{"id":6089,"date":"2025-12-23T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.lu\/?p=6089"},"modified":"2025-12-23T10:28:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:28:24","slug":"strategy-games-and-the-myth-of-infinite-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.lu\/en\/actualites\/uncategorized\/strategy-games-and-the-myth-of-infinite-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy Games and the Myth of Infinite Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strategy Games and the Myth of Infinite Growth<\/h1>\n

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The Hidden Lesson of Strategy Games: Infinite Growth Has No Reset Button<\/em><\/p>\n

The Growth Loop in Games<\/h3>\n

Most strategy games begin the same way: a small base, a handful of resources, and a vast map waiting to be conquered. The rules are simple: expand faster than your rivals, or risk defeat.<\/p>\n

The design is elegant. Players collect resources, reinvest them into infrastructure, technology, or armies, and then repeat the cycle. Each turn compounds their advantage. For gamers, this is rewarding. For designers, it creates depth. For producers, it sustains engagement and revenue. The logic is compelling:\u00a0growth is the only path to success.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Games Leave Out<\/h3>\n

Yet something important is missing. In these virtual worlds, forests regenerate, mines never run dry, and pollution is absent. Waste disappears, and the map is always playable. The growth loop has no friction, no limits, no consequences.<\/p>\n

This is where the parallel to our real economy becomes unavoidable. We have designed our economic system around the same assumptions as our games:<\/p>\n