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Minecraft is also stupidly accessible. The only dwarf fortress players I know IRL are also skilled with and interested in computers. Normies aren’t sinking 6 w

• xipho 4y ago
  > stupidly accessible Don't underestimate what tiles do for a game in terms of (perceived) accessibility. Anecdotally my kids (under 11), who will almost certainly abandon the game after playing it, are demanding that we get it because they like what they are seeing, they like drama (dwarfs into zombies), they like building and crafting (infinite possibilities vs. MC). Now it's true that I've been talking about it, so they are feeding on my hype, but they are also genuinely intrigued by it. I think the viral potential of DF went way up with the recent release, it might not be completely unheard of as common amongst the broader gaming populace in the future.