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Jak and Daxter on PC: OpenGOAL Explained, Then Build an Original Adventure

Discover OpenGOAL’s compiler and Jak series porting work, see the real status of each game, then build Sunforge Trail: an original connected-world platforming adventure with free resources and AI.

What the creator made

Jak and Daxter overlooking the ocean from a coastal platform — actual original-game screenshot, not a verified PC-port capture
Actual Jak and Daxter gameplay screenshot. Original game imagery; not a verified capture of OpenGOAL. Game imagery © Sony Interactive Entertainment / Naughty Dog. Source: IGDB Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy media gallery ↗. Shown for editorial review; not included in the reusable tutorial assets. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.

The coastal vista and visible routes illustrate the exploration-platforming environment discussed here.

OpenGOAL

OpenGOAL Team and the contributors credited in open-goal/jak-project

OpenGOAL aims to bring the Jak trilogy to PC by recovering its GOAL-language code and building a new compiler and runtime. The OpenGOAL Team maintains the project and directs players to its official website.

The checked README describes Jak1 as polished, Jak2 as beta with remaining issues, and Jak3 as still needing substantial work. A tool release does not mean every game is complete.

The latest checked tool release is v0.3.8. Players must supply their own supported PS2 copy; the project excludes original game assets. Its documented targets are desktop platforms, with no planned mobile release.

Latest published tool release checked: v0.3.8, 20 September 2026 (UTC) · checked 2026-10-11.

AI involvement is not established by the checked creator README/release. This article does not attribute the project to ChatGPT, Claude or Codex.

Creator media remains at the linked original source. The gallery below clearly labels original concepts and actual independent source renders; it is not a recreation of the featured project’s screenshots.

How it works: language reconstruction and native compilation

Its specialised decompiler recovers GOAL structures; a new GOAL compiler produces x86-64 code, and asset tools handle extraction/repacking. The project also supports live code modification. Recompiling recovered language source is different from directly translating a console executable with a static recompiler.

  1. Recovered source or language
  2. Compiler and platform layer
  3. Separately acquired game data
  4. Native application

Official technical overview ↗ · Project methodology ↗ · Official current status ↗

Recompilation translates instructions; decompilation aims to recover higher-level structure; a mechanics recreation writes a new implementation. An AI tool can help with inspection or coding, but those terms alone do not establish AI use.

The checked project LICENSE is ISC, credited to the OpenGOAL Team. Original game assets and commercial material have separate rights; a tool licence is not permission to redistribute a game.. Read the original licence ↗. Open-source tool licensing does not license the commercial game’s art, audio, characters or binaries. Forge supplies no ROMs or commercial game downloads.

Learn reverse engineering using permitted practice code → · Explore AI game mashups and creator examples →

LOVE THIS GAME? BUILD YOUR OWN.

What could your game look like?

Sunforge Trail · connected-world exploration platformer

A human surveyor and geometric flying survey drone explore sandstone terraces, recover power crystals and restore an oasis beacon. Linen clothing, copper traversal machinery and a distinct desert palette keep the setting original.

Original Sunforge Trail AI concept artwork: Desert terraces and an oasis observatory; not Jak and Daxter gameplay
Original AI-generated concept art. Proposed art direction, not creator gameplay or the playable reference.

Traverse connected terrain, collect at least six crystals and reach the oasis beacon. Use jumps and an energy-limited sprint, with checkpoint recovery after hazards.

The complete MIT reference adapts independent public Skycoil code into a different connected stepped course, hazard layout and six-crystal objective. It is 2D side-view with jump/sprint, energy, checkpoint, lives, timer, local best and pause/restart. A continuous 3D world, drone ability, grappling, streaming and vehicles are future systems, not included features.

Sunforge Trail actual tutorial ready state
Actual original simulation/renderer on native Canvas. Not a browser/input or creator screenshot.
Sunforge Trail actual tutorial progress state
Actual original rules and renderer after scripted input. Concept art is separate.
Sunforge Trail actual tutorial goal state
Actual original completed run and renderer, not an AI-generated gameplay screenshot.

