termcraft is a terminal-first 2D sandbox survival game written in Rust.
This build shows the current early-alpha state: overworld exploration, mining, building, crafting, and a Nether combat sequence. The goal is a classic survival progression adapted to a terminal format.
Project:
https://github.com/pagel-s/termcraft
Docs:
https://pagel-s.github.io/termcraft/
Status:
Early alpha. Playable, but still rough and actively changing.
Highlights in this clip:
procedural world generation
mining and block placement
inventory and crafting
Nether combat
terminal-native rendering and UI
Acknowledgements:
Thank you to Dr. Dean Thomas for the valuable feedback on the video editing (https://deanthomas.eu/)
Music used in this video:
Fantasy Orchestral Theme — Joth
https://opengameart.org/content/fanta...
License: CC0
Boss Battle #2 [Symphonic Metal] — nene
https://opengameart.org/content/boss-...
License: CC0
Unofficial fan project. Not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.
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