Rogue Smithing

Rogue Smithing will combine many elements of popular genres into one gameplay loop. The player will at first be given a sword, handed down by their in-game father and a thirst for gold and treasure. Upon entering the Labyrinth for the first time, they will be met with strong monsters they will struggle to beat. If they do not perish, the treasure they acquire will allow them to forge a new sword! 

After exiting the Labyrinth, the player will want to create a new weapon. Their sword is too broken and beaten from the years their father kept it, and whilst it was well maintained, and those skills of doing so were passed to you, the steel is just too weak. The materials acquired from the Labyrinth will allow for a new weapon to be forged and used in future runs, and the player will want to do this after most runs of the Labyrinth. 

Upon returning to the Labyrinth, the player will be able to venture further in with the strength of their new weapon, discovering new rooms and challenges, and further in will lie great power that will only be retained during that adventure in the Labyrinth. Their weapon may deal more damage, or the player may be able to move faster depending on which arcane enchantment they take into themselves, but these choices come at the cost of the other upgrades present.