--- title: "Level generators: API" package: "@phaser-ae/levelgen" tier: Free version: 3.0.0-4 released: 2026-10-14 updated: 2026-10-20 description: "Seeded mazes, roguelike dungeons and cellular caves, each with the path and placement queries a game needs and a tile grid ready to draw." url: https://phaser.io/packs/levelgen/api site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- # Level generators: API `@phaser-ae/levelgen` — Mazes (ten algorithms, braiding, rooms, exits), roguelike dungeons (rooms, doors, tagged rooms) and cellular caves, with path queries. ## The pack ### `levelgen` ```ts function levelgen(): Pack<{ levelgen: LevelgenApi }> ``` The level generators pack: `Maze` (ten algorithms, braid, rooms, exits, queries), `Dungeon` (rooms, corridors, doors, tags), `Cave` (cellular automata, largest region, farthest pair). Headless; each returns a thick 0/1 tile grid for `tiles-2d`. ## Classes ### `Cave` ```ts class Cave ``` A generated cave: the tile grid plus the queries a game needs. Construct once (generation runs in the constructor); read from it every frame. ```ts const cave = new Cave({ cols: 80, rows: 50, seed: 'cavern-1', fillProb: 0.46 }); const grid = cave.tiles(); // 0 floor / 1 wall → CollisionGrid const [entrance, exit] = cave.farthestPair(); // two far-apart floor cells ``` - `readonly cols: number` — Grid width in tiles. - `readonly rows: number` — Grid height in tiles. - `readonly seed: number` — The numeric seed actually used. - `readonly grid: Uint8Array` — Per-tile data, row-major: `1` wall, `0` floor. Prefer {@link isWall} / {@link tiles}, but exposed for custom exporters. - `constructor(opts: CaveOptions)` - `index(col: number, row: number): number` — Row-major tile index for `(col, row)`. No bounds check. - `inBounds(col: number, row: number): boolean` — Is `(col, row)` inside the grid? - `isWall(col: number, row: number): boolean` — Is the tile solid rock? Out-of-bounds reads as wall. - `isFloor(col: number, row: number): boolean` — Is the tile open (walkable) cavern floor? - `cellAt(x: number, y: number, cellSize = 1, originX = 0, originY = 0): Cell | null` — Which cell contains world/pixel position `(x, y)` at `cellSize` units per tile from `(originX, originY)`. `null` when outside the grid. - `get openCount(): number` — Count of open floor tiles. - `floors(): Cell[]` — Every open floor cell — for scattering spawns / ore / pickups. - `farthestPair(): [Cell, Cell] | []` — Two far-apart floor cells (an approximate cave "diameter"), good for an entrance/exit pair. Returns `[]` if there's no floor. - `path(from: Cell, to: Cell): Cell[]` — Shortest walkable path from `from` to `to` (4-dir BFS through floor), inclusive; `[]` if unreachable. - `tiles(opts: CaveTileOptions = {}): number[][]` — The cave as a THICK 0/1 tile grid (`grid[y][x]`), ready for a `Tilemap` / `CollisionGrid` / wall-box build. - `toString(): string` — ASCII rendering (`#` wall, space floor) — tests + console. ### `Dungeon` ```ts class Dungeon ``` A generated dungeon: the tile grid plus room/door metadata and the queries a game needs. Construct once (generation runs in the constructor); read from it every frame. ```ts const dungeon = new Dungeon({ cols: 60, rows: 40, seed: 'level-1', extraConnections: 3 }); const grid = dungeon.tiles(); // 0 floor / 1 wall → CollisionGrid const start = dungeon.roomsByTag('start')[0]; // where to drop the player const boss = dungeon.roomsByTag('boss')[0]; // the objective room ``` - `readonly cols: number` — Grid width in tiles. - `readonly rows: number` — Grid height in tiles. - `readonly seed: number` — The numeric seed actually used. - `readonly grid: Uint8Array` — Per-tile data, row-major: `1` wall, `0` floor, `2` door. Prefer {@link isWall} / {@link tiles}, but exposed