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oh look AI is now gonna play the game for you too
There are so many people that play idle games.
Never understood the appeal.
Number go up , dopamine go up
You’ve hit the nail on the head perfectly but I’d also say they’re a great time killer. I play games on my pc and switch but to me the best way I can put it is that when I don’t have those an idle game is good just because I don’t play it often and I do have to play it to progress (then hit a wall) so it’s something I don’t REALLY have to sink time in to feel like I’m moving along
I kinda went off on a rant so I’m sure some portion of my original point made it in there
Cookie Clicker is a popular example.
My favorite of these is Universal Paperclips
The one I personally know of most people who play is Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms.
Its the natural evolution of a kind of JRPG gameplay. The actual combat is so boring you might as well just automate grinding. So they did!
I don't even get why you have this be a game at this point. Why not just make a visual novel or like a YouTube series? Again, I just do not understand the appeal.
Here are some others:
https://diamondlobby.com/platform/steam/best-idle-games-on-steam/
Some people like the building aspect, progression being more important than grinding. If you can do the progression (picking skills, making production buildings/machines, things like that) without actively grinding, it takes out a lot of the negative aspects of gameplay for some people.
Huh.
Well, whatever floats your boat I guess.
Or in this case builds your town?
People enjoy watching others play on twitch or even live sports.
Not much difference, let people enjoy what they want.
Typically there's a personality in those videos. I see what you're saying, and given the continued existence of "time-savers" MTCs, I'd say you're right even if it's not quite the same.