The Core Gameplay Loop

• Is the cycle of venturing into the dungeon to:

  • Free Prisoners

  • Gather Resources

  • Find Floor Keys to progress to the next dungeon Floor.

• Then once progress can no longer be made, returning to the town to:

  • Stock up on supplies needed to dungeon delve again.

  • Rebuild the town using resources gathered.

  • Talk to the freed prisoners / townsfolk and fulfill their needs.

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Screen by Screen Core Gameplay Loop

Presented is a flow diagram that shows how the game flows from screen to screen through the core loop of:

1. Entering the dungeon from the town.

2. Playing through a dungeon floor and encountering enemies, prisoners and other objects until exiting.

3. Either exiting back to town or progressing to another dungeon floor.

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The Dungeon Floor Gameplay Loop

Is the cycle of:

• Exploring the dungeon to find:

  • Prisoners to free

  • Enemies to avoid or defeat

  • Traps to disarm or encounter.

  • Resources to collect

  • The Exit Key and Exit location

• Once the player has the exit key and progressed to the exit location. They have two choices:

  • To return to town with their collected resources and items.

  • Progress to the next dungeon floor.

Screen by Screen Dungeon Floor Gameplay Loop

This details the flow of playing through a typical dungeon floor.

The Town Gameplay Loop

Is the cycle of:

• Returning to town after exiting the dungeon.

• Having your most critical stats and items replenished.

• Talking to townsfolk and freed prisoners for their requests.

• Spending materials to buy buildings and items for the town.

• Equipping your character for the next dungeon delve.

• Entering the dungeon.

Screen by Screen Dungeon Floor Gameplay Loop

This details the flow of returning to town and doing actions to help them on their next dungeon run.