Build your own game: thirteen visual steps

Create your own original game inspired by these gameplay ideas. This tutorial does not reproduce the featured commercial game or imply affiliation with its creators.

  1. Choose the free engine and accepted scope

    Use the complete 2D source to test connected traversal and objective ownership. Choose an exact Godot version for a fuller 3D world. OpenGOAL is the featured preservation project, not the engine or source code used to build this tutorial game.

    Actual Forge Build a Game genre choices
    Genuine existing Forge capture, 10 October 2026. Choose the genre; it does not show the creator’s game.
  2. Set up the complete original project

    Download the ZIP and extract sunforge. Serve every file over HTTP, for example python -m http.server 8080, then open index.html. Modules require JavaScript MIME types. Run node check.mjs first. The download includes 8 complete files and an MIT notice; no private engine or commercial game files are required.

  3. Install compatible free resources

    Keep the geometric reference while testing rules. Godot, Kenney UI and covered free KayKit/Quaternius editions offer a later engine/art/animation path. Use original creator downloads; preserve exact licence files, distinguish free/Extra/Source tiers and inspect formats, units, forward axis and skeleton. Import one model or clip into a separate editor scene before adding it to gameplay. These ingredients do not supply the game’s controller, camera or objectives.

  4. Create one player and one rules owner

    Create an independent state with position, velocity, lives and collected IDs. Start/Restart replaces the run while the existing controller keeps one frame owner. Input and rendering cannot secretly award progress. In a 3D adaptation, use the selected engine body and collision API rather than translating JavaScript names into a supposed native project.

  5. Build the environment and reachable objective

    The browser reference has its own five connected height sections and four hazard locations. Build a readable route between landmarks. For a later 3D desert, make one walkable connected greybox and compare character, steps, doors and props at a consistent scale before decorating.

  6. Implement movement and camera behaviour

    Tune sprint energy and jump height together with terrain. The renderer follows within world bounds; it never owns physics. A 3D adaptation needs camera-relative movement, slope/step tests and a collision-aware follow camera. The proposed survey/grapple tool requires separate range and release tests.

    Sunforge Trail actual tutorial progress state
    Actual original rules and renderer after scripted input. Concept art is separate.
  7. Add the main gameplay rule: Connected terrain, traversal and persistent objectives

    Collect six distinct power crystals before restoring the oasis beacon. Arrival alone cannot finish the run, and collected IDs survive checkpoint recovery. Use the same objective owner for UI, saving and finale prerequisites.

  8. Add enemies or hazards without duplicate damage

    Four stationary hazards teach collision and safe recovery. This reference does not include patrol enemies, a sidekick AI or vehicles. Add one bounded patrol only after the connected route and crystal gate work; reuse compatible public navigation if the 3D layout needs it.

  9. Connect menus and desktop/mobile controls

    Use real Start, Pause/Resume and Restart buttons. The reference uses keyboard and multi-pointer touch controls with cancellation/release cleanup. Tab/window leave pauses; resuming is explicit. Keep readable status outside Canvas and verify actual keyboard, touch, focus and mobile layout on the published target.

  10. Add animations and bounded visual effects

    The native Canvas renderer draws original geometry from state; it does not implement the generated concept art. Add a compatible free sprite or 3D rig only in its matching runtime. Inspect exact clips and retargeting, keep root motion and controller ownership consistent, cap effects and provide a low-motion/low-effects option. No included commercial audio or soundtrack is implied.

  11. Save only validated progression where appropriate

    The browser saves only a validated local best under its own versioned key. For the fuller connected world, save known crystal IDs, zone/checkpoint IDs and tool unlocks. Do not serialize engine objects; validate bounds, migrate versions and handle denied storage.

  12. Test the complete outcome and boundaries

    Run node check.mjs. Ten source checks cover the complete route at four update rates, bounded boost, one-use pickups, checkpoint damage, six-crystal completion, pause, timeout and save validation. The source frames execute the actual renderer. Browser input, real phone performance, clipboard/audio and independently generated AI output need separate acceptance; simulation does not prove them.

