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by foobarian 35 days ago
And let's not forget the OG Progress Quest! [1]

[1] https://progressquest.com/play/
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piltdownman 35 days ago
Frank Lantz's Universal Paperclips is the absolute pinnacle of taking game mechanics to a logical extreme. Engaging to the point of existentialist crisis - anyone who describes themselves as a gamer owes it to themselves to complete a playthrough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Paperclips

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genewitch 34 days ago
well, hold on. Progress Quest is a zero player game. Paperclips is an incremental; e.g. https://www.incrementaldb.com/

this game has been added to incrementaldb!

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