⚔️ Battlemon is a mobile-first, Pokémon-inspired autobattler. It was made for the Craftpix Indie Jam #1-2026, where the theme was “Ten. Celebrate. Level Up.”
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How to Play
- Fight — monsters auto-attack and fire special moves on their own. Your job is to manage the battle.
- Swap — tap a monster on the bench to swap the active monster with a 3-second cooldown. Benched monsters regenerate HP during battle.
- Items — buy potions, full restores, revives, and temporary battle boosters to use mid-fight. Purchase XP boosters to level up your monster.
- Tame — after each victory, tame 1 defeated enemy to add to your team.
- Level Up — monsters earn XP for participating in battle. On level-up, the monster fully heals and increases its stats.
Features
- 🎮 Starter choice — pick 1 out of 3 monsters and preview your enemies before the battle.
- ⚔️ Real-time autobattler — monsters automatically attack and activate special abilities; swap between monsters and use items mid-fight.
- 🧬 6 monster types (Fire, Water, Plant, Electric, Earth, Air) with a rock-paper-scissors type-effectiveness chart (1.5× strong, 0.5× weak) and crit attacks (15% chance, 1.5× damage).
- 🎭 6 personalities (Brave, Timid, Sturdy, Swift, Calm, Fierce) that bias a monster’s stats, making every monster unique.
- 🏋️ Leveling & XP — monsters earn XP for participating in battle; on level up, the monster fully heals and increases its stat.
- 🪤 Taming — after each victory, tame 1 defeated enemy.
- 🛒 Shop — spend coins on potions, full restores, revives, battle boosters (Enrage, Iron Skin, Haste, Enemy Debuff), and +100 XP boosts; sell monsters for coins.
- 🌊 Endless waves — permadeath runs with rising difficulty as waves grow.
- 📱 Mobile-first design — portrait layout, large touch targets, and pixel-art sprites with 8-bit chiptune music.
Credits
Art
- Dino Characters by @ArksDigital
- Free Tiny Hero Sprites Pixel Art
- Free Pixel Predator Plant Mob Sprites
- Free Slime Mobs Pixel Art
- KAPLAY Crew
Audio
- xDeviruchi - 8-bit Fantasy & Adventure Music
- Pixel UI Sound Effects by Atelier Magicae
- FilmCow Royalty Free Sound Effects Library
- Sound effects from Pixabay
Background
I wanted to build a mobile-first Pokémon-style autobattler where the battles play themselves but you still feel in control. I made this for the Craftpix Indie Jam #1-2026, where the theme Level Up was a natural fit for a monster-taming game built around XP and level-ups.
This game is powered by KAPLAY.js and it has pixel sprites, GBA-style battle backgrounds, and chiptune music. Best-wave progress is saved to localStorage and a huge effort went into making this mobile-first and touchscreen compatible.
Check out the source code on GitHub.