  13. Publish a playable build and improve one system

    Upload every Sunforge Trail file to static HTTPS preserving paths. Check the published module MIME types, first load, actual controls, win/loss, tab pause and two restarts. Check denied or corrupt local storage. Then use one upgrade prompt. The complete AI brief defines an ambitious fuller game; it does not assert those future systems have already shipped in this small reference.

Complete original code and download

Download complete MIT source ZIP · Run, test and publish instructions · MIT licence

index.html — complete sourceOpen this file
<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><title>Sunforge Trail — original exploration-platformer example</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="game.css"><script type="module" src="main.mjs"></script></head><body><main><a href="/guides/jak-and-daxter-opengoal-build-exploration-platformer">← Tutorial and complete source</a><h1>Sunforge Trail</h1><p>Original 2D tutorial game. Collect at least six original repair crystals, jump over hazards and reach the beacon. Concept artwork in the guide shows a possible future art direction.</p><canvas id="game" width="960" height="480" tabindex="0" aria-label="Sunforge Trail game. A D or arrows move, Space jumps, Shift boosts."></canvas><p id="status" role="status" aria-live="polite">Ready. Press Start.</p><p id="hud">Lives 3 · Energy 100 · Cells 0 · Time 0</p><div class="menu"><button id="start">Start / Resume</button><button id="pause">Pause</button><button id="restart">Restart</button></div><div class="controls" aria-label="Touch controls"><button data-key="left" aria-label="Hold to move left">◀</button><button data-key="right" aria-label="Hold to move right">▶</button><button data-key="jump">JUMP</button><button data-key="boost">BOOST</button></div><label><input id="sound" type="checkbox"> Enable short sound effects</label><p>A/D or arrows · Space to jump · Shift to boost · P to pause. Leaving the tab pauses the game. Restart makes a fresh run; your local best is separate.</p><p id="best">No saved local best yet.</p><p><a href="README.md">Run, test and publish this example</a> · <a href="LICENSE.txt">MIT licence</a></p></main></body></html>
world.mjs — complete sourceOpen this file
// Original, independently written public tutorial. MIT, 2026 BINX Forge.
export const WIDTH=960,HEIGHT=480,GOAL=2260;
export const platforms=[{x:0,y:404,w:540,h:76},{x:540,y:382,w:540,h:98},{x:1080,y:404,w:470,h:76},{x:1550,y:366,w:500,h:114},{x:2050,y:404,w:350,h:76}];
export const hazards=[{x:400,y:380,w:34,h:24},{x:920,y:358,w:34,h:24},{x:1420,y:380,w:34,h:24},{x:1820,y:342,w:34,h:24}];
const overlap=(a,b)=>a.x<b.x+b.w&&a.x+a.w>b.x&&a.y<b.y+b.h&&a.y+a.h>b.y;
export function fresh(){return {status:'ready',time:0,lives:3,energy:100,cells:0,player:{x:70,y:368,w:24,h:36,vx:0,vy:0,grounded:true},checkpoint:70,collected:[],camera:0,coyote:.1,buffer:0,jumpHeld:false,immune:0,message:'Reach the oasis beacon. Jump over red drones; collect teal cells.'};}
export function start(s){if(s.status==='ready'||s.status==='paused')s.status='running';}
export function pause(s){if(s.status==='running'){s.status='paused';s.jumpHeld=false;s.buffer=0;}}
export function damage(s){if(s.status!=='running'||s.immune>0)return;s.lives--;if(s.lives<=0){s.status='lost';s.message='Out of lives. Restart the route.';return;}const p=s.player;p.x=s.checkpoint;p.y=s.checkpoint<1000?368:368;p.vx=p.vy=0;p.grounded=false;s.immune=1.4;s.energy=Math.max(s.energy,35);s.message='Checkpoint recovered. Your collected cells are safe.';}
