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I keep a list of games trying to do whatDwarf Fortressdoes. Unfortunately the nature of these games is so time consuming that progress on working through it is excruciatingly slow. There are many people going after the ☼management game☼ crown.Odd Realmis one of the more humble efforts, but also one of the most impressive.
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There’s less going on, particularly underground, than in Toady One’s mountain lunatic simulator, but it’s achieving more of what it does attempt than a lot of its peers, which tend to overwhelm themselves with ambition, or hew too closely to the mould. Odd Realm still has room to grow throughout the remainder of its early access period, and the mostly solo dev has strongly indicated they’ll open it up to modding once it’s done. That might not be far off, as the latest version is already in the 0.9 range, though there are still more playable races and biomes to work in. There are already humans, who are humans, and creepy undead folk who never need to eat, but can’t sprog off, and have to rely on magical lackeys to get much done. It’s that kind of detail that I like about it. There’s just enough of a spin on things to make it its own Thing, not just an imitator, y’know?
Odd Realm was well worth considering a year ago, and has only got better since. It will definitely provide a nice day or two of entertainment now at the very least. I wish I had more time with it.
