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Is there a demonstration of this anywhere? I'd be hesitant to open a random Excel file.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh-42-7L7B0

Seems they've made a few: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyN2mpPl_WGxaCd3QIcJ7...

Looks like their “Baldur’s Gate” and “Fallout” games are practically identical, with similar overworld map and battle systems?

https://storyteller-blog.com/2024/03/22/i-made-a-baldurs-gat...

Is it more than 1 guy?

Thanks!

omg it's actually interactive, i was expecting a spreadsheet.

This actually looks 100% playable in the office.

Me considering playing Aurora at work as long as I stay away from the map screen.

Somehow you don't see these complaints when people just straight up have you download an .exe of their video game.

Actually, we see similar concerns in Game Jams. Many people actually avoid downloading .exe files and often complain if there isn’t a web version available on itch.io

I don't know much about it but perhaps https://itch.io/docs/itch/using/sandbox.html would be an option for them? It's an end user option in the itch.io app.

I recognize it's irrational but I'm more afraid of excel files than executables in many ways

Agreed. Hesitant is the nicest way to put it. "How do I get people to run my MS Office macros virus? Oh yeah, tell them it's a game or something..."

The Youtube video in a sibling comment helps though, giving a good idea of what it's about and how it looks. No need to download it to find out. :)

It's all good

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/dcc8833ec41be963078c932e...

I was hoping someone would link to a Google Sheets :D

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