🧟 Survivors

A Vampire Survivors-like roguelike game built with TypeScript and Vite. Battle endless waves of enemies, collect XP, level up, and evolve your weapons!

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🎮 Features

• 14 Unique Classes — Each with different starting weapons and stat bonuses
• 14 Weapons — All with unique mechanics and evolutions at level 6
• 16+ Powerups — Enhance your stats and abilities
• 8 Enemy Types — From basic snakes to powerful bosses
• XP Crystals — Different sizes and values from defeated enemies
• Mobile Support — Touch controls with virtual joystick for Android

📖 For developers: See GAME_MECHANICS.md for detailed documentation on weapon systems, formulas, and how to modify game behavior.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose
TypeScript	Core game logic with strong typing
Vite	Fast development server and bundler
Canvas API	Game rendering (no frameworks, pure canvas)
Capacitor	Android APK builds
GitHub Actions	CI/CD for automated Android builds

📁 Project Structure

survivors/
├── src/
│   ├── game/
│   │   ├── core/           # Utilities, input handling, rendering
│   │   ├── data/           # Game data (classes, weapons, enemies, powerups)
│   │   ├── entities/       # Player, Enemy, XP Crystal entities
│   │   ├── weapons/        # Weapon implementations and types
│   │   ├── ui/             # In-game UI (joystick for mobile)
│   │   ├── Entity.ts       # Base entity class
│   │   ├── Weapon.ts       # Base weapon class
│   │   └── GameManager.ts  # Main game loop and state management
│   ├── style.css           # Game styling
│   └── main.ts             # Entry point
├── android/                # Capacitor Android project
├── .github/workflows/      # GitHub Actions CI/CD
└── dist/                   # Production build output

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start dev server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

Android Build

# Sync web assets to Android
npx cap sync android

# Open in Android Studio
npx cap open android

Or push to GitHub — the CI/CD pipeline will automatically build and release the APK.

⚔️ Weapon Configuration

All weapon stats are centralized in src/game/data/GameData.ts in the WEAPON_STATS object for easy balancing:

export const WEAPON_STATS: Record<string, WeaponConfig> = {
    void_ray: { damage: 25, cooldown: 2.0, ... },
    nanobot_swarm: { damage: 0.8, ... },
    // ... all 14 weapons
};

Configuration Parameters

Parameter	Description
damage	Base damage dealt
damageScaling	Damage multiplier on upgrade (e.g., 1.2 = +20%)
cooldown	Base cooldown in seconds
area	Base size/radius
areaScaling	Size multiplier on upgrade
speed	Projectile speed
duration	Effect duration
pierce	Piercing / bounce count
count	Base projectile count
countScaling	Count increase per level

Weapons List

ID	Weapon	Class	Description
void_ray	🔫 Void Ray	Void Walker	Fires a powerful charging beam
phantom_slash	⚔️ Phantom Slash	Cyber Samurai	Instantly cuts random enemies
plasma_cannon	🔋 Plasma Cannon	Heavy Gunner	Explosive plasma rounds
nanobot_swarm	🦠 Nanobot Swarm	Technomancer	Swarming nanobots that devour enemies
spore_cloud	🍄 Spore Cloud	Astro Biologist	Leaves damaging zones
singularity_orb	⚫ Singularity Orb	Quantum Physicist	Slow-moving orb of destruction
orbital_strike	🛰️ Orbital Strike	Exo Marine	Calls down random explosions
mind_blast	🧠 Mind Blast	Psionicist	Psionic explosion at enemy location
chrono_disc	💿 Chrono Disc	Time Keeper	Ricochet disc that bounces between enemies
acid_pool	🧪 Acid Pool	Alien Symbiote	Throws acid flasks creating puddles
lightning_chain	⚡ Lightning Chain	Storm Mage	Lightning that chains between enemies
spinning_ember	🔥 Spinning Ember	Berserker	Fireballs that orbit the player
frost_nova	❄️ Frost Nova	Ice Mage	Freezing grenades that slow enemies
fan_of_knives	🗡️ Fan of Knives	Shadow Assassin	Fires a spread of knives

🎯 Game Controls

Desktop

• WASD / Arrow Keys — Movement
• Mouse — Aim direction (optional)

Mobile

• Virtual Joystick — Touch and drag to move

📜 License

All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Aleksey Dudnikov.

The source is readable here, but it is not open source: copying, redistributing or re-hosting the game — source or built — is not permitted without written permission. See LICENSE.

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Made with 💜 and TypeScript