for custom exporters. - `readonly rooms: DungeonRoom[]` — Every placed room. - `readonly doors: Cell[]` — Detected doorway tiles (1-wide thresholds into rooms). - `readonly connections: Array<[number, number]>` — Room-graph edges as `[roomId, roomId]` pairs (which rooms are joined). - `constructor(opts: DungeonOptions)` - `index(col: number, row: number): number` — Row-major tile index for `(col, row)`. No bounds check. - `inBounds(col: number, row: number): boolean` — Is `(col, row)` inside the grid? - `isWall(col: number, row: number): boolean` — Is the tile solid wall? Out-of-bounds reads as wall. - `isFloor(col: number, row: number): boolean` — Is the tile walkable (floor or door)? - `cellAt(x: number, y: number, cellSize = 1, originX = 0, originY = 0): Cell | null` — Which cell contains world/pixel position `(x, y)` at `cellSize` units per tile from `(originX, originY)`. `null` when outside the grid. - `roomAt(col: number, row: number): DungeonRoom | null` — The room whose rectangle contains `(col, row)`, or `null` (a corridor / wall). - `roomsByTag(tag: RoomTag): DungeonRoom[]` — All rooms carrying a given {@link RoomTag}. - `floors(): Cell[]` — Every walkable (floor or door) cell — for scattering pickups / spawns. - `path(from: Cell, to: Cell): Cell[]` — Shortest walkable path from `from` to `to` (4-dir BFS through floor + doors), inclusive; `[]` if unreachable. - `tiles(opts: DungeonTileOptions = {}): number[][]` — The dungeon as a THICK 0/1 tile grid (`grid[y][x]`), ready for a `Tilemap` / `CollisionGrid` / wall-box build. Doors default to the floor value. - `toString(): string` — ASCII rendering (`#` wall, `+` door, `.` floor) — tests + console. ### `Maze` ```ts class Maze ``` A generated 2D maze: the wall grid plus the geometry exporters and gameplay queries a game needs. Construct once (generation runs in the constructor); the instance is then immutable data you read from every frame. ```ts const maze = new Maze({ cols: 20, rows: 15, algorithm: 'prim', seed: 'level-1', braid: 0.3 }); const grid = maze.tiles(); // thick walls → CollisionGrid / Tilemap if (maze.canMove(c, r, E)) c++; // gameplay movement test const dir = maze.directionToExit(c, r); // hint arrow toward nearest exit ``` - `static readonly N: Dir` — North direction index (row − 1). - `static readonly E: Dir` — East direction index (col + 1). - `static readonly S: Dir` — South direction index (row + 1). - `static readonly W: Dir` — West direction index (col − 1). - `readonly cols: number` — Grid width in cells. - `readonly rows: number` — Grid height in cells. - `readonly algorithm: MazeAlgorithm` — Algorithm used to carve this maze. - `readonly seed: number` — The numeric seed actually used (after hashing a string seed). - `readonly cells: Uint8Array` — Per-cell wall bitmask, row-major (`cells[row * cols + col]`). A set bit means the wall is PRESENT: N=1, E=2, S=4, W=8. `@internal`-ish — prefer {@link wall} / {@link canMove}, but exposed for custom exporters. - `readonly exits: Exit[]` — The resolved border exits (entrances and exits are interchangeable). - `readonly rooms: Room[]` — The open rooms that were stamped (empty when `rooms` was not requested). - `constructor(opts: MazeOptions)` - `index(col: number, row: number): number` — Row-major cell index for `(col, row)`. No bounds check. - `inBounds(col: number, row: number): boolean` — Is `(col, row)` inside the grid? - `wall(col: number, row: number, dir: Dir): boolean` — Is there a wall on the `dir` side of cell `(col, row)`? Out-of-bounds cells read as fully walled. - `canMove(col: number, row: number, dir: Dir): boolean` — Can an actor in cell `(col, row)` step in `dir`? True when no wall blocks that side. Stepping through a border opening (an {@link Exit}) counts as a move