ghostGame

A game in which you explore a house and run away from ghosts.

Setup

• Download the project with git clone https://github.com/a11ce/ghostgame.git.
• Run with python3 ghostGameV2.py or ./ghostGameV2.py

How to play

(Colors are displayed with ANSI codes, so they may vary by system)

• You are represented by @, ghosts are X.
• Your torch has a range of 10 units. Visible (lit) empty spaces are grey, and visible walls are light red.
• As you move through the house, you will reveal more of the map. Discovered but currently not visible tiles (walls or spaces) are slightly darker than when lit.
• Undiscovered tiles are marked with a -. You win when you discover every empty tile inside the house.
• Both you and each ghost may move one tile per turn. Turns only advance when you make a move.
• Move with WASD.
• You lose if a ghost eats you by touching you.
• If you win, you will get a score based on the number of ghosts and your speed. Scores are not really indicative of anything yet.
• Press q to quit at any time.

File summary

• ghostGameV2.py: Game logic and main loop, including movement.
• houseGen.py: Map generator.
• graphics.py: Console rendering of the map, player, ghosts, and HUD. Easily replaceable to add sprite graphics.
• fov.py: Visibility and field of view calculations for the torch, and discovery.
• getch.py: Cross-platform getch-like function. See URL at top of file.

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• ghostGameV1.py: First version of ghostGame, buggy and relies on tdl. Also a hard-to-edit mess.
• colors.py: Color definitions for ghostGameV1.py.

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All contributions are welcome by pull request or issue.

ghostGame is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for full text.