
The Bardo
A downloadable world for Windows
The Bardo is a cursed, reincarnation-themed, online multiplayer, Rogue-ish experience. Your character's class and race are chosen at random each time you die (soft permadeath).
The architecture of the game is essentially that of a text based MUD, but with emoji to create a "graphical" overhead map. It is in extremely early access pre-alpha stealth release development, but you are very welcome to log in and poke around!
If you're interested in learning more, you can read the FAQ / Help thread at the bottom of this page or check out my posts on patreon.com/m
Thank you, and welcome to The Bardo!
(Note: You do not need the source zip unless you plan to run the project from inside the Godot game engine.)
Updated | 12 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows |
Author | damijin |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | 2D, Abstract, Godot, MMORPG, Multiplayer, Open Source, Roguelike, sourcecode, Text based |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard |
Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, Configurable controls, High-contrast, Interactive tutorial |
Multiplayer | Server-based networked multiplayer |
Install instructions
To try out the game you can either run the .exe client attached to this page on a Windows device, or you can download the Godot source code and compile the client yourself on Linux, MacOS, or Windows. Compiling the source code is a great way to make changes to settings like volume of music or color variations in this earliest state of development.
Development log
- End of June Update21 days ago
- Not even close to regularly scheduled update35 days ago
- Water shaders68 days ago
- Weeklyish Update: 4/3082 days ago
- First Shader Pass90 days ago
- Shaders updated90 days ago
- Client Update + Telnet accessibility99 days ago
- QoL ImprovementsApr 06, 2025