Let's Build A Dungeon is an intricate sim where you design the MMO of your dreams, then decide whether to toss it all out the window to keep players and shareholders happy

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Game development is, famously, really easy. Relaxing, too. No doubt this is why the folks at Springloaded—the studio behindLet’s Build a Zoo—have decided between volleyball and margarita sessions that their next game will be about making games.

It’s called Let’s Build a Dungeon, and a shiny new trailer at thePC Gaming Show: Most Wantedspotlights its MMO-building mechanics and also reveals a sinister campaign of deception against PC Gamer, which I’d be upset about if I didn’t also frequently tell my editors I’m ‘just finishing up’ articles I have in fact just started.

(Image credit: Springloaded)

A verdant green town, with the UI showing options to place objects down at the bottom.

As someone who lost about three months toGame Dev Storyonce upon a time, I’m excited about this one. You’ll be doing all the messy work of MMO development: reviewing dev resumes, figuring out your marketing, talking to the press (gross), negotiating with shareholders, and even deciding whether or not to delay your game or crunch your workers to get it out the door. Hm, it all got quite real at the end there.

But I think what I’m most curious about is the possibility of deciding whatkindof MMO you’re making. You’re not just restricted to not-quite-WoW—Springloaded says you can create anything from “a monster catching RPG” to a “cozy farming simulator” or a “magic-fuelled action adventure.”

(Image credit: Springloaded)

A Windows 98-style UI showing the processing of banning a problem player.

(Image credit: Springloaded)

Placing decorations in a wooden building interior.

Doesn’t that just send a shiver down your spine? I’ll be keeping an eye on Let’s Build A Dungeon as it makes its way to release. It has no hard date just yet, but you can still dive into it right now because there’s a new demo up onSteam.

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