function tick(s,input,dt){
 const p=s.player;s.time+=dt;if(s.time>=60){s.time=60;s.status='lost';s.message='Time expired. Try a cleaner route.';return;}
 s.immune=Math.max(0,s.immune-dt);s.buffer=Math.max(0,s.buffer-dt);s.coyote=p.grounded?.1:Math.max(0,s.coyote-dt);
 const dir=Number(!!input.right)-Number(!!input.left),boost=!!input.boost&&dir!==0&&s.energy>0;
 s.energy=Math.max(0,Math.min(100,s.energy+(boost?-38:16)*dt));
 const target=dir*(boost?460:260),rate=dir?1400:1700;p.vx+=Math.max(-rate*dt,Math.min(rate*dt,target-p.vx));
 if(s.buffer>0&&s.coyote>0){p.vy=-570;p.grounded=false;s.coyote=0;s.buffer=0;}
 if(!input.jump&&p.vy<-260)p.vy=-260;
 p.vy=Math.min(820,p.vy+1500*dt);const oldBottom=p.y+p.h;
 p.x=Math.max(0,Math.min(2370,p.x+p.vx*dt));
 for(const q of platforms){if(overlap(p,q)){if(p.vx>0)p.x=q.x-p.w;else if(p.vx<0)p.x=q.x+q.w;p.vx=0;}}
 p.y+=p.vy*dt;p.grounded=false;
 for(const q of platforms){if(overlap(p,q)){if(p.vy>=0&&oldBottom<=q.y+2){p.y=q.y-p.h;p.vy=0;p.grounded=true;}else if(p.vy<0){p.y=q.y+q.h;p.vy=0;}}}
 for(let i=0;i<12;i++){const c={x:200+i*165,y:(i>=3&&i<=5?280:i>=9&&i<=10?260:316),w:20,h:20};if(!s.collected.includes(i)&&overlap(p,c)){s.collected.push(i);s.cells++;s.energy=Math.min(100,s.energy+24);}}
 if(p.x>=1140&&p.grounded)s.checkpoint=1140;
 if(p.y>HEIGHT+100||hazards.some(h=>overlap(p,h)))damage(s);
 if(p.x>=GOAL&&s.cells>=6&&s.status==='running'){s.status='won';s.message='Oasis reached! '+s.cells+' energy cells, '+s.time.toFixed(2)+' seconds.';}
 if(p.x>=GOAL&&s.cells<6&&s.status==='running')s.message='Collect six crystals before the beacon can be restored. Backtrack safely.';
 s.camera=Math.max(0,Math.min(1440,p.x-280));
}
export function advance(s,input={},elapsed=0){if(s.status!=='running'||!Number.isFinite(elapsed)||elapsed<=0)return;const rising=!!input.jump&&!s.jumpHeld;s.jumpHeld=!!input.jump;if(rising)s.buffer=.13;let left=Math.min(elapsed,.1);for(let i=0;i<12&&left>1e-9&&s.status==='running';i++){const dt=Math.min(left,1/120);tick(s,input,dt);left-=dt;}}
export function readBest(raw){try{const s=JSON.parse(raw);return s?.version===1&&Number.isFinite(s.best)&&s.best>0&&s.best<=60&&Number.isInteger(s.cells)&&s.cells>=0&&s.cells<=12?{version:1,best:s.best,cells:s.cells}:null;}catch{return null;}}
render.mjs — complete sourceOpen this file
import {WIDTH,HEIGHT,platforms,hazards,GOAL} from './world.mjs';
export function render(ctx,s,{reduced=false}={}){
 ctx.clearRect(0,0,WIDTH,HEIGHT);const bg=ctx.createLinearGradient(0,0,0,HEIGHT);bg.addColorStop(0,'#37485d');bg.addColorStop(1,'#b19261');ctx.fillStyle=bg;ctx.fillRect(0,0,WIDTH,HEIGHT);
 for(let i=0;i<8;i++){const x=i*180-s.camera*.22;ctx.fillStyle=i%2?'#215364':'#296577';ctx.beginPath();ctx.moveTo(x,420);ctx.lineTo(x+90,170+(i%3)*38);ctx.lineTo(x+190,420);ctx.fill();}
 ctx.save();ctx.translate(-s.camera,0);
 for(const q of platforms){ctx.fillStyle='#173840';ctx.fillRect(q.x,q.y,q.w,q.h);ctx.fillStyle='#ae9a66';ctx.fillRect(q.x,q.y,q.w,10);for(let i=0;i<q.w;i+=50){ctx.fillStyle='#244b51';ctx.fillRect(q.x+i+12,q.y+30,25,28);}}
 for(let i=0;i<12;i++){if(s.collected.includes(i))continue;const x=210+i*165,y=(i>=3&&i<=5?290:i>=9&&i<=10?270:326);ctx.fillStyle='#ffc367';ctx.beginPath();for(let j=0;j<6;j++){const a=j*Math.PI/3;ctx.lineTo(x+12*Math.cos(a),y+12*Math.sin(a));}ctx.closePath();ctx.fill();}
