THE RECURSION

A Time-Loop Dungeon Crawl

Descend through 3 floors of ancient ruins. Each floor is a 5x5 room grid hidden in fog.

ECHO SYSTEM: When you die, a ghost is recorded. Next loop, it appears as an ally repeating your last 3 actions. Up to 3 echoes persist across loops.

Explored rooms stay revealed. Find the stairs on each floor to descend. Defeat the boss on Floor 3 to escape the loop!

Chrono-Knight

HP: 30, AP: 3
Melee focused. Shield Bash stuns. Time Slash hits adjacent.

Phase-Mage

HP: 20, AP: 4
Ranged spells. Phase Bolt (range 3). Warp teleports.

Echo-Walker

HP: 25, AP: 3
Echo Drain heals from echoes. Shadow Step moves 2.

Floor 1/3 Loop 1 HP: 30/30 AP: 3/3 Echoes: 0/3 XP: 0 | Lv 1

Floor Map

Combat!

Enemy HP: 10

Status

Class: -
HP: -
Level: 1
Attack: 5
Active Echoes:
None yet

Loop Broken!

The Recursion

A Time-Loop Dungeon Crawl

How to Play

  1. Choose a class: Chrono-Knight (melee tank), Phase-Mage (ranged caster), or Echo-Walker (hybrid healer).
  2. Explore the 5x5 room grid by clicking adjacent rooms. Each move costs 1 AP.
  3. Rooms contain enemies, treasure (+XP), traps (damage), or stairs to the next floor.
  4. In combat, move on the 4x4 tactical grid and use abilities to defeat enemies.
  5. When you die, your Echo (ghost) is recorded. Next loop, it appears as an ally!

Objective

Descend through 3 floors and defeat the Floor 3 Boss (Chronovore) to break the time loop. Explored rooms stay revealed across loops. Up to 3 echoes persist to help you.

Tips & Hints

Controls

Mouse: Click adjacent rooms to move. In combat, click highlighted cells to move and use ability buttons to attack. Click "End Turn" to let the enemy act.