strategy keyboard_

info

.youre given a terminal and the power to coordinate a surviving town from perishing to the elements, cordinate the population by sending them to hunt, others to start building and assign them to jobs
title
Strategy Keyboard
genre
terminal strategy / city builder
platform
browser / keyboard-first
players
single-player

gameplay look

.everything is ran on commands, theres no floating panels, no menus, no popups no buttons, all the information you need is one command prompt away, some examples
objectiveexample commandresult
informativepopulation; storage; assigned; production;informative commands to be informed before making decisions
actionshunt, gather, build, upgrademake decisions to better your town or get some missing elements
delegationassignmake sure the essentials dont go scarce

buildings

.headquarters level: 1;

buildingstatuscosttime
headquartersbuilt (level 1)66 stone, 48 wood20s
warehouseavailable to build50 stone, 57 wood30s
lumber campavailable to build250 wood, 50 stone50s
quarryavailable to build100 wood, 75 stone40s
iron mineavailable to build150 wood, 100 stone1m
housingavailable to build150 wood, 100 stone45s
farmavailable to build100 wood, 50 stone40s
schoolavailable to build200 wood, 150 stone1m

images

devlog

datetitlechanges
2026-08-02commands are the interfaceEvery action should be readable, memorable, and fast to repeat.
2026-07-18making pressure legibleShortages and threats now explain their causes before they become fatal.
2026-06-30a city in one screenThe settlement overview was compressed into a single terminal report.

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roadmap

versionobjectiveimplementedprogress
0.4days and seasonsplanned[##--------]
0.5harsh conditionsplanned[#---------]

help

.all the available commands are: assign, assigned, build, buildings, cancel, clear, consumption, gather, help, hunt, population, storage, upgrade, version;