Eikasia

A traditional roguelike where reality itself becomes your dungeon.

You upload an image and it generates a sprawling labyrinth in full ascii glory… Then you try to escape.

This is an experimental prototype. I would love your feedback and appreciate any support you can offer the project to help resource it. Currently I am porting this to Gamemaker (it's currently in Python), so please stay tuned!

I plan to develop this into a fully-fledged traditional roguelike. Future features include but are not limited to:

• Sound effects
• Music soundtrack
• Building mechanics 
• Ranged weapons
• More enemies
• More loot 
• Spellcasting (inspired by Rift Wizard)
• Fleshed out story
• More and better ASCII and pixel art (this is one of the most time intensive parts) 
• Improved dungeon generation
• Save/load game capabilities 
• Many more things... 

Thank you for playing and please get in touch if you find any bugs or have any suggestions. 

The Trap

A demon has imprisoned you inside a representation... not reality itself, but a shadow of it. You are trapped within an image, a mere copy of the world, and the demon delights in your confusion. Ahhhhh... mimesis...

"Eikasia... the world of illusion. You must ascend."

The dungeon you traverse is not real! It's a photograph, a blueprint, a painting made manifest. You exist inside a copy while true reality remains beyond your grasp. The demon has populated this representation with creatures of myth: Minotaurs, Cyclopes, Harpies, and vengeful spirits.

To escape, you must find the Tear... the exit that will rip you from this representational prison back into the real world. But the demon won't make it easy.

Classic Roguelike, A Bit of Modern Polish

It is a love letter to traditional "Berlin interpretation" style roguelikes, featuring:

• Turn-based tactical combat... Every move matters. Plan carefully or perish.
• True line-of-sight FOV...  What you can't see will hurt you
• Permadeath... One life! Make it count!
• Equipment progression... Find legendary Greek arms and armor
• Procedural dungeons... Every escape attempt is unique

The Twist: Turn Any Image Into a Dungeon

Upload any image - a blueprint, a photo, a piece of art - and watch it transform into a playable dungeon. Light areas become walkable floors. Dark areas and edges become walls. Your reality becomes the labyrinth.

• Circuit board? Now it's a high-tech maze.
• Floor plan? Your house is the dungeon.
• Abstract art? A surreal nightmare to navigate.
• Family photo? Escape through memories made manifest.

You can even upload images of dungeons, and it will give you a... dungeon... 

Features

• Greek Mythology Theme - Face Harpies, Skeleton Hoplites, Mad Satyrs, Minotaurs, and Cyclopes
• Equipment System - Weapons, shields, helmets, armor, and boots with escalating power
• Dynamic Loot - Rarity tiers from Common to Godly
• Smart AI - Enemies hunt, patrol, and remember where they last saw you
• Atmospheric ASCII Graphics - Brogue-inspired rendering with gradient lighting, but much more basic at present 
• Philosophical Narrative - Cryptic messages from "The Creator" guide your ascent
• Minimap - Track your progress through the labyrinth

Controls

Movement

• Arrow Keys - Move and attack
• vi-keys (h,j,k,l,y,u,b,n) - Move and attack (8-directional)
• Numpad (1-4, 6-9) - Move and attack (8-directional)
• Mouse Click - Auto-walk to a clicked tile or attack an enemy by clicking on them

Actions

• P - Drink nectar (healing potion)
• Space / Numpad 5 - Rest for one turn
• 1-9 - Equip an item from your backpack
• D - Enter 'Drop Mode', then press 1-9 to drop an item (or ESC to cancel)

Loot and items 

From a Broken Xiphos to the Blade of Truth, discover equipment inspired by Greek mythology:

• Stygian Iron forged in the underworld
• Spartan Arms wielded by legendary warriors
• Divine Relics blessed by the Olympians
• Philosopher's Robes woven from wisdom itself

Can You Escape the Representation?

The demon has trapped countless souls inside images, representations, copies of reality. Most never realize they're imprisoned in shadows and illusions.

Will you find the Tear and escape back to the real world?

Or will you die inside a mere copy, a shadow, a representation.... forgotten forever?

System Requirements

• Windows, Mac, or Linux
• No special hardware needed
• Runs on a potato, hopefully