Progress Quest

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Progress Quest parodies online role playing games by letting you sit back and watch a character play for you. Create a basic profile then watch as your avatar automatically levels up completes quests and collects gear. Text updates scroll across the screen while a simple stick figure moves around a blank world. All progression happens instantly with no input needed beyond the initial setup. The humor comes from watching mundane tasks like "chopping wood" generate sudden bursts of experience points. This 2002 indie experiment remains a cult favorite for its deadpan take on RPG mechanics. It popularized the "clickless" gameplay style later seen in idle games though it predates that trend by over a decade. With versions on PC Linux Android and browsers it continues to draw curiosity seekers and fans of absurdist gaming. Its minimal requirements and no-frills design make it accessible to players who want to watch a game play itself.