In Part 8 of my Horror Escape Game series in Unreal Engine 5, I set up a clean item system so the player can pick up and drop objects like keys and a hammer. I start by organizing assets into an Items folder, then I create an ItemType enum (Key, Hammer) so every pickup can be identified properly. After that, I build a Base Item blueprint that inherits from my Base Interactable, and I add the core variables: Item Type, Door Lock Name (Name), and Pick Orientation (Transform) so each item can sit correctly in the player’s hand. Then I move the old “collect key” logic into a more general “collect item” flow. In the character blueprint, I store only one item at a time (not an array), show the collected mesh in front of the camera using an Item Mesh component, and apply the item’s Pick Orientation transform. For dropping, I add a Drop Item function in the interface, clear the held mesh, spawn the collected item class back into the world at the camera/hand position, enable physics, and add an impulse forward so it throws naturally. Finally, I update the drawer spawning logic in the game mode by changing the list from keys to a Base Item class list, so keys and the hammer can spawn randomly together.