 for(const h of hazards){ctx.fillStyle='#fd7977';ctx.fillRect(h.x,h.y,h.w,h.h);ctx.fillStyle='#271e35';ctx.fillRect(h.x+5,h.y+7,7,7);ctx.fillRect(h.x+22,h.y+7,7,7);}
 ctx.fillStyle='#fbc86e';ctx.fillRect(1140,318,6,86);ctx.fillRect(1146,318,50,26);ctx.fillStyle='#83ffdf';ctx.fillRect(GOAL+20,280,8,124);ctx.beginPath();ctx.arc(GOAL+24,272,24,0,Math.PI*2);ctx.fill();
 const p=s.player,phase=reduced?0:Math.sin(s.time*22)*(p.grounded?Math.min(1,Math.abs(p.vx)/260):.3);ctx.save();ctx.translate(p.x+p.w/2,p.y+p.h/2);if(s.immune>0&&!reduced&&Math.floor(s.time*12)%2)ctx.globalAlpha=.45;
 ctx.fillStyle='#ffb958';ctx.fillRect(-9,-6,18,21);ctx.fillStyle='#f6d7b0';ctx.fillRect(-7,-19,14,14);ctx.fillStyle='#1d2933';ctx.fillRect(-8,-20,17,5);ctx.fillStyle='#ff754b';ctx.fillRect(-10,-4,25,5);ctx.fillRect(-22,-4+(reduced?0:phase*2),18,4);ctx.fillStyle='#6bffe8';ctx.fillRect(-9,14,7,7+phase*4);ctx.fillRect(3,14,7,7-phase*4);ctx.restore();ctx.restore();
 ctx.fillStyle='rgba(5,20,29,.85)';ctx.fillRect(18,18,325,70);ctx.fillStyle='#e5fff7';ctx.font='bold 18px sans-serif';ctx.fillText('SUNFORGE TRAIL',32,44);ctx.font='14px sans-serif';ctx.fillText('Energy '+Math.round(s.energy)+' • Cells '+s.cells+' • Lives '+s.lives,32,72);
 if(s.status!=='running'){ctx.fillStyle='rgba(3,15,24,.72)';ctx.fillRect(0,HEIGHT/2-42,WIDTH,84);ctx.fillStyle='#fff5dd';ctx.textAlign='center';ctx.font='bold 25px sans-serif';ctx.fillText(s.status==='ready'?'Ready for a wind-run?':s.status==='paused'?'Paused':s.status==='won'?'Oasis reached!':'Try again',WIDTH/2,HEIGHT/2+8);ctx.textAlign='left';}
}
main.mjs — complete sourceOpen this file
import {fresh,start,pause,advance,readBest} from './world.mjs';
import {render} from './render.mjs';
const canvas=document.getElementById('game'),ctx=canvas.getContext('2d'),status=document.getElementById('status'),hud=document.getElementById('hud'),bestNode=document.getElementById('best'),sound=document.getElementById('sound'),motion=matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
let state=fresh(),last=0,audio=null,saved=false;const keyboard=new Set(),pointers=new Map(),keyMap={ArrowLeft:'left',KeyA:'left',ArrowRight:'right',KeyD:'right',Space:'jump',ShiftLeft:'boost',ShiftRight:'boost'},saveKey='forge.sunforge.best.v1';
let best=null;try{best=readBest(localStorage.getItem(saveKey));}catch{}
function showBest(){bestNode.textContent=best?'Local best: '+best.best.toFixed(2)+'s · '+best.cells+' cells. Stored only in this browser.':'No saved local best yet.';}showBest();
function clear(){keyboard.clear();pointers.clear();state.jumpHeld=false;state.buffer=0;}
function message(){status.textContent=state.message;}
function tone(){if(!sound.checked)return;try{audio??=new AudioContext();if(audio.state==='suspended')return;const o=audio.createOscillator(),g=audio.createGain();o.frequency.value=680;g.gain.setValueAtTime(.035,audio.currentTime);g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(.0001,audio.currentTime+.07);o.connect(g).connect(audio.destination);o.start();o.stop(audio.currentTime+.08);o.onended=()=>{o.disconnect();g.disconnect();};}catch{sound.checked=false;}}
sound.addEventListener('change',async()=>{if(sound.checked){try{audio??=new AudioContext();await audio.resume();tone();}catch{sound.checked=false;}}});
document.getElementById('start').addEventListener('click',()=>{clear();start(state);state.message='Collect six crystals and reach the beacon. Jump over red hazards.';message();canvas.focus();});
