Pantrix is a fast-paced ASCII arcade game played directly in your terminal. Dodge enemies, survive with your armor and health intact, and see how long you can last in this chaotic, pfand-themed microcosm.
- Terminal-based game using pure C
- Responsive player controls with
WASD - Dynamic enemies with bounce mechanics
- Health and armor tracking
- ASCII borders, UI info display, and game over screen
- Frame-locked loop at 20 FPS
- Low-level terminal handling with raw mode and escape sequences
- GCC or compatible C compiler
- Unix-like OS (Linux/macOS/WSL)
- A terminal window
gcc -o pantrix main.c