Reaping the Dungeon
About this game
Reaping the Dungeon is a futuristic roguelike game that combines the classic dungeon-crawling experience with sci-fi elements. Players explore maze-like caverns, managing their oxygen levels while collecting plants and battling or avoiding various monsters. Like traditional roguelikes, the levels are randomly generated, ensuring a unique experience with each playthrough. The game features ASCII-style graphics that are slightly more refined than those in Rogue or NetHack, adding a bit of visual polish to the retro aesthetic. Gameplay Overview Objective: Explore randomly generated caverns, collecting plants and surviving against monsters. Manage your oxygen levels and other resources to stay alive as long as possible. Exploration: Navigate through maze-like levels, uncovering hidden areas and collecting resources. The caverns are filled with plants, monsters, and other interactive elements. Resource Management: Oxygen Levels: Keep an eye on your oxygen supply, which depletes over time. Find oxygen tanks or plants to replenish it. Plants: Collect various plants, which may have different uses such as healing or providing oxygen. Combat: Encounter a variety of monsters, each with unique behaviors and attack patterns. Choose to fight or avoid enemies, depending on your resources and strategy. Randomization: Levels are randomly generated, ensuring that no two playthroughs are the same. The layout, items, and enemies change each time, adding replayability. Graphics: The game uses ASCII-style graphics, with characters representing the player, monsters, and items. While still text-based, the visuals are slightly more detailed and polished than those in Rogue or NetHack. Key Features Futuristic Theme: A sci-fi twist on the classic roguelike formula. Resource Management: Manage oxygen levels and collect plants to survive. Randomized Levels: Each playthrough offers a unique experience. ASCII Graphics: Retro-style visuals with a bit more polish than traditional roguelikes. Strategic Gameplay: Choose to fight or avoid enemies based on your resources and situation.