What is Garenda?
Garenda is a browser-based, free-to-play retro dungeon crawler.
Garenda has:
- 30 × 30 dungeon grid with 10 levels
- First-person 3D view with 90 degree turns, step movement
- Turn-based combat with moderately complex mechanics
- Up to six-person party
- Fantasy RPG-style character classes and stats
- A myriad of monsters, spells, and loot including artifacts
- A town where characters can return between descents
- A light story with progression through simple puzzles
- An endgame with a downloadable custom keepsake prize
I created Garenda because I've enjoyed playing dungeon crawlers since the early 1980s, and have watched as games got more modern and complex. I wanted that 80s/90s retro feel but without the chunky graphics, in a game that could be played online, anytime, anywhere. So I poured what I desired to see into a game of my own. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I've enjoyed creating it.
Full disclosure: I wrote the game with AI help. However, I compensated real artists for the monster artwork and the music. The attributions are linked in the game's documentation. If you are philosophically against any AI-assisted game development, then turn away; however, I hope you will reconsider and try the game.
—The Author