This is a submission to Triple Jam

A downloadable game for Windows

text-based RPG where the goal is to explore dungeons, battle bosses, and level up to take on the Dark Overlord. The game features a isomorphically generated dungeon key system for a varied experience every time.

  1. Dungeon Exploration 🏰
    • Use Dungeon Keys 🔑 to unlock themed dungeons (Fire, Ice, Earth, Lightning).
    • Dungeons are generated each time a key is used. This means new layouts, enemy placements, and loot drops for each dungeon.
    • Defeat mobs 👾,and face the related Dungeon Lord of each dungeon theme to earn a unique gear drop, and collect Pages 📄 to progress the narrative and unlock the Final Dungeon.
  2. How Dungeons Work 🔄
    • Dungeon Keys are required to enter dungeons and each key type opens a unique dungeon (e.g., Fire Dungeon).
    • Keys are used to generate independent dungeon instances, meaning every dungeon run will have a different layout and content. Keys can also be sold.
    • The dungeon system runs parallel to the main menu loop—choose a key, enter a dungeon, explore, collect loot, then return to the main menu for other actions.
  3. Loot & Progression 💰📈
    • Defeat enemies and bosses to collect gear (weapons, armor), consumables 🍎, and new Dungeon Keys 🔑.
    • Loot helps boost attack ⚔️ and defense 🛡️.
    • Gain XP from battles to level up, increasing HP, Attack, and Defense. Unlock Special Abilities 🌟 to use in combat.
    • After collecting 5📄pages, 🔑 Final Keys can be acquired with gold or dropped by mobs.
    • Achievements🏆 are unlocked by reaching specific milestones, such as defeating bosses, collecting gold, and leveling up.
  1. Achievements are unlocked by reaching specific milestones, such as defeating bosses, collecting gold, and leveling up.
  2. Shop & Rest Mechanics 🛒🛌
    • Visit the shop to buy and sell items.
    • Use the rest option to recover HP between dungeon runs.
  3. Final Challenge 🌟
    • After collecting enough Pages 📄, access use the 🔑Final Key to open the rift gate to the Final Dungeon to face the Dark Overlord.

Quick Guide 📜

  • Collect Keys: Gather Dungeon Keys 🔑 to open dungeons.
  • Explore & Fight: Enter dungeons, defeat enemies, and collect loot.
  • Progress & Prepare: Level up, upgrade gear, and explore the overworld.
  • Defeat the Dark Overlord: Unlock the Final Dungeon, defeat the ultimate boss, and complete the game.
More information
Published 12 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Authormcjdh
GenreRole Playing, Adventure
TagsDungeon Crawler, Roguelike, Roguelite, Short, Text based

Download

Download
rogueslayer1.0.exe 7.8 MB
Download
rogueslayer1.0_sourcecode.zip 15 kB

Install instructions

game works "out of box" - download "rogueslayer1.0.exe" and run to begin.

game is built using 4 .py files:

main.py
game.py
entities.py
utils.py

to compile the  game yourself:

  • have python, pyinstaller, and pip colorama library installed to your compiling terminal.
  • extract "rogueslayer1.0_sourcecode.zip" .py files to one folder.
  • run command "cd folderlocation" of where you put .py files to go to its location in terminal.
  • run  command "pyinstaller --onefile main.py"
  • play game with .exe generated in dist folder

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