Adventure Mode
Take direct control of a character. Explore the world, mine blocks, place structures, and navigate z-levels in real time with WASD controls.
Kinsward
A 2D colony sim with z-levels, dual game modes, and deep procedural world generation. Explore, build, and command — all in the same world.
Two Ways to Play
Section titled “Two Ways to Play”Overseer Mode
Switch to an RTS perspective. Select units, issue move/build/demolish commands, manage task queues, and coordinate your colony from above.
Living World
Procedurally generated worlds with a 16-step climate pipeline — tectonic plates, rainfall simulation, river erosion, 22 biomes, and realistic vegetation.
Deep Systems
Z-levels with stairs, shadowcasting FOV, dynamic lighting, A* pathfinding, companion AI, and a full TCP debug protocol for scripting and automation.
Current State
Section titled “Current State”Kinsward is in active pre-1.0 development (v0.17.0). Core systems — adventure mode, overseer mode, procedural world generation, unit commands, and the kinswardctl debug tool — are functional. Crafting, advanced AI, and textured rendering are planned for future phases.
Built With
Section titled “Built With”- Rust — systems language for performance and safety
- Bevy 0.18 — ECS game engine
- Avian2D — 2D physics
- kinswardctl — TCP-based CLI for game control, debugging, and automation