Unfathomable!

I wrote this small, unpolished dungeon crawler for Dungeon Crawler Jam 2024. It's rushed but it's mostly playable. I'm not entirely sure it's possible to win, but maybe with a little luck and careful exploring...

The "Game Jam Edition" download is the version I submitted to the jam, which, sadly, has a game-breaking bug. You should probably download the "Post Game Jam Edition" instead, which is fixed.

I developed the game using LÖVE.  Art and text are all hand-created by myself, with the exception of the two open-license fonts I used: IBM VGA 8x16 and Sriracha.

Content warnings: violence, isolation, claustrophobia, Lovecraftian madness.

A few instructions:

• The object of the game is to descend through 13 floors of the dungeon. Try to avoid combat while picking up the items you'll need when fights are inevitable. Maps are randomly generated, so if you lose, try again; you might get luckier next time.
• Keyboard controls only.
• Press TAB to pick up items or inspect your inventory. Choose an item and press ENTER, then look at the on-screen instructions to see what buttons to press to pick up, equip, drop, or consume the item. (WARNING: The "Game Jam Edition" has a fatal bug that causes the game to crash if you press ENTER on an empty inventory slot. Download the "Post Game Jam" edition instead, which has a fix for this bug.)
• To fight an enemy, move into its square, then press ENTER to attack. Depending on your speed, you might get the first strike. Once engaged in combat, you can move backward to flee, but you can't turn or move forward. Fights are turn-based, not real-time.
• Press ENTER to use doors.
• Save your game by pressing ESC to get back to the title screen. From there you can either quit, resume, or start a new game (which deletes your in-progress game). Getting killed also deletes your in-progress game.