Stealth ASCII

THE GAME

A traditional roguelike game made with HTML5. The game features ASCII art-based display, random-generated mazes and simple turn-based stealth gameplay without lots of complex hotkeys. You play as a rogue collecting loot and avoiding guards and searching the exit to the next level.

You have Stealth points which you will lose every time when you are in the field of view of a guard (red G). The field of view is displayed as white dots around the guards. If you run out all of your Stealth points, you will lose. You can restore Stealth points by wandering in the darkness.

There might be some traps (red ^) around the levels. The traps won't harm you but they will stop you from moving for a few turns. The traps can be avoided altogether depending on the trap level and your Stealth points. The more Stealth points you have, the more likely you can avoid being trapped.

Not all guards are loyal to their employers and the loot (yellow $) is not only for the game scoring. If you have collected enough loot and if there are more than one guard in the level, you can bribe a guard to leave by attempting to move into the same floor tile as the guard. The cost of bribing will become more expensive eventually.

You can knockout guards by bumping into them. Each successful  knockout cost  10 stealth points in the beginning. Beware: each successful knockout increases the cost of the next knockout, and knockout wont work if there is at least on guard in the map. Knocked out guard (Zzz) can be pushed around by simply bumping into him.

Collect lots of loot, avoid getting caught and replay! Feedback is appreciated!

Game Requirements: An up-to-date web browser with HTML5 support: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Edge.

CONTROLS

W or Up Arrow	Move up
S or Down Arrow	Move down
A or Left Arrow	Move left
D or Right Arrow	Move right
Space Bar	Pass Turn
TAP (touch-screen)	Move

ASCII CHARACTERS

@ is Player
G  is a Guard
Z  is a knocked out Guard
$  is Loot
<  is a Staircase
^  is a Trap
#  is a Wall
.  is a Floor space
!  is a Potion of Disguise
?  is a Scroll of Reveal
– is a Wand of the Veil