Project Oakhurst

Building

Sci-fi murder mystery escape room game

Started: March 25, 2026 · ~30 hours over 1 week

AI:

Claude Code

Stack:

Next.js 16

Phaser.js

TypeScript

Supabase

Zustand

Tailwind CSS

A parser-based adventure game set on a failing spacecraft. Features retro VGA-inspired pixel art, deterministic JSON-driven state transitions, tap-based spatial movement, and voice-dictated commands — all rendered in a SCUMM-style split-screen interface.

// highlights

Retro 320x200 pixel art with 256-color VGA palette
Deterministic JSON state machine for zero-latency gameplay
Voice-dictated parser commands
Navmesh-based client-side pathfinding

// takeaways

Phaser.js and Next.js can coexist but require careful canvas lifecycle management
Deterministic state machines eliminate an entire class of game bugs
Retro pixel art constraints (320x200, 256 colors) actually speed up creative decisions