Headless Panic

Headless Panic is a short (~ 30 minutes long) roguelike where you play as a headless chicken knight. Wear the heads of slain enemies to gain their powers and conquer the dungeon.

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Tips:

• Use the Arrow Keys to move.
• Bump into monsters to hit them.
• If you get hit, your head falls off and it gets destroyed.
• Equip monster heads to stop the bleeding and get one of their powers.
• Strength potions, Life potions, and Wand Altars are the most important items for tackling the dungeon. There is exactly one of these items (not one of each) on every level of the dungeon.
• For Menus: ESC to cancel, ENTER to confirm
• Kill the Lich and leave the 15th floor to win.

Features:

• Head-swapping mechanic
  • Heads are fragile and once they fall off you start bleeding to death.
  • Some monster heads give you powers which allow for interesting temporary builds.
• 5 different biomes
  • Each area has its own level generation parameters, monsters, prefabs, bosses, and item drop rate.
• Easy to get started with
  • No classes, races, or backgrounds. Just jump in and play.
  • No huge list of stats to learn.
  • No item ID, so you can easily see what you've got and build a strategy around it.
  • Small set of controls to learn.
• Item-based progression
  • No XP and No leveling.
  • The few stats in the game can only be raised by your items.