CodeLoot Top‑Down RPG Starter Kit cover (1280×720 PNG): title, subtitle, pixel-style imagery

Build your own pixel RPG in minutes! This starter kit includes all the essentials to create a top-down Android game using Java — no engine required.
🎮 Features

• Grid-based tile movement
• Turn-based combat logic
• HP & enemy system
• Save/load using SharedPreferences
• D-Pad control (with optional touch support)

🧩 Includes:

• Java source files: GameActivity.java, GameView.java, Player.java, Enemy.java
• XML layout + placeholder sprites
• Setup README and License

✅ Perfect for game jams, prototypes, mobile RPGs, and indie devs learning Android game dev.
🔧 Requires Android Studio and basic Java knowledge.

What’s Included

• 🔹 GameActivity.java: Controls the main game flow and wires up the user interface (D-pad)

• 🔹 GameView.java: Handles rendering the tile grid, player, and enemy, and processes movement + combat logic

• 🔹 Player.java / Enemy.java: Simple classes modeling character HP, position, and attack logic

• 🔹 activity_game.xml: UI layout with D-pad controls (touch support is included but commented out with usage instructions)

• 🔹 /res/drawable/: Placeholder pixel art for the player and enemy

• 🔹 README.md: Setup guide and usage overview

• 🔹 LICENSE.txt: Commercial use allowed with attribution to CodeLoot

How It Works This project provides a clean base for building top-down RPGs in native Android. You’ll load a GameView in a full-screen activity where:

• Players move on a tile grid using D-pad controls

• Combat occurs automatically when player and enemy are adjacent (turn-based)

• The system manages HP and triggers a simple win/loss outcome

• Game state is retained via SharedPreferences, allowing basic save/load capability

You can expand it with additional enemies, traps, tilemaps, animations, or menus.

Who It’s For

• Indie developers building their first Android RPG

• Game dev students learning about 2D game loops

• Anyone prototyping a mobile dungeon crawler or combat game