The Cartographers

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The Cartographers is a story-driven non-combat dungeon crawler. Contrary to the usually combat-heavy genre of dungeon crawlers, this game focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving as well as a layer of strategy when preparing for quests. The story follows two cartographers - former adventurers who have turned pacifists, and how their quest to chart the realm is hindered when a figure from their adventuring past tries to exact revenge. The game explores the themes of pacifism and how it relates to the common tropes of fantasy fiction, as the player has to find means other than the edge of a blade to solve the issues of the realm. The story is told in a non-linear fashion and features multiple ways to solve quests as well as branching plotlines, contributing to a lenghty and replayable experience.