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Dev tools · March 12, 2020

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Lapin, a Terminal Game in Rust

About a game I made under direction of my kids. Tagged with rust, opensource, showdev, terminal.

Lapin, a Terminal Game in Rust launched on March 12, 2020 with 12 votes, #1,053 of 4,417 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

Lapin is a terminal-based game written in Rust, designed for developers interested in game development or learning Rust through interactive gameplay. It runs directly in the command line, making it accessible without external dependencies or graphical interfaces. The game combines entertainment with practical exposure to Rust programming concepts, appealing to both casual players and those exploring systems programming languages.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

My kids (4yo and 6yo) are fan of the command line since the first time I showed them sl . One month ago, my youngest one asked for a game with a rabbit and a pink knight. In such a case, you can either postpone indefinitely or you can rush to finish it in the evenings of a few weeks so that he's still young enough to appreciate it. So here it is , a game with a rabbit chased by foxes, wolves, and riffle armed hunters. A turn by turn game where invulnerable pink knights fight all your foes. Rules so simple your kids will remember them after you've told them once. And an editor, because the best game for a kid is to draw (more so if the inks are made of foxes and pink knights and grass and…from dev.to

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