document.getElementById('pause').addEventListener('click',()=>{pause(state);clear();state.message='Paused. Press Resume.';message();});
document.getElementById('restart').addEventListener('click',()=>{clear();state=fresh();start(state);saved=false;message();canvas.focus();});
canvas.addEventListener('keydown',e=>{if(keyMap[e.code]){e.preventDefault();keyboard.add(keyMap[e.code]);}if(e.code==='KeyP'&&!e.repeat){pause(state);clear();state.message='Paused. Press Resume.';message();}});
window.addEventListener('keyup',e=>{if(keyMap[e.code])keyboard.delete(keyMap[e.code]);});
canvas.addEventListener('blur',()=>{keyboard.clear();state.jumpHeld=false;state.buffer=0;});
for(const b of document.querySelectorAll('[data-key]')){b.addEventListener('pointerdown',e=>{e.preventDefault();b.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);pointers.set(e.pointerId,b.dataset.key);});for(const name of ['pointerup','pointercancel','lostpointercapture'])b.addEventListener(name,e=>pointers.delete(e.pointerId));}
function hidden(){if(document.hidden){clear();pause(state);state.message='Paused while away. Press Resume.';message();}}
document.addEventListener('visibilitychange',hidden);window.addEventListener('blur',()=>{clear();pause(state);message();});window.addEventListener('pagehide',()=>{clear();pause(state);audio?.suspend();});
function frame(now){const dt=last?(now-last)/1000:0;last=now;const input=Object.fromEntries([...keyboard,...pointers.values()].map(k=>[k,true])),cells=state.cells,phase=state.status;advance(state,input,dt);if(state.cells>cells)tone();if(phase!==state.status)message();render(ctx,state,{reduced:motion.matches});hud.textContent='Lives '+state.lives+' · Energy '+Math.round(state.energy)+' · Cells '+state.cells+' · Time '+state.time.toFixed(1)+' / 60s';
 if(state.status==='won'&&!saved){saved=true;if(!best||state.time<best.best){const record={version:1,best:state.time,cells:state.cells};try{localStorage.setItem(saveKey,JSON.stringify(record));best=record;showBest();}catch{bestNode.textContent='Run complete; local storage is unavailable.';}}}requestAnimationFrame(frame);}
message();requestAnimationFrame(frame);
game.css — complete sourceOpen this file
:root{color-scheme:dark;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#071b25;color:#e0f8f3}body{margin:0}main{max-width:1000px;margin:auto;padding:20px}a{color:#82ffe2}canvas{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border:1px solid #4b7780;border-radius:16px;outline-offset:4px}button{border:1px solid #77cab6;border-radius:100px;min-width:64px;min-height:52px;background:#163b43;color:#effff8;font:700 14px system-ui;padding:10px 16px;cursor:pointer}button:focus-visible,a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #ffd578;outline-offset:4px}.menu,.controls{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:15px 0}.controls button{touch-action:none;user-select:none}.controls{justify-content:center}.controls button[data-key=jump],.controls button[data-key=boost]{background:#37504a}p{line-height:1.6}#hud{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}@media(max-width:500px){main{padding:12px}h1{font-size:26px}.controls{gap:6px}button{padding:8px 12px;min-width:52px}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{scroll-behavior:auto}}
README.md — complete sourceOpen this file
# Sunforge Trail 1.0

