===LoJam 2023 Entry and Judge's Choice Winner ????==

　　cherry pit 1.0.0

　　Made by rentonl with python + pygame.

　　Music by Kennedy Kimber Johnson

　　A tactical turn-based rogue-like where you must wield the power of nature to survive against waves of demons from the beyond.

　　Theme of LoJam 2023 - "Growth"

　　Movement: Numpad <1-9> or <WASD> (with diagonals <QEZC>) Skills: <1-5>Selection: Enter/Space/Left ClickPress <Esc> for in-game menu LoJam 2023 notes:

　　IMPORTANT: some notes on the web browser version:It can take a few minutes to load without giving a lot of visual feedback that it's actually loading!There seems to be some issues getting the keys to work once the mouse targets outside the game window and then back into it.The music and sound meters in the options menu don't work on the browser version. pygbag targeting pygame to Web Assembly is basically black magic to me and I don't fully understand it. Anyways, I think it's still a fairly new project, so if you experience any issues with the web version on your OS or browser (performance or otherwise), let me know and I can try to get you a build to target your system.Most of the sprites come from oryxdesignlab.com Roguelike 2.0 tileset, however I have also made quite a few of my own modifications to the set over the course of the jam. Notable features:

　　Simple, yet challenging, tactical rogue-like mechanics.Tutorial mode to teach the basics of game-play.Choose perks in the form of mantras after each wave. Learn and combine various mantras to give you the edge over evil.Encyclopedia pages for flora, enemies and mantras.Particle effects.Minimalist look and feel, with great attention paid to the UI design.Influenced by the book "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. This game utilizes my existing custom WIP engine called RLEngine. Some of the features my engine provided before the jam:

　　Input management Complex turn-based game state management Complex entity state management Map managementAnimated entities Pre-made widgets Inventory and Skill management Random map generation Tools/Libraries Used:

　　pygamepygbagAesprite

　　ChatGPTDALL-E