 height: 600 game: Disco Elysium sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/632470/ss_4f5fdc3cf42feca8dafb1f7d2910ef96e62708a2.1920x1080.jpg?t=1780913406 credit: ZA/UM rights: © ZA/UM. All rights reserved. caption: Items and equipment alt: >- Disco Elysium: a clothing grid, an inspected item and equipment slots beside the character. markers: - x: 79 'y': 73 label: Slots containing stored items - x: 54 'y': 57 label: Slots for equipped items tips: - Preview the result of moving an item before confirmation. - 'Distinguish storage, equipment and quick actions.' examples: - title: Disco Elysium url: >- https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/ endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Grid inventory id: game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-grid-inventory/ Items occupy slots. The player chooses what to store, equip or use, while empty slots show available space. ## At a glance ![Disco Elysium: a clothing grid, an inspected item and equipment slots beside the character.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/disco-elysium-inventory.webp) [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) · © ZA/UM. All rights reserved. 1. Slots containing stored items 2. Slots for equipped items - Preview the result of moving an item before confirmation. - Distinguish storage, equipment and quick actions. - [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) ## How it works Slots determine item placement and storage capacity. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Slots determine item placement and storage capacity. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Grid inventory](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory) (id: source-8a981e48db3ce577) - [Deus Ex (2000)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory/game/deus-ex) (id: source-a0105f15efbf10b7) - [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2010)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory/game/stalker-call-of-pripyat) (id: source-5a32eb1cf779594e) - [Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/grid-inventory/game/deus-ex-mankind-divided) (id: source-4a8deaf8c92118fe) - [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) (id: source-8fcf1671c353b49b) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors