Kerbilization (Game)

Kerbilization (known as "Factory Management: Resources & Research" until the March 10th, 2018 update) was a multiplayer text-based resource management roleplaying game that ran from March of 2018 until September of 2018. The game, set in the modern era, saw player-controlled nations pitted against each other in a quest for resource control and military supremacy over the fictional planet of Kerbin.

Reception
Kerbilization was generally well-received. Although not as technologically advanced as other text-based strategy games of its time, the game garnered enough attention to encourage the developers to make a sequel. It also managed to accumulate a dedicated enough fan-base to warrant a fan-made spinoff game.

Sequel
Originally planned as an update to Kerbilization, Kerbilization II was released as it's own standalone game just days after Kerbilization was closed. Although Kerbilization II featured many of the same game mechanics and general format as Kerbilization, it featured a uniquely separate plot that existed in the same universe as Kerbilization and was a continuation of the original game's story.