Welcome, traveler! This is a silly little adventure game of the resource management / survival variety that can be played on a coffee break. It runs in text-mode and only needs the number keys for input.
This is a port of the Nim edition, for educational purposes.
Download
Both archives include FreeBasic source code.
How to play
Get a move on every time you have the chance, but don't neglect rest, or your health. The game hints at how close you are to safety — watch for the jungle growing less dense — and tells you when you're starting to get tired. That happens more easily when you're hurt. Persist, there is an end to the journey.
Hidden command: pressing Escape or 0 (zero) in any menu interrupts the game.
License and contact
Lost in the Jungle is open source under the MIT License. See the included file for details. My e-mail address is in the README; go to my homepage for other contact options.
Known issues
- Color mode assumes a white-on-black terminal, and glitches if the defaults are reversed.
- The game can be very random and that's been known to annoy some players.
- Gameplay is also somewhat repetitive due to few different encounters.