autobattler

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ battler.

Noun

autobattler (plural autobattlers)

  1. (video games) A game in which players place characters on a grid before the start of the battle. After the battle starts, the characters fight automatically and no further input is required from the players.
    • 2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee‎[1], page 287‎[2], archived from the original on 6 June 2025:
      Today, Hearthstone still has Constructed and Arena, but also Wild, Classic, Duels (like Arena but with drastically more complicated rules), Mercenaries (an RPG-like combat system), Tavern Brawl, Twist, and Battlegrounds (a so-called "autobattler" with similar art and themes than the Hearthstone card game but is not a collectible card game).
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