Half Hour RPG

Half Hour RPG is a compact, turn-based RPG designed to deliver a complete adventure in up to 30 minutes. Its world is deliberately small, with locations close enough to reach on foot, and the adventure has a real ending.

World and exploration

The world is hand-asset-flipped rather than built from scratch. It is not procedurally generated, and enemies are visible rather than appearing through random encounters. The compact layout needs no map markers, and the amount of side content is limited.

Turn-based combat

Combat is turn-based, with no reflex tests, parries or button combinations to memorize. You can see how many enemies remain between you and the end of the game. Enemy variety is limited, and there is no grinding.

What the game leaves out

There is no crafting, gathering materials, upgrading a crafting table, survival system or base building. The game does not simulate hunger, thirst, temperature, exhaustion or vitamin D deficiency.