Set up your project

Add a game board 

Add a player character 

Add a turn system

Add a food resource

Add obstacles

Add win and lose conditions

Animation

Add an enemy

Final word and improvement ideas

Build a 2D roguelike vertical slice while refining code, planning tasks, and using pixel art and audio assets.

Build a randomly generated 2D roguelike board, add borders, and use Unity Version Control safely.

Create a PlayerCharacter GameObject and PlayerController script so the player can move across the board.

Build a TurnManager script to track player turns and update your game initialization to support turn-based play.

Implement a food resource system with UI labels that updates each turn and when the player collects items.

Add wall prefabs, random wall spawning, collision blocking, and destructible walls to make your game board more challenging.

Add an exit cell, level generation logic, Game Over conditions, and a UI Builder Game Over Label to complete your level flow.

Animate your player character with idle, walk, and attack states using the Animator component and Animation tools.

Learn to add an enemy GameObject that moves toward the player and attacks on its turn to complete your roguelike game.

Create a 2D Roguelike Game 6.0 Common Cartridge File

Below you can download a CSV outline and a Common Cartridge file for this course.


Open the CSV outline in spreadsheet software (Excel, Google Sheets) for a summary of all content in the course, with links to each tutorial, exercise, and quiz.


Use the Common Cartridge file to import the course content into your Learning Management System (such as Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, etc.). See instructions from your LMS provider for importing Common Cartridge files.

Take advantage of this completely revamped course to learn how to design and build a 2D Roguelike Game. Throughout this course, you will organize and prioritize your tasks, go over complex programming concepts, and explore the use of pixel art in Unity. By the end of it, you'll have a fully functioning game that you can then build upon to make it your own!

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