MicroWars

Devlog

• Designing bosses for an auto-battler
  April 19, 2026 by hdd42

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  #bos

  Designing bosses for an auto-battler An 8-day campaign of "same petri dish, different map" gets old fast. You need peaks — moments where the rules change and the player has to think differently. Mic... Continue reading

  
• MicroWars now runs in your browser
  April 16, 2026 by hdd42

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  #web

  MicroWars now runs in your browser You can now play MicroWars directly in the browser! No download, no install — just open the page and you're in. This was one of the most requested things since lau... Continue reading
• The AI — from "chase nearest thing" to 12 personalities
  April 15, 2026 by hdd42

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  The AI — from "chase nearest thing" to 12 personalities One of the most common questions I get: "How smart is the AI?" The honest answer is — it's not smart. It's just good at pretending to be sma... Continue reading

  
• Evolution cards — from 12 buffs to 88 real choices
  April 15, 2026 by hdd42

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  #Cards

  Evolution cards — from 12 buffs to 88 real choices In previous posts I covered how the economy and combat evolved over development. Today it's the card system — the thing that makes every run diff... Continue reading

  
• The combat system — from one channel to three fighting styles
  April 13, 2026 by hdd42

  The combat system — from one channel to three fighting styles Combat in MicroWars looks simple: cells bump into each other and someone dies. But under the hood, the system went through more redesign... Continue reading
• Building the economy — how biomass went from simple to strategic
  April 11, 2026 by hdd42

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  #MicroWars, #Economy

  Building the economy — how biomass went from simple to strategic One of the hardest things to get right in MicroWars was the economy. It sounds boring — just numbers going up and down — but the... Continue reading
• How I built MicroWars — from idea to early access
  April 11, 2026 by hdd42

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  #release

  How I built MicroWars — from idea to early access I want to share the story behind MicroWars: how it started, what tools I used, and what I learned along the way. Thoughts after spending months on t... Continue reading
• MicroWars is live
  April 06, 2026 by hdd42

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  #MicroWars, #2.84

  MicroWars is live — here's what it's about MicroWars is a single-player auto-battler roguelike set inside a petri dish. You grow a microbe colony, capture objectives, draft evolution cards, and figh... Continue reading