self-building game

noun
UK /ˌself ˈbɪldɪŋ ɡeɪm/
US /ˌself ˈbɪldɪŋ ɡeɪm/

A game that builds or grows by itself as you play.

My favorite self-building game keeps making new levels while I play.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A game where players construct things that then build more things on their own.

In this self-building game, the little robots you place keep making new robots.

3. A game that creates its own world or rules without a designer making each part.

The self-building game made a brand-new island every time we started.

4. A game that improves or expands itself over time.

Our self-building game added a new town all by itself overnight.