CaveRunner
Steal stolen stuff from the local goblins, then sell it all back to its original owners for a profit! Make enough money that you can retire.
A 7 Day 2023 RogueLike submission. Programmed using Godot, in under 7 days.
- Every level is procedurally generated and populated.
- The parameters change as you progress to make things more difficult.
- Starting at one end of the level, make your way to the exit at the other end. Pick up as much valuable stuff as you can hold.
- Don't take too much time, or the goblins will return home and hunt you down.
- Take advantage of equipment. Knives will kill enemies instantly, but they can only be used once before breaking. (It's a lore thing.) Blockades can prevent goblins from reaching you.
- Be careful not to get stuck in a cave! If you're carrying too much, you might not be able to escape.
A Note for MacOS users: This game was built on the first release of Godot 4, which has a number of breaking errors with web-based MacOS builds. This game most likely won't run for you for most browsers.
Pending updates, waiting for 7DRL judgement to conclude:
- Rebuild when Godot patches for MacOS, to allow more people to play.
- Add a keybind to drop an item from your inventory, preventing certain softlocks.
- Start the camera at the end of the level, then pan to the player, helping the player to navigate the level.
- Add audio feedback when a player tries to pick up items that are too heavy.
- Add more visibility into systems. for instance, "15 turns until goblins arrive."
- Click/Drag controls, allowing for touchscreen interaction
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I'd post a direct link to a video I did of your game, but apparently it won't work so you'll have to go through my playlist to see the video I made:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw2L04beHwWCxVevWtPjG7IyKZxu9XTFh
Neat entry! Was fun to discover the different loot items, and also check out the variants in parenthesis, while figuring out how to maximize benefits for minimal danger. Although on the easy side overall with relatively low pressure throughout, that's generally a good approach for a 7drl, though it wasn't too hard to win without even using any knives/barricades except to see how they work. Some mechanics weren't very clear, like whether the benefits of your purchases lasted more than one map, or stacked, or were gradually overcome by increasing danger over time... I recorded my stream (timestamp) if you're interested in seeing it played with fresh eyes and plenty of commentary :)
Thanks for playing! It was definitely fun to see you play, and to hear your perspective at the end, especially on some of the planned changes.
System clarity was my key failing here in my opinion. I felt bad watching you reverse engineer the numbers based on the status bars, lol. The purchases do stack, although their effects are diminished by increasing danger as the player progresses.
I originally planned for the softlocks/uncertainty in navigation to be a part of the challenge, however every one of my QA testers complained about them. I think I will lock those features behind a difficulty setting, to allow for both experiences.
With more time, I'd like to increase the complexity of the level generation, like you mentioned, to present the player with more choices. They may sacrifice time or tools, or risk getting trapped, in favor of getting more expensive loot. There are hints of that in the generation, but I think it should be explored more.
Thanks again!
Hehe, the reverse engineering was inevitable xD
I guess it's good to know that the progression is more or less in line with what was observed and predicted (and assumed in some cases, without further testing :P).
I do like the idea of the soft locks, and less favorable mapgen in general, which would start to force more resource use and clever tactics. As is it was mostly a case of brute forcing every map emphasizing the low-danger route to make decent enough progress every time. I kept expecting it to suddenly start to get noticeably harder, but... that challenge never seemed to materialize!
Good work though, enjoyable for a 7drl :)
These sprites are the exact same sprites as the ones used in Gun Knight (another game on itch.io). Are they public use or something?
Hey, yes, the sprites that are common between the two games came from this asset pack by o-lobster.
https://o-lobster.itch.io/simple-dungeon-crawler-16x16-pixel-pack
Both games have other assets beyond just that pack though.
Really nice game!!! As you said, hangs on MacOS, works perfectly on Linux Mint
Top tier 10/10 would recommend!
Great art style.. love the game play.. feels solid to play.. the progression feels fair and steady.. well done.. we have a little game that would we would love feedback on from a fellow dev.. if u get time that would be great.. no worries if not.. great job!