identity Archetype
The System Builder
Mechanics-First | Director Stance | Emergent Gameplay
A web of inputs and outputs. You construct the machine and watch it run.
Reference Games
Civilization V 2010
Sid Meier's Civilization VI 2016
Civilization VII 2025
Diablo II 2000
Dwarf Fortress 2022
Europa Universalis IV 2013
Factorio 2020
Hearts of Iron IV 2016
