autobattler

plural autobattlers · alternative auto-battler · alternative auto battler

1. video gamesA 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.

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   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).

   2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2025, page 287, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025