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Do a bit of visual programming and watch your party of heroes conquer an evil tower in Dungeon Automata

The beautiful thing about people that like dungeon crawlers is that they're all sickos. It is often plodding and methodical and conniving, so focused on stats and character classes that you could drown in the amount of numbers you have to pay attention to.

Do a bit of visual programming and watch your party of heroes conquer an evil tower in Dungeon Automata

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The beautiful thing about people that like dungeon crawlers is that they're all sickos.

It is often plodding and methodical and conniving, so focused on stats and character classes that you could drown in the amount of numbers you have to pay attention to.

So, how about a dungeon crawler where the battling happens automatically, and all you have to do is a little bit of programming?

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The beautiful thing about people that like dungeon crawlers is that they're all sickos. It is often plodding and methodical and conniving, so focused on stats and character classes that you could drown in the amount of numbers you have to pay attention to. So, how about a dungeon crawler where the battling happens automatically, and all you have to do is a little bit of programming?

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  • It's called Dungeon Automata, and trust me, the programming isn't as bad as it sounds.

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This is not a genre that's for the faint of heart.

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