RetroQuest: A Text Adventure Built with AI

Welcome to RetroQuest, a (as the name may give away) retro inspired text adventure game!

How to Play

Starting the game

RetroQuest runs in the browser. From a checkout:

npm install --prefix web
npm run dev

This opens the game at http://localhost:5173. The game engine and all acts are TypeScript (see web/README.md); they started out in Python and were ported in October 2026 (docs/typescript-engine-plan.md).

Commands

The game supports a variety of commands to navigate and interact with the world. However, the only command you will need to use to complete the game is:

help

This command will show you the list of all available commands in the game. You can also use the ? command as a shortcut for help.

Found issues?

Write an issue on GitHub

Got stuck?

Look at the design files to see how to actually move forward or write an issue if you believe something is amiss.