06 April 2013

Introducing Arena.Xlsm - A Game Made Entirely Using Microsoft Excel














Arena.Xlsm is a turn-based RPG made entirely using Microsoft Excel. Created by Cary Walkin, an accountant from Toronto,Canada. The game has already been tested in MS Excel 2007 and 2010 version, but not yet in MS Excel 2013.



Key features of the game includes the following:

  • Random enemies: Around 2000 possible enemies.
  • Random items: 37 item modifiers result in over 1000 possible item combinations and attributes.
  • An interesting story with 4 different endings depending on how the player has played the game.
  • 8 boss encounters, each with their own tactics.
  • 4 pre-programmed arenas followed by procedurally generated arenas. Each play-through has its own challenges.
  • 31 Spells. There are many different strategies for success.
  • 20 Unique items. Unique items have special properties and can only drop from specific enemies.
  • 37 Achievements.
  • This is all in a Microsoft Excel workbook.


You may download Arena.Xlsm directly on Cary Walkin’s wordpress page which can be found here.

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