Hi all! This is my first time in the 7DRL and also my first time working in the roguelike genre. I'm looking forward to checking out everyone else's games and also throwing my own iteration into the ring!

I recently went through a tutorial on creating a roguelike which followed the style of Michael Brough's games (868-HACK and Cinco Paus, for example.) Since that's my familiarity and I'm starting development today, I'm going to focus on building my jam game in that style.

I'll be posting here my devlog to share my progress.

Day 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday) -

Been thinking of ideas as I wrap up the tutorial I started a few days ago. May skip the typical fantasy theme and play with other ideas. One involving a survival horror blend, like Sweet Home meets Rogue. Another idea is wacky and involves strawberries, mother earth, and earthquakes. I don't know, but the title for that last one would be Apocalyptic Shuddering of the Strawberry Earth Mother. Haven't decided yet which seems more compelling in my mind. The former connects with my gaming tastes and I've got an idea of how it would play out, the latter seems like a good laugh, and fun, but requires thinking more about how it would play. Decisions, decisions!

Day 3 - 6

So haven't posted at all even though I've been working on this all week!

Base gameplay is up, added my critters, my shuddering earth mother, and some tasty strawberries. And some cute sounds too! Now it's time to clear out the garden of all the pests! Currently undergoing adding some final content, fixing some bugs, and polishing up the experience! It's a little hard to play right now as you don't have any powers yet, and the monsters get overwhelming, I'm working on evening out your odds!

Last day for me, so I plan on updating my build with some powers, which are currently missing, and add some additional polish for better gameplay. Stay tuned!

Update: Screenshot showing the powers list! Select and use a power by hitting the number key that corresponds with the power you want. Every three strawberries grants a new power. Strawberries are cumulative towards a new power over each level. I may attempt one more build before midnight, but if not, this is as far as I go. This was a SUPER fun jam! I definitely plan on making more roguelikes in the future!