Save the King — PyGame 2D

A top-down 2D RPG built with Python and Pygame. Escort the King through a dangerous world filled with bandits, locked doors, riddles, and secrets.

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Gameplay

Play as either a Knight (melee) or an Archer (ranged) and guide the King safely to the castle. Survive ambushes, answer guard riddles, and loot chests along the way.

Controls

Key	Action
W A S D / Arrow keys	Move
Space / Left click	Attack
E	Interact (pick up item, open chest, talk to NPC)
I	Open / close inventory
1 2 3	Use item from inventory
Tab	Toggle full map
Esc	Pause menu

Xbox and PlayStation controllers are also supported.

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Classes

Knight

• 100 HP, 20 Attack — melee sword swing, higher effective armor

Archer

• 70 HP, 25 Attack — projectile attacks aimed with mouse, better at range

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Features

• 30+ hand-crafted interconnected rooms across forest, town, and dungeon regions
• Range-based enemy AI — melee bandits close in, archer bandits hold distance
• Friendly NPC dialogue with state-aware randomized reactions
• Guard riddle system — fail three times and the guard turns hostile
• Merchant trading with gold coins
• Chest and item system with keys, health items, and armor
• Fog-of-war minimap that reveals as you explore
• King companion AI that follows and must survive
• Save / load system

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Installation

Requires Python 3.10+ and Pygame.

pip install pygame
python main.py

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Project Structure

main.py           — game loop, state machine, input handling
player.py         — Player, Knight, Archer classes and Projectile
enemy.py          — Enemy AI (melee / ranged)
characters.py     — King, Guard, NPC classes
level.py          — world map, room loading, transitions, minimap data
ui.py             — HUD, inventory, minimap, big map, dialogue box
item.py           — Item and Chest classes
save_system.py    — JSON save / load
config.py         — screen size, colors, constants
button_mapping.py — keyboard and controller input abstraction
assets/           — sprites, tilesets, sounds

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License

MIT