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A typing roguelike inspired by Slay the Spire, Vampire Survivors and memories of typing in a terminal growing up. Type words to deal damage. Survive three floors.

v0.7 — play · global leaderboard

How to play

Open index.html in a browser, or play the hosted version linked above. No build step needed.

Controls

Key	Action
Type	Attack the targeted word
Backspace	Delete last typed character
1 / 2 / 3	Cast spell (if unlocked)
← →	Navigate map / class select
Enter	Confirm / advance
Esc	Pause / back
M	Mute music
L	Toggle dark / light mode
I	Instructions (from title)
A	Achievements (from title)
G	Global rankings (from title)

Classes

Classes unlock in sequence by completing a run (win or lose) with the previous class.

Class	HP	Damage	Notes	Unlock
Warrior	135	1.0×	Iron Skin — +15 max HP, resilient	Default
Mage	85	1.15×	Spell Amp — starts with Freeze, spells deal 50% more	Beat a run as Warrior
Rogue	65	1.5×	Quick Draw — words come faster, wider combo window	Beat a run as Mage
Ranger	—	1.0×	Word Mastery — words 6+ letters deal 1.75× damage	Beat a run as Rogue
Necromancer	—	1.0×	Dark Absorb — destroying attack words deals 2× and heals 6 HP	Beat a run as Ranger

Structure

Three floors, each with two branching paths leading to a boss. Once you enter a branch you're locked in.

• Combat — fight an enemy by typing words before they reach you
• Elite — tougher enemy, better loot
• Event — random encounter with a choice and consequence
• Shop — spend gold on upgrades
• Rest — heal 35% HP
• Boss — clear to advance to the next floor

Upgrades

Passives, spells, and deck modifiers are offered after each combat room and sold in shops.

Spells

Cast by pressing their number key (1–3). Spells stack up to Lv3 — acquiring the same spell again increases its level, amplifying effect and duration (Lv2 = ×1.5, Lv3 = ×2.0).

Spell	Effect	CD
Freeze	Stop all words for 3s	12s
Shield	Absorb 30 damage	15s
Nova	Destroy all words (15 dmg each)	20s
Haste	Words slow 40% for 5s	18s
Drain	Steal 20 HP from enemy	16s
Blast	80 flat damage	22s
Echo	Repeat last word's damage for free	10s
Slow	Words crawl at 20% speed for 4s	8s
Reave	Next word deals 3× damage	12s
Ward	Block all incoming attacks for 5s	20s
Mark	Highlight one word — destroying it deals 5× damage	10s
Leech	Heal 1 HP per letter typed for 10s	18s
Volley	Instantly destroy the 3 shortest words	16s
Chain	Next 5 words deal +50% damage	20s
Smite	Deal 8 × current combo as flat damage	14s

Active spell effects are shown in a status bar during combat.

Passives

Iron Skin, Quick Step, Sharp Mind, Regen Ring, Berserker, Vampiric, Longshot, Deathless.

Deck modifiers

Purge (remove long words), Inject (add short power words), Chaos (2× speed, 2× damage).

Combo system

Destroy words in quick succession to build a multiplier:

• ×1.25 at ×3 combo
• ×1.50 at ×6 combo
• ×2.00 at ×10 combo

Taking damage resets the combo. Rogue has a wider timing window.

Leaderboard

After each run you can submit your score to the global leaderboard hosted at trinacria.ddns.net. Score is calculated as:

score = dmgDealt × difficultyMult × accuracy

Difficulty multipliers: Beginner 0.7 · Normal 1.0 · Hard 1.5

Pickups

Random symbol strings (!@#$%) drift across the screen during combat. Type them to collect a bonus: +HP, +gold, +shield, or +damage multiplier.

Enemies

Enemy	Floor	Notes
Goblin Scout	1	Fast, short words
Cave Troll	1	Slow, hard-hitting
Goblin Shaman	1	Medium speed
Dire Rat	1	Very fast, low HP
Cursed Tome	1	Elite
Goblin King	1	Boss — enrages at 50% HP
Shadow Archer	2	Fast words
Void Wraith	2	Words go invisible
Plague Knight	2	Heavy damage
Spectral Wolf	2	Fastest words on floor 2
Bone Oracle	2	Elite, long words
Lich Lord	2	Boss — two phase transitions
Storm Knight	3	Heavy hitter
Dread Sorcerer	3	Scrambles word positions
Iron Golem	3	Tanky, slow words
Flame Wraith	3	Very fast words
Tyrant Prime	3	Final boss — two phase transitions

Files

• index.html — game logic and DOM rendering
• rogue-data.js — all static game data (enemies, upgrades, classes, events)
• rogue-audio.js — procedural dungeonsynth audio engine (three themes + SFX)
• words.js — word pool (4 tiers by difficulty)
• leaderboard/ — Node.js/SQLite API running on lampPost