ascii-royale — terminal battle royale

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a battle royale you play in your terminal · peer-to-peer over iroh · no signup

ascii-royale gameplay

an actual match — drop, scrap, last one standing

connecting…

▶ play now — no install, no account

ssh -p 48958 play@royale.boxd.sh

paste it in any terminal. blank password — just press Enter.

also: ascii-royale play (cargo install) · browse for open games

⚑ leaderboard

#call sign winskillsgames
no matches yet…

call signs aren't authenticated — it's a wall of fame, not a ranked ladder.

◷ arena

matches played

call signs seen

uptime

☠ recent drops

  • waiting for a winner…

⌨ how to play

install: cargo install --git https://github.com/chad/ascii-royale, then ascii-royale play — or use the in-browser button above.

move + aim wasd / arrows · fire f / space (auto-aims at anyone lined up with you) · pick up e · heal h · ready up r · quit q

grab a gun from a # building, dodge the % storm, outlast 15 others. the dropship leaves on a timer — more jumpers, sooner drop. empty seats fill with bots.