Game Review

unklnik published on 2025-01-14 included in category Games

Guns, Ants & Platforms…

Not really a huge fan of platform games though really enjoy roguelite/roguelike games and therefore decided to give Ants Took My Eyeball a chance and was pleasantly surprised how good it is. There aren’t a lot of rogueish platformer games out there (Dead Cells is about the only one that springs to mind and is more of a metroidvania/roguelike mashup) so there are not a lot games to compare it to, though it does stand out as one of the more polished 2D platformer games I have ever played.

Shogun Showdown >> Game Review

unklnik published on 2024-11-05 included in category Games

Like chess with ninjas++

It’s not actually that much like chess in many ways, and quite a lot like chess in many others, though either way it’s damn good and it’s Shogun Showdown (also on Nintendo Switch and Playstation. ‘Don’t just move, think first’ is perhaps the most concise summary of the gameplay, this is a game of strategy, thinking at least 1 or 2 moves ahead all the time. Looking at gameplay videos you might be put off by the simplicity, thinking it looks too easy and not worth the money. At first glance, it does look like a straightforward game where you are a ninja and move backwards and forwards and kill enemies using weapons. However, the variety of upgrades and the combinations in which they can be used to execute combos makes it addictive, fun and definitely recommended. Even better, there is a free demo version available on all plaforms so you can try before you buy.

Doomsday Hunters >> Game Review

unklnik published on 2024-11-04 included in category Games

A roguelite on steroids++

When you think roguelite/roguelike you might think, ’lots of things to unlock, maybe 50 to 100 and I am a happy gamer’. Doomsday Hunters (also on Nintendo Switch) takes this idea and runs with it, and runs with it and then runs with it again. 50+ hours into the game and I am still unlocking items, characters and game modes, with no end in sight. Playing it, grinding to unlock is not a chore and it has been a lot of fun the entire time.

Conjury >> Game Review

unklnik published on 2024-06-27 included in category Games

Cards, pixel graphics & tons of replayability

This was a surprising game, whilst at first look it seemed to be a rather uninspiring ‘just another deck builder’ type game this proved to, in fact, be very wrong. Conjury (also on Android on Google Play Store as well as Free on itch.io) has a lot of depth, a lot of gameplay and is excellent value for money (even more so if you play the free itch.io version). If you like games like Slay the Spire or Roguebook or other roguelike deck builder/card games and you haven’t tried Conjury then, in my opinion, it is definitely worth the time.

Bella Wants Blood >> Game Demo Review

unklnik published on 2024-06-08 included in category Games

Slay Bella’s Blood Spire (maybe)

As the title suggests, this game has borrowed ideas from Slay the Spire (something to put on the to-play list if you haven’t - also on Xbox Game Pass) in certain areas though the gameplay itself has nothing to do with cards. Instead, you build a road (called a ‘gutter’ in the game) along which enemies will travel, and place traps along the way. The goal being that all enemies (called monstrosities in game) must die, giving Bella blood, before reaching her mouth, otherwise the meter on the right side fills up and then it is game over.

HardAF >> Game Demo Review

unklnik published on 2024-06-05 included in category Games

Fun & death, all in a neat package

Have an hour or two to spare and like dying a lot? The HardAF Demo might be worth trying if you like precision 2D platformers where even a few pixels in the wrong direction means that you will die. The game has a rather unique concept, the level is illuminated by your blood, the more you die, the more red gets splattered all over the place and the more of the level that you can see. If you are stuck there is even the option to explode yourself to illuminate your surroundings by depositing blood over the numerous circular saws and spikes that make up a large portion of every level.

Tiled Dungeon Map with Player > 2D

unklnik published on 2024-05-27 included in category Go and series Raylib Go Short Examples

Random dungeons with moving player

Demonstrates how to create a simple dungeon map of room rectangles for use in top-down games. This expands on the Simple Dungeon Map Example which should be used as a starting point. Creates random dungeons and tiles the floors and walls and adds a player that moves and is animated. W A S D keys move player, SPACE to make a new map, UP ARROW to change the camera zoom, RIGHT ARROW to turn colors on/off and DOWN ARROW to turn on/off debug mode. Every map will be different from the next map and you can change the number of rooms and map size easily to allow for creation of larger or smaller maps. View on Github

Simple Dungeon Map > 2D

unklnik published on 2024-05-21 included in category Go and series Raylib Go Short Examples

Simple top-down map creation

Demonstrates how to create a simple dungeon map of room rectangles for use in top-down games. Press SPACE to create a new map, every map will be different from the next map and you can change the number of rooms and map size easily to allow for creation of larger or smaller maps. This is used as the base for a more advanced tutorial with image tiling and players. View on Github

Mr Snuggles Dungeon Adventure

unklnik published on 2024-05-19 included in category Games

A roguelike made with Go/Golang & Raylib

Approximately 4 months of solo development and about 350-400 hours of coding 39,000 lines my first decent game Mr Snuggles Dungeon Adventure is on Steam and there is a demo that you can play for free as well . So, if you are bored at least try the demo, it works on Steam on Windows as well as on Steam for Linux via Proton and is also on itch.io if you prefer, where there is a native Linux demo and a native Linux version of the game as well (though actually second game, the first game being more of a test run to see if I could do it and is not really very good).

Menus & Windows > 2D

unklnik published on 2024-04-03 included in category Go and series Raylib Go Short Examples

Simple menu/windows

Demonstrates simple top/bottom, right/left sidebar, center and pop-up menu/windows. The colors can be changed and the menu positions can be changed by clicking in the relevant boxes of the sidebar window and the top/bottom menu/window. The center window can be moved by left mouse clicking and holding and the camera zoom and colors can be changed in the sidebar item list. View on Github

Before you start

I am a self taught Go programmer and do it as a hobby, the code below is my own interpretation of how to do something, probably not the only way or the best way. This is intended as a resource to learn some basic Raylib and Go game dev skills. If you want to use any of the code anywhere else, feel free to do so.