Mazemeister

A terminal-based maze game where you navigate through maze levels while avoiding enemies.

Play instantly (no install required)

npx mazemeister

That's it. Node.js is the only prerequisite.

Install globally

npm install -g mazemeister
mazemeister

Clone and run locally

git clone https://github.com/richsoni/mazemeister.git
cd mazemeister
npm install
npm start

How to Play

• Move: WASD or arrow keys
• Objective: Reach the exit (⍟) while avoiding enemies
• Static enemies (■) — touching one ends the game
• Moving enemies (♦) — they roam the maze
• Pause: P
• Restart level: R (after game over)
• Quit: Q or Ctrl+C

Starting on a specific level

npx mazemeister 3
# or
node mazemeister.js --level=3

Controls

| Key | Action | |-----|--------| | W / ↑ | Move up | | S / ↓ | Move down | | A / ← | Move left | | D / → | Move right | | P | Pause / unpause | | R | Restart level (after game over) | | Q | Quit | | Ctrl+C | Force quit |

Levels

Levels are plain text files in the levels/ directory (level1.txt, level2.txt, …). See docs/level-templates.md for how to create your own.

License

MIT © Rich Soni