2023

Description

Mutablus is a top-down exploration and item management game set in an ever-changing, procedurally generated world. The world contains different biomes, structures, and items to find.

Reception

This project earned a 1st mark for its simple usability, addictive gameplay, and procedural world generation.

Development

Mutablus was a 2nd year university project developed in JavaScript with p5.js. It uses a reverse-engineered wave function collapse algorithm to generate terrain without using Perlin noise. It draws inspiration from old-school exploration games like Adventure and the Ultima series as well as procedural worldgen and its use in Oskar Stålberg’s games like Bad North. Currently, Mutablus plays a bit like a simplified, web-based Dwarf Fortress.

The idea for a mutable world originated from swirlstorms in Regin's Grip - massive, mysterious waves that rearrange solid objects while leaving them almost entirely undamaged (much like the eye of a tornado).