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24 alternatives to Gnomoria
A sandbox village management game not unlike Dwarf Fortress.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gnomoria launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hello, Hacker News! My name is Lillian (see: http://about.lillian.link/), and I just released version 0.2 of my MIT-licensed game engine, Hypatia(http://lillian-lemmer.github.io/hypatia/). Hypatia is a game engine for single player 2D action adventure games. You can use it to make a game like Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. Hypatia is aimed at non-programmers and programmers alike. I'm seeking any sort of feedback. Hypatia supports FreeBSD first, but has great support for just about any platform…
2015 · its alternatives →
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A unique sandbox strategy game mix of DF and Terraria.
2015 · crafttheworld.com · its alternatives →
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CHKN (alpha)▲97A creative, creature-building sandbox game by betaworks
2015 · chkngame.com · its alternatives →
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GoNNER▲65procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on JavaScript/Canvas and WebSockets. On the browser side the map is pre-rendered (as a background image), just the mobile units/buildings and animations are dynamically rendered. The lobby server is made in node.js, but the game server is C++ for performance reasons (mainly the pathfinding). I found the C++ WebSocket libraries out there to be too difficult to use so I made my own based on the rfc. Overall I…
2022 · battle-of-flags.com · its alternatives →
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Hearthlands▲70A city-building game set in a medieval/fantasy world.
2015 · hearthlands.com · its alternatives →
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Craft or destroy amazing worlds with your godly touch!
2016 · thesandbox2.com · its alternatives →
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Dungeon crawling with a Minecraft style
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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A brutal, yet adorable, roguelike shooter
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Probably the steepest learning curve in gaming.
2015 · bay12games.com · its alternatives →
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Build incredible machines in a multiplayer sandbox
2016 · axolotgames.com · its alternatives →
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Archeopad▲61Mixture of Tetris, thought-provoking puzzles & playing field
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A bunker-building survival simulator
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Medieval Multiplayer Builder with Crafting and More
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Control a mechanical bird messenger in a steampunk world
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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