# ozkriff/zemeroth

😠⚔️😈 A minimalistic 2D turn-based tactical game in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/ozkriff/zemeroth
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zemeroth
Homepage: https://ozkriff.itch.io/zemeroth
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, game, strategy, tactics, turn-based, hexagonal, android, opengl, 2d, travis-ci, circleci, wasm, webassembly
Last push: 2024-03-26T19:07:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3339, "days_push": 890, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1455, forks 92 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:46.872548+00:00)

## What it is
Zemeroth is a minimalistic open-source 2D turn-based hexagonal tactical game written in Rust, featuring small skirmish battles with 3-6 fighters, reaction attacks, and simple predictable AI. It runs on desktop platforms and in the browser via WebAssembly, with an Android build also targeted.

## Use cases
- play a short turn-based tactics game in the browser
- find an open-source hexagonal strategy game
- study a Rust game codebase using ggez
- play a lightweight tactical game on Android or desktop
- learn how to build a WASM game with Rust
- explore turn-based combat mechanics like reaction attacks

## When to choose
- you want a quick, minimalist turn-based tactics session under an hour
- you want a fully open-source game with MIT/Apache-2.0 licensing
- you want to read or reuse Rust game source code
- you want a game playable in-browser without installation

## When to avoid
- you want multiplayer or long campaign experiences
- you need AAA-quality 3D graphics or deep AI opponents
- you want a finished, feature-complete game - it is still in development
- you need a game engine or toolkit rather than a complete game

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, wasm, rust, browser
- tags: turn-based, tactical-game, hexagonal-grid, 2d-game, singleplayer, indie-game, ggez, game-development, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- ozkriff/zemeroth (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:46.872548+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:39.386334+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ozkriff/zemeroth (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:46.872548+00:00, sha 5f6d3f616161)
  - homepage: https://ozkriff.itch.io/zemeroth (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:44.906540+00:00, sha a1d1517f182c)
  - site_page: https://itch.io/games/duration-half-hour (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:44.916002+00:00, sha 8d0a59a3fd5c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.