Original MIT exploration-platformer rules, adapted from the independently written public Skycoil Sprint source. No commercial game code or assets. Collect at least six repair crystals and reach the beacon.

# Sunforge Trail

Original independent MIT browser tutorial. No private BINX Engine code, third-party game source or purchased assets.

Download all eight files (including this README and check.mjs), keeping them together. Serve this folder with any local static HTTP server supporting .mjs as JavaScript; for example, if Python 3 is installed, run `python -m http.server 8080`, then open http://localhost:8080/index.html. Opening index.html as file:// does not load modules consistently. Python is only an optional server; the game has no Python dependency.

Run the actual rules checks with Node 24.19.0 or compatible recent Node: `node check.mjs`.

Controls: A/D or arrows, Space jump, Shift boost. Touch hold buttons are provided. Desktop controls require focus on the canvas. Start/Resume restores focus. One 2400px connected course, jump buffering/coyote time, bounded acceleration, boost energy, pickups, four stationary hazard drones, checkpoint recovery, three lives, 60-second outcome, pause/restart, optional short generated tones and validated browser-local best-time record.

Publish the whole folder on a static HTTPS host with MIME support for .mjs. GitHub Pages instructions: https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/creating-a-github-pages-site . Check the exact public URL, keyboard and real phone touch, sound opt-in, tab/focus changes, blocked storage, loss/win and two restarts. Simulation/source-rendered frames do not certify browser input, phone, audio or assistive acceptance.

The game renders its own geometric artwork. The guide's AI concept illustration is a proposed higher-fidelity direction, not this game's screenshot or a downloadable art pack. Stationary hazard drones are obstacles, not pathfinding enemy AI or combat. See the guide's separate ambitious build and upgrade prompts for those systems. No multiplayer, cloud save, 3D exporter or franchise recreation.

This is a complete 2D side-view mechanics reference, not a native 3D project. The concept art, 3D follow camera, moving platforms, richer world and adventure systems are later milestones. Keep independent source notices.
LICENSE.txt — complete sourceOpen this file
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 BINX Forge

