IncriElemental is an atmospheric, unfolding incremental game built with MonoGame and .NET 10.0. You play as a consciousness awakening in a void, manifesting physical reality through elemental magic.
The game features a high-fidelity Aetherial Glow aesthetic, powered by dynamic HLSL bloom, multi-layered parallax backgrounds, and glassmorphism UI panels.
See the full Visual Gallery for examples of the Spire, World Map, and Alchemical Mixing.
- Unfolding Gameplay: Start with a single "Focus" action and manifest a complex elemental engine.
- Glassmorphism UI: Modern, semi-transparent frosted glass panels with runic accents and glowing borders.
- Dynamic Atmosphere: Multi-layered Nebula backgrounds with independent parallax and pulsing stars synced to the void hum.
- Interactive Feedback: Impact screen-shake, procedural mouse trails, and full-screen alchemical reaction visuals.
- Resource Visualization: Real-time sparkline graphs for every elemental essence and animated energy flow lines.
- Spatial Synergies: The World Map features animated biome-specific shaders (Ocean ripples, Mountain heat-haze) and pulsing Auras.
- New Game+: Reach Ascension to earn "Cosmic Insight," earned through an intense white-out celebration sequence.
- Advanced Agentic DevOps:
- Visual Perception: AI utilizes screenshots and UI Metadata (JSON) to verify game state autonomously.
- Heuristic Audits: Automated scripts for Palette Compliance, WCAG Contrast, and Parallax Depth.
- Aesthetic Verification: "Glow Scoring" ensures atmospheric fidelity remains consistent across all loops.
- Graphics Pipeline: Custom HLSL shaders for bloom and dynamic color grading based on dominant elements.
- Component Architecture: ECS-lite manifestation system defined in JSON for rapid mechanical expansion.
- Build & Run:
dotnet run --project src/IncriElemental.Desktop/IncriElemental.Desktop.csproj - Test:
dotnet test - Health Check:
python scripts/check_health.py - Update Screenshots:
python scripts/update_screenshots.py
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2026 (Updated by Agent Gemini)