Mana Warriors Gauntlet
A PvP-only, FF6-style ATB battle game with an HD-2D look.
- Year
- 2026
- Type
- Games
- Platform
- Web
- Status
- Live
- Built with
- TypeScript, three.js, Vite, WebSocket, Astro
Six players, two parties of three, one fight. Real-time ATB combat in the spirit of Final Fantasy VI, staged as a three.js diorama with pixel-art sprites. Closed alpha, by invitation.
There is no campaign. The game is the fight: two parties of three players face off in ATB battles, rendered as a diorama with pixel-art billboards and post-processing. The look is called HD-2D.
The game is built as separate pieces: battlefield, lighting, sprites, spell effects, menus, ATB gauges, damage numbers, sound and battle logic. Each one renders alone and can be captured headless, so every change can be checked as an image.
Pacing is written as rules and measured in a headless simulator. Fallen allies speed up the survivors' ATB, low HP turns attacks into LIMIT hits, and damage ramps up after 35 seconds.
It runs as a closed alpha: only invited Discord accounts can sign in, up to a seat cap, with a waiting list behind it.
