Fallout simulation in Excel for discreet wasteland exploration during work hours
Excel-based Role-Playing Game Created by Gaming Enthusiast
If you thought Excel spreadsheets were only for boring office work, think again. A gaming enthusiast has created a role-playing game based on Excel that is based on the popular post-apocalyptic game Fall. It’s the end of the world, again.
Gameplay and Features
How can you turn spreadsheet software into a video game? Don’t ask me because I have less than zero ideas. That being said, the game’s creator, YouTuber “Dynamic Pear,” has provided a on how to use his strange and improvised game that was developed using everyone’s least favorite office software.
In , “Pear” gives a brief description of the game’s story:
It is the year 145 of the second era. Life in Mercer is unrecognizable compared to what came before; the bombs took care of that. Humanity may never fully recover… Adventure calls once again, and you are ready to answer its call!
The YouTuber explains that his game has two components: “Mapping and Quests” and “Battles” in the bombed RPG environment…
…or you can duel with the different characters you encounter along the way.
Inspiration and Background
Additionally, he provides more details about the game’s various quirks and includes a link where you can download the game.
The inspiration behind this creation, rain, is a popular post-apocalyptic video game set after a nuclear war. The first version was originally released in 1997 and could be played on Mac, Windows, and MS-DOS. It originally stemmed from an earlier 1988 game called Wasteland. Since then, there have been four sequels and several spin-offs. But the main reason we are seeing this now is that the Amazon Prime Video TV series based on the games has reignited and inspired people to revisit the experiences that started it all. In this case, someone made a new experience just for you.
Anyway, if you’re looking to make your workday a little more interesting and don’t have access to , my suggestion would be to check out Dynamic Pear’s interesting creation. It’s probably the most fun you’ve ever had with spreadsheets.
