Dungeon Master in Your Console
I don't normally share side projects here(or in general). Don't have much time to open them up to too much attention. I started this project while riding in a car last weekend. Mainly to explore OpenAI Codex. Using Github mobile I wrote the initial specifications into the readme, and using the ChatGPT iOS app, had Codex build a simple CLI based dungeon master. Switched back to Github for managing the PRs and back and forth for the whole car ride... It kinda got a little out of hand from there, and it's now a mix of AI(mostly AI) and myself making adjustments... The first version was entirely…
Dungeon Master in Your Console launched on June 27, 2025 with 14 votes, #1,181 of 7,999 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Dungeon Master in Your Console is a command-line dungeon crawler game created using OpenAI's language models. Players interact with an AI dungeon master that generates adventure scenarios and responds to player commands. The tool was built primarily through AI code generation with human refinements, combining Codex and other language models to create a text-based fantasy game that runs in the terminal. It serves as both an entertainment tool and a demonstration of practical AI development.
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A generative zork-like dungeon explorer that dynamically creates a world of mystery, peril, and unexpected discoveries. As you descend deeper into LLM generated labyrinths, your choices will shape the story, the dangers you face, and the secrets you uncover. Uses a combination of LatitudeGames/Wayfarer-12B (Narrative) and OpenAI (Assistant). v0.1.0 | Refactored into small files, easier for LLM's to handle and for humans to reason about. Use one of the demo settings files, fantasy.yaml or cyberpunk.yaml , or copy one and define your own theme and/or character. This will run the Wayfarer-12B model on your local device. Works, but slow on a 3090. Passing --vllm will run the Wayfarer-12B model…from github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
I don't normally share side projects here(or in general). Don't have much time to open them up to too much attention. I started this project while riding in a car last weekend. Mainly to explore OpenAI Codex. Using Github mobile I wrote the initial specifications into the readme, and using the ChatGPT iOS app, had…
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