Tales of the Shepherd

People have disappeared. A hero is needed.

Enter the dungeon and fight your way down into its depths. 
Can you stay alive long enough to save them and find out what evil is lurking in the dark?

Tales of the Shepherd is a roguelike trying to match the look and feel of classic ASCII games, while adding interesting mechanics and unique gameplay.

The project is in active development since October 2020 and has finally reached a playable alpha state. So be prepared for constant updates, containing additional mechanics, NPCs, enemies, equipment and more. 

We would really love to get your feedback to develop this idea into a unique experience.

Features

• Randomly generated dungeon floors
• Retro 8-bit ASCII graphics
• Turn based gameplay and combat
• Permadeath (with optional easy mode)

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How to install

Windows
You can simply download the zip and extract it to your preferred location. The extracted folder contains the game.

Linux & other OS
There is no bundled version of the game for other operating systems. Instead the game can be downloaded as a JAR-file. Since it's written in Java, the game is cross-platform by design. You will have to install Java 8 or newer though, to be able to play it.
Compatibility has only been tested for Linux, but most operating systems with a Java Runtime Environment installed should work.