Software:List of games using procedural generation

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Procedural generation is a common technique in computer programming to automate the creation of certain data according to guidelines set by the programmer. Many games generate aspects of the environment or non-player characters procedurally during the development process in order to save time on asset creation. For example, SpeedTree is a middleware package that procedurally generates trees which can be used to quickly populate a forest.[1] Whereas most games use this technique to create a static environment for the final product, some employ procedural generation as a game mechanic, such as to create new environments for the player to explore. The levels in Spelunky are procedurally generated by rearranging premade tiles of geometry into a level with an entrance, exit, a solvable path between the two, and obstacles to that path.[2] Other games procedurally generate other aspects of gameplay, such as the weapons in Borderlands which have randomized stats and configurations.[3]

This is a list of video games that use procedural generation as a core aspect of gameplay. Games that use procedural generation solely during development as part of asset creation are not included.

List

Roguelike games

Further information: Software:List of roguelikes

Games in the roguelike genre all have at least procedurally generated levels.[4]

Other

Title Year Developer(s) Procedural content
.kkrieger 2004 Farbrausch Most of the meshes and textures are procedurally generated, and the music is procedurally generated during runtime.[5][unreliable source]
Anarchy Online 2001 Funcom Mission rewards, loot, dungeon layout, and location on the world map can be generated based on selections made at mission terminals.[6][unreliable source]
Astroneer 2019 System Era Softworks Procedural planet terrain.[7]
Banished 2014 Shining Rock Software Terrain map.[8]
Borderlands series 2009–2019 Gearbox Software, 2K Australia Weapons.[3]
Civilization series 1991–2018 MicroProse, Activision, Firaxis Games Customizable world map.[9]
Core Keeper 2022 Pugstorm Explore a procedurally generated underground world[10]
Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015 Brace Yourself Games 2D grid-based top-down dungeons with halls and rooms[11][12][13] with randomly placed enemies and items.[14]
Deep Rock Galactic 2018 Ghost Ship Games Cave systems separated into rooms and tunnels by walls of dirt.[15]
Descenders 2018 RageSquid 3D downhill courses on relatively dirt trails.[16]
Don't Starve 2013 Klei Entertainment Flat 2D world.[17] Later expanded with cavern systems[18] and oceans.[19]
Dwarf Fortress 2006 Tarn Adams Almost entirety of game content[20] based in a layered 3D world with elements like its history,[21] creatures and narrative,[22] religion,[23] etc.
Elite 1984 David Braben, Ian Bell Eight 3D wireframe galaxies consisting of 256 procedurally generated star systems each[24][25]
Enter the Gungeon 2016 Dodge Roll 2D flat dungeon levels made of room "chunks".[26]
Factorio 2016 Wube Software 2D terrain map generation.[27][non-primary source needed]
Islanders 2019 Grizzly Games 3D terrain generation of islands.[28]
Left 4 Dead 2 2009 Valve Gameplay changes to match player's performance, such as enemies, paths, or weather.[29]
Minecraft 2011 Mojang 3D world primarily made of cube blocks.[30] Effectively infinite.[31]
Minecraft Dungeons 2020 Mojang Randomly-generated 3D dungeons filled with monsters, traps and puzzles, and treasures.[32][33]
Mini Metro 2015 Dinosaur Polo Club Abstract 2D levels and audio system.[34]
No Man's Sky 2016 Hello Games 3D galaxies with planets and their flora and fauna.[35][36]
Pixel Piracy 2015 Quadro Delta 2D world,[37] including islands, towns and shops, as well as ship's crew.[38]
RimWorld 2013 (EA) Ludeon Studios Customization 3D spherical world map and flat 2D gameplay map,[39] as well as many elements,[40] notably narrative and events.[41]
Rogue Legacy 2011 Cellar Door Games Side-scrolling castle,[42] made up of interconnected rooms.
The Sentinel 1986 Firebird 3D terrain generation for all 10,000 levels.[citation needed]
Sir, You Are Being Hunted 2014 Big Robot An open world island landscape.[43]
Spelunky 2008 Mossmouth Side-scrolling underground rectangular levels made up of tiles.[2]
Spore 2008 Maxis 3D creatures, tribes, civilizations, planets and terrain, spaceships and galaxies, music,[44][45] award-winning animation system.[46]
Starbound 2016 Chucklefish 2D side-scrolling planets[47] and content on them, such as dungeons and bosses.[48]
Stardew Valley 2016 ConcernedApe Cave areas[49] of increasing difficulty and loot.[50]
Terraria 2011 Re-Logic Side-scrolling rectangular 2D world.[51]
The Binding of Isaac 2011 Edmund McMillen Bird eye view 2D levels made up of interconnected rectangular rooms with random monsters and loot.[52]
Valheim 2021 Irongate Studios A procedurally-generated circular map of an archipelago of islands in an ocean; with the player starting the game in the center.[53]
Vintage Story 2016 Anego Studios A procedurally-generated voxel-based open world of up to 64 million square kilometres with an emphasis on realism. A 2023 update includes "upgraded world generation with various new land forms, a geologic activity system, and large scale mountain regions"[54]
World of Warcraft 2020 Blizzard Entertainment Torghast, a dungeon with procedurally-generated enemy spawns.[55]
Microsoft Minesweeper 1990 Microsoft Rectangular grid of hidden mines.[56]

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "How many weapons are in Borderlands 2?". 16 July 2012. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-16-how-many-weapons-are-in-borderlands-2. 
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