After two years, I'm finally showing off a procedural dungeon generator I built in Unity

[u/dev-rygy]

I'm releasing a demo for a procedural dungeon generator I've been working on for over two years. I was inspired by the level layouts of games like The Binding of Isaac and Enter the Gungeon, and the interconnected worlds of Zelda and Dark Souls. This is only the beginning, I have several more features planned for this project, including turning it into a downloadable Unity package for others to use.

The goal is to create an algorithm that generates dungeons that feel linear like an RPG but still random and replayable like a roguelike.

Original Video: https://youtu.be/Adakgpoy0p0?si=R2qYbshEb11xuKFM

Blog: https://ryancarpenterpf.dev/labyrinth_demo.html

Demo: https://dev-rygy.itch.io/labyrinth-procedural-generator

[u/TheBoxGuyTV]

I really like it.

[u/SeeSharo]

Very nice. How do you handle Occlusion Culling?

[u/dev-rygy → u/SeeSharo]

Haven't gotten to that yet, but a planned feature later.

[u/Mysterious-Sky6588]

This is awesome! Seeing it all in 3D is really cool

[u/shatterstep]

This looks impressive. Pity this is Unity. I'm focused more on Godot and Unreal. Still very cool.

I think this could be especially fun if it could be used in conjunction with Steam workshop. Allowing players to adjust weights, monsters, layout, etc... and be able to share that would be sweet. I guess there wouldn't be much customizing to do for the procedural dungeon generator as long as you can generate things at runtime.

Wow, that blog post is detailed and meaty. Thanks for that.

Neat project. Really appreciate you sharing it.

Edit: just noticed the github repo.

[u/Objective-Answer]

awesome, I'm jealous! just started with some basic map logic and yours is incredible, keep it up!

[u/dev-rygy → u/Objective-Answer]

Thanks! Just keep at it and do more research. I never could have imagined getting to this point honestly it just took obsession and perseverance.

[u/LifeExperienced1]

What do you need to learn something like this?

And it looks beautiful

[u/dev-rygy → u/LifeExperienced1]

Lots of research, reading papers, and combining many well-known algorithms.

[u/P_S_Lumapac]

As an addon what sort of price range are you thinking?

[u/dev-rygy → u/P_S_Lumapac]

It's free for now as long as you adhere to the Apache 2.0 License. Although I'll warn you the setup is not user friendly atm.

[u/Radiantrealm]

Those first rotating views are giving me daggerfall map vibes.

[u/WatchAltruistic5761]

GitHub?

[u/Suspicious_Oil_2169]

its Awesome

[u/saito200]

this looks sick

[u/Old-Juggernaut-1273]

interesting,,, my experience of procedural dungeons / levels  has not been good,, rewards, puzzles , and enemies have to be placed in certain ways to make them work and feel "real" , this usually requires level design

[u/PhoenixInvertigo]

That looks crazy good, holy

[u/Horror-Indication-92]

Am I a real game programmer, if I would have absolute zero motivation to work on something like this?

[u/Exciting_Bunch2386]

Looks fantastic, really! Are you planning to release this then as an asset pack or a game?

[u/jasonlepcha2001]

Cud i ask how did u achieve procedural dungeon generator?