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> This game is like crack for programmers.

When I have been programming the whole day at work, cranking my stress/anxiety levels up, then playing an "automation game" does not sound very compelling, to be honest :)

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I remember reading a story about farmers who like to play farming simulator games in their off time and truck drivers who like truck driving games. It was kinda weird, but it seems that people who found employment with something they enjoy will have fun playing games simulating their day jobs but without the stress and consequences (and annoying bits that reality forces us to deal with).

I would have thought the same thing, especially given that I used to play Starcraft 2 but stopped because it was too stressful, however a friend of mine introduced me to factorio, and it is actually very relaxing.

SC2 is a 1v1 game and extremely competitive.

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