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
check.mjs — complete sourceOpen this file
import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
import {fresh,start,pause,advance,damage,readBest,GOAL} from './world.mjs';
let passed=0;function check(name,fn){fn();passed++;console.log('PASS '+name);}
function drive(rate){const s=fresh();start(s);let held=0;for(let i=0;i<rate*60+1&&s.status==='running';i++){const x=s.player.x,near=[400,540,920,1420,1550,1820].some(a=>a-x>0&&a-x<85);if(s.player.grounded&&near&&held<=0)held=.18;advance(s,{right:true,jump:held>0},1/rate);held-=1/rate;}return s;}
check('actual route wins at 15/30/60/120 simulated updates',()=>{for(const rate of [15,30,60,120]){const s=drive(rate);assert.equal(s.status,'won');assert.ok(s.player.x>=GOAL);assert.equal(s.lives,3);assert.ok(s.cells>=6);assert.ok(s.time<10);}});
check('invalid elapsed time cannot mutate a run; long stalls are capped',()=>{const s=fresh();start(s);const old=JSON.stringify(s);for(const t of [NaN,Infinity,-1,0])advance(s,{right:true},t);assert.equal(JSON.stringify(s),old);advance(s,{right:true},9);assert.ok(s.time<=.100001);assert.ok(s.player.x<90);});
check('boost drains bounded energy and raises movement speed',()=>{const a=fresh(),b=fresh();start(a);start(b);for(let i=0;i<30;i++){advance(a,{right:true},1/120);advance(b,{right:true,boost:true},1/120);}assert.ok(b.player.x>a.player.x);assert.ok(b.energy<a.energy);b.energy=0;advance(b,{right:true,boost:true},.1);assert.ok(b.energy>=0&&b.energy<=100);});
check('jump button hold does not repeatedly jump in midair',()=>{const s=fresh();start(s);advance(s,{jump:true},.05);const before=s.player.vy;advance(s,{jump:true},.05);assert.ok(s.player.vy>before);assert.ok(!s.player.grounded);});
check('pickups award once even after reentering the same cell',()=>{const s=fresh();start(s);s.player.x=200;s.player.y=310;advance(s,{},1/120);assert.equal(s.cells,1);s.player.x=200;s.player.y=310;advance(s,{},1/120);assert.equal(s.cells,1);});
check('damage recovers checkpoint once and preserves collected cells',()=>{const s=fresh();start(s);s.checkpoint=1140;s.cells=2;s.collected=[1,2];damage(s);assert.equal(s.lives,2);assert.equal(s.player.x,1140);assert.equal(s.cells,2);damage(s);assert.equal(s.lives,2);s.immune=0;damage(s);s.immune=0;damage(s);assert.equal(s.status,'lost');});
check('pause, win and loss freeze simulation and restart is independent',()=>{for(const mode of ['paused','won','lost']){const s=fresh();s.status=mode;const old=JSON.stringify(s);advance(s,{right:true,jump:true,boost:true},.1);assert.equal(JSON.stringify(s),old);}const a=drive(60),b=fresh();assert.equal(b.cells,0);assert.equal(b.lives,3);assert.notEqual(a.player,b.player);start(b);pause(b);assert.equal(b.status,'paused');});
check('timeout ends exactly at sixty simulated seconds',()=>{const s=fresh();start(s);s.time=59.99;advance(s,{},.1);assert.equal(s.time,60);assert.equal(s.status,'lost');});
check('local best accepts only versioned bounded values',()=>{assert.deepEqual(readBest('{"version":1,"best":8.8,"cells":9}'),{version:1,best:8.8,cells:9});for(const raw of ['',null,'{}','{"version":2,"best":8,"cells":2}','{"version":1,"best":999,"cells":1}','{"version":1,"best":8,"cells":13}','{"version":1,"best":0,"cells":0}'])assert.equal(readBest(raw),null);});
check('beacon requires six accepted crystals',()=>{const s=fresh();start(s);s.player.x=GOAL;advance(s,{},1/120);assert.equal(s.status,'running');s.cells=6;s.collected=[0,1,2,3,4,5];advance(s,{},1/120);assert.equal(s.status,'won');});
console.log(passed+' rules checks passed; browser/phone/audio/clipboard acceptance is separate.');

Free vs paid resources

Free firstWhat it contributesLicence / compatibility
Godot
Godot Engine contributors
Free, open-source game editor for 2D and 3D projects, with scene, animation and interface tools.MIT · Creator source ↗
Import one compatible file; art is separate from rules.
UI Pack
Kenney
Interface artwork for buttons, panels and sliders.CC0-1.0 · Creator source ↗
Import one compatible file; art is separate from rules.
KayKit Adventurers
Kay Lousberg
Stylised fantasy characters with weapons and basic movement animation.CC0-1.0 · Creator source ↗
Import one compatible file; art is separate from rules.
Universal Animation Library
Quaternius
Humanoid animation library with a free subset and expanded paid editions.CC0-1.0 · Creator source ↗
Import one compatible file; art is separate from rules.

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