The gap
A tactical roguelike needs a fair generator, readable rules for creatures and powers, saves that replay exactly and controls that work on every device, and each of these is easy to get subtly wrong.
Game templates
Glyphdeep Game Template
The complete source of Glyphdeep 2.0, a turn-based glyph roguelike where the map is drawn only in what the player knows, with a menu standard, save slots, generated music and a bot that plays full runs in the tests.
- JavaScript
- Canvas 2D
- Web Audio
- Playwright
- Coming soon
Coming soon
Not published on its store yet, so there is no buy or download link. PN Scripts does not take payment for it here.
What it solves
What it is
This template gives all of them working together, with tests that prove generation, every rule, saves, sound levels and balance.
How you use it
Unzip, serve the folder and open index.html, then edit game.js; npm test plays it again in headless Chrome.
Source code of a real, playable game to reskin and learn from, with a smoke test whose bot plays it.
Who it is for
Use it when
- Publishing your own tactical roguelike on itch.io, web portals or your site, or learning how one is built.
- Learning how a complete turn-based game with menus, saves and tests is built in plain JavaScript and Canvas 2D.
Built for
- Web and indie game developers who know some JavaScript.
- Developers who want a finished, tested game to build on instead of a blank canvas.
What you get
Sight as data
Each glyph is one row: what it inks, its power, its ink cost and its lore. The renderer draws a category only where that glyph's ink has spread.
Creatures with one rule each
Inkmites chase and dissolve in water, quillbacks charge along rows, blots smear a glyph from the mind, moths wake the others, censors guard the way down.
No build step
Plain JavaScript and Canvas 2D; open index.html through any static server and edit game.js.
Tests that play it
26 unit tests check every rule; a headless Chrome suite presses keys, taps, uses a gamepad stub, saves and loads, measures sound levels and lets the built-in bot play runs to the end.
Gallery
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Specs
- Availability
- Coming soon
- Vendor
- PN Scripts
- Type
- Template
- Platforms
- JavaScript
- Pricing
- One-time purchase Price to be announced.
- License
- PN Scripts Template Licence 1.0
- Deployment
- Download (ZIP of source code)
- Maturity
- v2.0.0
Compatibility
| Platform or runtime | Supported versions | Tested up to |
|---|---|---|
| Node.js | 22.12 or newer | Not stated |
Stack
- JavaScript
- Canvas 2D
- Web Audio
- Playwright
The Glyphdeep template is coming soon
The template is finished and tested. It is not on sale yet; this page will say where to get it when it is.
Coming soon
Not published on its store yet, so there is no buy or download link. PN Scripts does not take payment for it here.
Questions
Make and sell any number of your own games from it, and build games for clients. You may not resell or share the source code itself (PN Scripts Template Licence 1.0).
Any static web server to run the game, and some JavaScript. Node.js 22.12 or newer and Google Chrome run the smoke test.
No ad or portal SDK, and English only. It is tested in desktop Chrome and in phone-sized Chrome with touch and a gamepad stub, not yet on iOS Safari, Firefox or a real phone.
The code was written with AI assistance and checked by PN Scripts with automated tests. All visuals and sounds are generated by code; there are no AI-generated image or audio files.
It is not on sale yet. When it is, this page will link to the store; PN Scripts does not take payment on this site.
