termrex is a terminal-based endless runner game inspired by the Chrome Dino offline game. Jump or duck to avoid obstacles while running endlessly in your terminal. It works on POSIX-like terminals, including Linux virtual consoles.

• POSIX-compatible terminal / console(Linux,macOS,BSD)
• C++ compiler (g++ or clang++)
• GNU Make

git clone https://github.com/SATYADAHAL/termrex.git
cd termrex
make -j release
./build/termrex

Usage:
    termrex [options]

Options:
    -h, --help               Show help menu
    -v, --version            Show game version
    --ascii-only             Use ASCII characters only
    --unicode                Use Unicode characters (default)
    --no-obstacle-dino       Disable flying dinosaur obstacles and ducking (no need for --keyrepeat)
    --keyrepeat <ms>         Set key repeat delay (default 200ms)
    --skip-intro             Skip the intro screen and start game immediately

Example:

./build/termrex --keyrepeat 500 --skip-intro

• Most terminals don’t send key release events, which is why --keyrepeat is used to ensure smooth input.
• Default termrex key repeat is 200 ms, but here are some typical defaults by OS/desktop environment:

Better check for your OS/DE from keyboard settings/google.

• Terminals supporting the Kitty Keyboard Protocol Spec (Kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm, Foot, Ghostty, iTerm2, Rio) handle key repeat automatically, so you don’t need to adjust --keyrepeat.
• Using --no-obstacle-dino disables flying obstacles and ducking, and also removes the need for --keyrepeat.

sudo make install

Installs termrex to /usr/local/bin.

MIT License. See the LICENSE file.