Auto battler
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An auto battler, also known as auto chess, is a subgenre of
Gameplay
Auto battler games typically feature multiple players competing against each other as individuals, similar to a battle royale. Each player fields a team of units, sometimes called minions, with the player being tasked to assemble the strongest possible team. Once each player has selected some initial units, players are paired off randomly for a series of 1-versus-1 battles. In combat, both players' units are placed on the board and automatically battle each other, typically without player input. When one team is completely defeated, with none of that player's units being able to continue fighting, the loser takes a penalty to their hit points, and the game moves on to the next phase.[1][2] After the battle phase, at the start of each round, players buy units, which can be combined to make stronger versions of the same units. Units may be divided into multiple categories, with combat bonuses awarded for stacking multiple units of the same type. If a player loses all their health, they are eliminated from the match.[3]
History
The roots of the genre can be traced back to "Pokémon Defense", a custom
References
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- ^ Grayson, Nathan (25 June 2019). "A Guide To Auto Chess, 2019's Most Popular New Game Genre". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Goslin, Austen (2019-06-27). "Which auto battler should you play: Teamfight Tactics, Underlords, or Dota 2 Auto Chess". Polygon. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "This new Dota 2 custom mode is way more popular than Artifact". PCGamesN. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ "Dota Auto Chess player count tops eight million". PCGamesN. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "Valve's 'Dota Underlords' Has Finally Arrived on the App Store and Google Play with Cross Platform Play and Progression". TouchArcade. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ Gilliam, Ryan (2019-06-10). "Riot Games is making its own League of Legends Auto Chess game". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "Hearthstone Battlegrounds Is Just What The Game Needed". Kotaku Australia. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ Gilliam, Ryan (2019-06-10). "Auto Chess creators bringing stand-alone game to PC later this year". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-11-24.