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How do you call these games that let you macro-manage people/creatures/processes and you can watch your engine run?

Examples are Rimworld, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Factorio.

I don’t like fast action-based RTS, micromanaging games, I just love to create a world and watch it running on it‘s own!

Is there a specific name for this mechanic? And what are your favorite examples?

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[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I usually call them management games. Looking at the Steam tags for Factorio and RimWorld, they both have "Management" and Factorio additionally has "Resource Management". But I think "Management" is your best bet.

I think RTS games don't usually fall under management and instead are just called RTS.

In terms of my favourite ones, I love FTL: Faster Than Light. I'm picking it up again at the moment actually. I also like RinWorld, Oxygen Not Included, and Dungeon of the Endless.

[–] squidsarefriends@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

FTL is so insanely good!

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oxygen Not Included

2nd vote for ONI. Many hundred hours in it.

[–] Silviecat44@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Another +1 for ONI. Like running an ant farm of suicidal clones