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Uses two-dimensional "sprites", 2D images created and used on a flat plane, as opposed to the three-dimensional models or environments found in 3D games.

Focusing on automation and minimal player interaction, idle games let you watch progress unfold over time. Players often engage in occasional interactions like upgrades to influence growth rates or efficiencies, while the game typically accumulates resources autonomously.

Projects that have advertised as not using generative AI their creative process.

Games where the primary goal is keeping the player character alive under harsh circumstances such as dwindling resources or a hostile environment.