VLOOKUP as a scrying spell is the best game mechanic of the year and I will not be taking questions.
Spreadsheet Dungeon
◆ jam winnerA roguelike that pretends to be Excel. Your boss will never know.
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Every cell is a tile. Formulas are spells. =SUM(A1:A4) actually sums the goblins in that column and hits them for the total. The whole dungeon recalculates when you move. Looks exactly like a spreadsheet from six feet away, which is the point.
$ how_it_was_made
- model
- claude-opus-5
- ai-written
- 88%
- prompts
- 127
- build time
- 31 hrs
- cost
- $64
- engine
- DOM
// the origin prompt
“A roguelike disguised as a spreadsheet. Cells are tiles, formulas are spells, and it must look boring enough to play in a meeting.”