Sunday, 17 March 2013

7drl success: 86856527



- It doesn't save.


latest version: windows mac
7-day version for the record: windows mac

Some explanation if you're finding it too confusing:
- Arrow keys move, moving towards an enemy attacks it.
- Siphoning wall tiles gives programs or points.

edit: now also available on steam.


  1. This is really excellent. Question: what does DEBUG do?

    1. TERMINATE OVERLAPPING. If anything overlaps, it is terminated.

    2. Oh, well, when you put it that way....

  2. Fascinating! I figured out how to play through regimentation, which was a fun exercise. Looking forward to having this on my phone next to Zaga.

    1. Experimentation... not regimentation. Auto-correct!

  3. I see what you've done here. Nice played. :) I especially like I have to pay to skip moving.
    The balance feels good btw.
    Also it's one of the most original games I have played.

  4. A great game! Pity it crashed at me when I've finally managed to complete the 8th stage. My build was like ATTK -> PUSH -> SIPH+ -> SCOR.

    And I still haven't figured out what REDUC or CALM do ;-)

  5. Awesome game, really well crafted and balanced. It's great how it always makes you the agent of your own demise. Also loved the ending.

  6. I wish you could stand in place on your turn. I get killed a lot because I am forced to move to where I can be attacked

  7. Excellent game! I'm really impressed that this was made in seven days...I'm making my first game in Flash and it's taken me a month and a half to produce an alpha version, lol. By the way, what does .CALM do? Just wondering ^^

  8. Oh! This is magnificent. You've expertly distilled what I like most about roguelikes: careful management of resources, lots of build options, and short, highly variable iterations.

    I feel like .DEBUG is pretty critical to success where the other apps are less dependable in the long game. .BOMB exposes my cover, .WARP is unpredictable, and .PUSH doesn't help against viruses (I do love these tradeoffs). To be fair, though, .DEBUG's usefulness is contingent on map and enemy layout, so maybe it's not so versatile as I've been making it out to be. I'll have to play some more; I've only made it to level 5 so far.

    I'm really glad you made this and to hear that you're continuing on with it. You have a gift for clever systems that deserves broader recognition.

  9. I have a stack overflow/underflow problem reported. I also have a plain white screen. I do have sound, but can't see anything. Hmm, too bad, can't play it now. I am running Windows 7 on a Intel Pentium Dual CPU @ 1.80 1.80.

    1. errr "stream overflow/underflow"

    2. Yeah, some people have been getting this same problem in Corrypt and I've been pretty slack at tracking it down, sorry =[

      this is the problem with trying to everything myself!

  10. nth'ing .calm

    1. You've got the right idea: you use it, and then nothing happens. It's one of the best programs in the game IMO.

    2. should've know XC

      now make a game where all the items do varying degrees of nothing!

      also, I sing 8685627 to the tune of 8675309

  11. Man I love this game. Holy hell.

    - The push/debug combo might be a bit overpowered in the late levels where you can push a whole swarm of enemies into the outer walls (all on top of each other) and then just debug them out of existence. Push feels too cheep in general.

    - calm is great, and it's pretty much mandatory in the late game.

    - reset is also great and can make/break your midgame.

    Howabout another class that starts knowing .wait?

  12. Awesome work! Really interesting and original. High five.

  13. calm stops random enemies spawning without you doing a data siphon