Come play the Retro Survival Crafting RPG that I'm building

Name: Come play the Retro Survival Crafting RPG that I'm building
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Author: jasonkester

by jasonkester·Mar 22, 2026·3 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidNiche GemShip It

Ultima UI meets Valheim survival, but the browser RPG space is already crowded.

Strengths

•Playable browser demo with actual progression through Bronze Age content
•Specific niche combo: tile-based exploration plus modern survival mechanics
•Sanctuary towns with NPC dialogue systems add RPG depth beyond pure survival

Weaknesses

•Survival crafting is one of gaming's most saturated genres with no clear differentiator
•Early stage with limited content - 'off and on for several months' shows

Post Description

I'm working on the Survival Crafting RPG that you would have played on your Apple II back in the '80s.

You can think of it as Valheim's gameplay crammed into the tile-based UI of the old Ultima games.

It has a procedurally-generated open world with towns and NPCs to talk to, all the resource gathering, mining, crafting stuff you'd expect in a modern survival game, and some good old fashioned dungeon crawling to boot.

I've been working on it off and on for the last several months. It's complete up through the Bronze Age (in Valheim terms). Let me know what you think!

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