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Resource processing

Activities concept

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41
games
9
platforms

Involves processing of resources, converting one resource into another and so forth. Such as ore to ingots, cotton to fabric, flour and water to dough, sugarcane to sugar, etc.

Notable people involved: Markus Persson 'Notch', Tomas 'slpwnd', Daniel, Scott 'Klonan' and Daniel Rosenfeld

Generally things like refining ore into usable ingots, weaving fabric out of cotton, turning flour to dough, smelting tin and copper into bronze, and so forth.

Does NOT include crafting of usable items, construction of vehicles, buildings, or anything such, nor training, constructing or whatever of units. Meaning, this does not produce anything that is directly usable as is by the player.

Does NOT include trading one resource for another.

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Parent groups

Resource management, Strategy elements

Games by year

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The first Resource processing video game was released in 1998.

Epic Games, Blind Mind Studios, Wube Software and Klei Entertainment published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows19
Linux12
Mac OS X4
Android1
Switch1
PS41
PS51
Xbox One1
Xbox Series X1

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