Dungeon Descent

A classic roguelike dungeon crawler. Terminal-based, turn-based, permadeath.

Status

🚧 In Development - v0.1.0
Started: 2026-01-31

What Is This?

Explore procedurally generated dungeons. Fight enemies. Find loot. Reach the bottom floor. Don't die.

Pure text-based gameplay. No graphics, just terminal output. Classic roguelike mechanics: permadeath, turn-based combat, procedural generation.

Quick Start

(Coming soon - game not playable yet)

./dungeon.py start      # Start new game
./dungeon.py look       # Examine current room
./dungeon.py move north # Move around
./dungeon.py status     # Check your stats

Command-based interface (not TUI). Each command loads state, processes action, saves state.

Features (Planned for v1.0)

• ✅ Turn-based movement and combat
• ✅ Procedurally generated dungeons (5 floors)
• ✅ Enemies with different behaviors
• ✅ Loot system (weapons, armor, potions)
• ✅ Permadeath
• ✅ Win condition (defeat final boss)

Development

See VISION.md for design philosophy and roadmap.

Development Schedule: 3 sessions per week (Mon/Thu/Sat)
Target Release: v1.0 within 2-3 weeks

Tech Stack

• Language: Python 3.8+
• Dependencies: Standard library only (for v1.0)
• Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows terminal

Project Structure

dungeon-descent/
├── VISION.md           # Design document
├── README.md           # This file
├── CHANGELOG.md        # Version history
├── dungeon.py          # Main CLI entry point
└── game/               # Game modules
    ├── state.py        # State management
    ├── dungeon.py      # Level generation
    ├── entities.py     # Player, enemies, items
    ├── combat.py       # Combat system
    └── display.py      # Output formatting

Why?

This is a portfolio project demonstrating: - System design from scratch - Clean, maintainable code - Iterative development - Shipping complete software

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License

MIT - See LICENSE file

Play at your own risk. Permadeath is real.