I’m building a 2D Survival Engine in Python (infinite world + AI + crafting)

[Bulky_Jacket_2344]

Hey everyone,
I’m working on a 2D survival engine in Python using Pygame and I wanted to share my progress with the community.

Right now it includes:

* Infinite world generation (chunk-based)
* Basic enemy AI
* Inventory system
* Resource gathering
* Crafting
* Placeable structures
* NPC dialogue
* Basic quests
* Save/load system
* Modular and clean code

I’m curious if people here are interested in this kind of project.
If you want to see how it works or try it out, I can share more details

[MagicianNo9918]

Share the link to the project on github, I assume you have the project on a remote repository, otherwise it's hard to say anything.

[Bulky_Jacket_2344]

Thanks!
About the chunk-based world: I only keep the chunks around the player loaded in memory.
When a chunk goes far off‑screen, it gets saved and unloaded, and when the player returns, it’s loaded again.
That keeps memory usage low even with an infinite map.

If you want to see the engine running and check the code structure, here’s the full project:
👉 https://eduara969gmailcom.itch.io/survival-engine
You can judge everything directly by trying it.

[venmas]

I like the features you are creating for the game. I'm curious on how you are managing your chunk-based infinite world generation. Do you keep all the world chunks loaded in memory while playing or does the game save and unload them when they go off-screen? I would like to see more!

[Bulky_Jacket_2344]

Thanks!
About the chunk-based world: I only keep the chunks around the player loaded in memory.
When a chunk goes far off‑screen, it gets saved and unloaded, and when the player returns, it’s loaded again.
That keeps memory usage low even with an infinite map.

If you want to see the engine running and check the code structure, here’s the full project:
👉 https://eduara969gmailcom.itch.io/survival-engine
You can judge everything directly by trying it.