lifecycler

bevy game jam #5 submission

An aquarium that runs in your terminal!

A decoration/fidget-toy that lets you watch your fishes' lifecycle while you code. Test drive of my new plugin bevy_ratatui_render.

Because this is a CLI game, a WASM build is not in the cards. Please use the cargo or manual methods below (and thank you for your patience 🙏).

play using cargo

If you have cargo installed, you can simply run the following to install:

cargo install lifecycler --locked

...and then to launch the game:

lifecycler

controls

Left Click or Drag	Dispense a food pellet.
Right click	Toggle day/night mode.
M	Mute/unmute sound effects.
Q	Quit the game.

manual installation

Alternatively you can manually download an executable from the itch.io page or github releases.

If you manually installed the executable, you will have to include the path to launch it (e.g. `./lifecycler` if in the same directory).

On macOS you may need to "Right-Click > Open With," selecting a supported terminal, and then selecting "Open" in order to bypass code signing (I haven't figured out code signing yet).

compatibility

This requires that your terminal:

1. Supports 24bit color.
2. Has reasonably efficient rendering.

This includes a decent variety of terminals, but I have personally confirmed good results in the following:

• Alacritty
• Kitty
• WezTerm
• iTerm2