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ASCII Survivors is a survivor-like roguelite rendered in ASCII on a CRT screen. Weapons fire automatically as enemies approach from every direction, and you move while choosing upgrades. Glow, barrel distortion and particle effects are layered over the text-based visuals.

Runs and builds

Choose from 8 characters, each with a different starting weapon and passive. Across 6 attack patterns, the 16 weapons include nova rings, whirlwinds, spark chains and screen-wide beams. You can combine any weapon with 6 stackable enchantments: fire, ice, poison, lightning, leech and curse. Fifteen passive skills also let you shape your build.

The game has 4 modes: Normal, with 10 minutes and 20 waves; Endless; Trial, which uses a daily seed; and Pact, where you stack handicaps. Adjustable difficulty offers Standard, Hard and Insane. A Meta Shop provides permanent upgrades between runs, and there are 35 achievements.

Maps and enemies

Fight across 3 maps, each with unique enemies, elite variants and multi-phase bosses.

Display and sound options

You can adjust Master, BGM and SFX volumes, and play using only a keyboard or only a controller. CRT, glow, barrel warp, vignette and glitch effects can each be toggled individually. A Reduce Flashing option softens rapid color flicker on hit and during enemy windups.