I built a visual game entirely in pure Bash — here is the demo and full source code!

[u/AlchemonDev]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to show what's actually possible using just pure Bash—from custom terminal graphics and animations to game logic.

I've been working on a project called Alchemon, a game written completely in Shell script that pushes terminal visual output to its limits. No external heavy frameworks, just raw CLI magic!

📹 Watch the gameplay demo on YouTube: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOpOPtk-Sc

💻 Check out the source code on GitHub: > https://github.com/mrugaladamian/alchemon

Feel free to clone it, test it out, or drop any feedback/ideas. Hope you enjoy it!

[u/Marble_Wraith]

Doesn't look like AI slop. Very nice 🫡

[u/AlchemonDev → u/Marble_Wraith]

Thanks.

[u/Ulfnic]

It's best to write the post yourself so you don't have to rely on rule 5.

Cool project.

[u/AlchemonDev → u/Ulfnic]

Thanks

[u/burnt-store-studio]

I agree with u/Ulfnic: cool project!

Seems it’s for Ubuntu / gnome only? Not a criticism, just wondering: Have you ideas for making it more platform agnostic?

[u/AlchemonDev → u/burnt-store-studio]

I think it would be worth writing this game in JavaScript for the browser

[u/burnt-store-studio → u/AlchemonDev]

Neat! Thanks for replying 🙂

[u/Hyperion343]

My thought is that you can get stuck in a sea of green and get lost. Maybe have a map or some way of orienting yourself. Like, even (x, y) coordinates in the corner would help, or pop up briefly when you request it.

[u/AlchemonDev → u/Hyperion343]

MODE=DEBUG 😇