similar text based game to warsim

[AtorfRisha]

ai dungeon stratches the itch kinda but thats pretty much it

[Troy - Warsim!]

I've not properly played it myself but good to know.

I struggle finding games similar to Warsim when I'm trying to explain it to someone. It's such a weird game it's hard to find close comparisons.

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http://www.roninsoft.com/wsraider.htm

No kingdom, no goblins, no invasions but 200% more gambling.

[makaral_ristoril]

SanctuaryRPG is pretty great for this in my opinion.

[Troy - Warsim!]

@Love 200% more gambling... THAN WARSIM? Is it a casino haha

@Makaral, good one!

[Terran]

Try Candy Box. Its an "idler" game, but its definitely different. Takes a bit to get going but I can promise it has gameplay.
https://candybox2.github.io/candybox/

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Not procedurally generated, but King of dragon pass and its successor Six Ages : Ride Like the Wind are also text based empire management
https://store.steampowered.com/app/352220/King_of_Dragon_Pass/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/881420/Six_Ages_Ride_Like_the_Wind/

50 Years, could be another text based empire management. But with a much smaller focus.
https://echa.itch.io/50-years-alpha

[Troy - Warsim!]

Ooh love KODP and totally forgot about 50 years but that was a cool little game too :)

Great suggestions mate

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Ah ! And a brillant text game which captures some of the essence of procedural generation and colony/empire management : SeedShip, of course !
https://johnayliff.itch.io/seedship

[Troy - Warsim!]

OOOh yeah! Another classic!

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I really wish that seedship would merge with a simple 4x such a Uciana, to define the starting conditions.

I realise that something similar could be done with Warsim : a caravan traveling in the country. The choosen site and state of the caravan would define the empire's starting condition...

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Ooh ! And I forgot about Liberal Crime Squad, by Tarns Adams, the author of Dwarf Fortress
https://www.bay12games.com/lcs/
And the version maintained by the community : https://github.com/King-Drake/Liberal-Crime-Squad
This forum is the game's home : http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?board=3.0

There is lot of management and weird stuff in it too. That's probably the closest thing to Warsim.

[Troy - Warsim!]

I've heard about Liberal Crime Squad before but never played it properly

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Well, there is squad based "dungeon" exploration too. So that RPG part it is not for everyone.

[Clancy McFancy]

There's always insurrection IRL!
lots of text in that one.

[[LXI] Energizer Sisyphus]

I can second Liberal Crime Squad, that game is very fun. I even have the mobile port someone made on my phone! Great for killing time, and also an excellent satire of two-party politics in America.