that LEAVES the maze, so this returns true there too — check {@link inBounds} on the target if you need to distinguish "exited". - `step(col: number, row: number, dir: Dir): Cell` — The cell reached by stepping `dir` from `(col, row)` (may be out of bounds). - `neighbours(col: number, row: number): Array` — Open (wall-free) in-bounds neighbours of `(col, row)`, each with the `dir` taken to reach it. - `cellAt(x: number, y: number, cellSize = 1, originX = 0, originY = 0): Cell | null` — Which cell contains pixel/world position `(x, y)`? Maps by the thin-wall layout where one cell spans `cellSize` units from `(originX, originY)`. Returns `null` when the point is outside the grid. (For a THICK {@link tiles} render, cell `(c, r)` is tile `(2c+1, 2r+1)`.) - `tiles(opts: TileOptions = {}): number[][]` — Expand to a THICK 0/1 wall grid of size `(2·cols+1) × (2·rows+1)`, row-major (`grid[y][x]`). Cell centres and open passages become floor; walls and the pillars between them stay solid. Feed straight into a `Tilemap` / `CollisionGrid`, or place one wall box per solid tile for a Rogue-style 3D dungeon. Exits appear as gaps punched in the outer ring. - `walls(): WallSeg[]` — The maze as THIN wall segments in cell units (`0…cols` × `0…rows`) — the puzzle-book look. Each internal edge appears once; border edges are included except where an exit opens. Draw each as a line (`d.line(x1*scale, y1*scale, x2*scale, y2*scale, ...)`). - `distanceField(targets: Cell[]): Int32Array` — BFS distance (in cells, through open passages) from every cell to the NEAREST of `targets`, as a row-major `Int32Array`. Unreachable cells are `-1`. Cheap to reuse: compute one field toward a goal, then read a direction from any cell in O(1) with {@link directionTo}. - `path(from: Cell, to: Cell): Cell[]` — Shortest path from `from` to `to` as an inclusive list of cells (`[from … to]`), or `[]` when unreachable. For repeated queries toward one goal, build a {@link distanceField} once and step it with {@link directionTo}. - `directionTo(col: number, row: number, goal: Cell | Int32Array): Dir | -1` — The first `Dir` to step from `(col, row)` to get closer to a goal, or `-1` if there's nowhere better to go. Pass a precomputed {@link distanceField} to reuse it across cells/frames; pass a single `Cell` for a one-off. - `exitField(): Int32Array` — The distance-to-nearest-exit field (built once, then cached). `-1` where no exit is reachable, or everywhere when the maze has no exits. - `directionToExit(col: number, row: number): Dir | -1` — The `Dir` to step from `(col, row)` toward the nearest {@link Exit}, or `-1` if already at an exit / none is reachable. - `deadEnds(): Cell[]` — Every dead-end cell (exactly one open side). Handy for placing treasure, keys, or spawn points. - `toString(): string` — A compact ASCII rendering (`#` walls, space floor) — for tests and console debugging. ## Types ### `CaveOptions` ```ts interface CaveOptions ``` Configuration for a new {@link Cave}. `cols`/`rows` are required. - `cols: number` — Grid width in tiles. - `rows: number` — Grid height in tiles. - `seed?: number | string` — Seed for reproducible caves (string is hashed). Omit for random. - `fillProb?: number` — Initial wall probability, 0…1. Higher = tighter caves. Default `0.45`. - `iterations?: number` — Cellular-automata smoothing passes. More = rounder. Default `4`. - `wallThreshold?: number` — Neighbour wall count (of 8) at/above which a cell becomes wall. Default `5`. - `keepLargest?: boolean` — Discard disconnected floor pockets, keeping the largest cavern (so the cave is one connected space). Default `true`. ### `CaveTileOptions` ```ts interface CaveTileOptions ``` Options for {@link Cave.tiles} — the 0/1 grid. - `wall?: number` — Value for wall tiles. Default `1`. - `floor?: number` — Value for floor tiles. Default `0`. ### `Cell` ```ts interface Cell ``` A grid cell. - `col: number` — Column. - `row: number` — Row. ### `Dir` ```ts type Dir = 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 ``` A cardinal direction as an index: N E S W = `0 1 2 3`. Read the named values off the class — `Maze.N`, `Maze.E`, `Maze.S`, `Maze.W`. ### `DungeonOptions` ```ts interface DungeonOptions ``` Configuration for a new {@link Dungeon}. `cols`/`rows` are required. - `cols: number` — Grid width in tiles. - `rows: number` — Grid height in tiles. - `seed?: number | string` — Seed for reproducible dungeons (string is hashed). Omit for random. - `roomAttempts?: number` — How many times to try placing a room. Default scales with area. - `minRoom?: number` — Minimum room side in tiles. Default `4`. - `maxRoom?: number` — Maximum room side in tiles. Default `9`. - `roomMargin?: number` — Minimum wall gap kept between rooms. Default `1`. - `extraConnections?: number` — Extra corridors beyond the connecting tree, for loops. Default `2`. - `corridorWidth?: number` — Corridor width in tiles. Default `1` (doors are only detected at width 1). ### `DungeonRoom` ```ts interface DungeonRoom ``` One generated room (a rectangle of floor), in tile coordinates. - `id: number` — Stable room index. - `col: number` — Left column (inclusive). - `row: number` — Top row (inclusive). - `w: number` — Width in tiles. - `h: number` — Height in tiles. - `cx: number` — Centre column (floored). - `cy: number` — Centre row (floored). - `tag: RoomTag` — Role in the layout (see {@link RoomTag}). ### `DungeonTileOptions` ```ts interface DungeonTileOptions ``` Options for {@link Dungeon.tiles} — the 0/1(/door) grid. - `wall?: number` — Value for wall tiles. Default `1`. - `floor?: number` — Value for floor tiles. Default `0`. - `door?: number` — Value for door tiles. Default = `floor` (doors read as walkable floor). ### `Exit` ```ts interface Exit ``` A resolved exit: the border cell and the outward direction it opens. - `col: number` — Column of the border cell. - `row: number` — Row of the border cell. - `dir: Dir` — Outward direction through the border wall. ### `ExitSpec` ```ts interface ExitSpec ``` One requested border opening (passed in the `exits` array). - `side: 'N' | 'E' | 'S' | 'W'` — Which outer edge to open. - `at?: number` — Position ALONG that edge (column for N/S, row for E/W). Random if omitted. ### `LevelgenApi` ```ts interface LevelgenApi ``` `game.levelgen`. Seeds default to the game's seed so a level replays; pass `seed` for one of your own. - `maze(opts: MazeOptions): Maze` — A maze: wall-per-edge corridors. - `dungeon(opts: DungeonOptions): Dungeon` — A dungeon: rooms joined by corridors, doors, tagged rooms. - `cave(opts: CaveOptions): Cave` — A cave: cellular-automata caverns. ### `MazeAlgorithm` ```ts type MazeAlgorithm = | 'backtracker' | 'prim' | 'kruskal' | 'wilson' | 'aldous-broder' | 'hunt-and-kill' | 'eller' | 'recursive-division' | 'binary-tree' | 'sidewinder' ``` Which carving algorithm to run. Each biases the maze's look: - `backtracker` (default) — long, winding corridors, few branches ("rivery"). - `prim` / `kruskal` — short branches, bushy, many junctions; look alike. - `wilson` / `aldous-broder` — unbiased uniform spanning tree (no texture); Aldous-Broder is slow, keep it to small grids. - `hunt-and-kill` — backtracker-ish but with more, shorter dead-ends. - `eller` — row-at-a-time, uniform-ish, very fast. - `recursive-division` — nested chambers, naturally roomy/rectilinear. - `binary-tree` — trivial, strong NE diagonal bias + two open border runs. - `sidewinder` — trivial, one fully-open top row, horizontal-run texture. ### `MazeOptions` ```ts interface MazeOptions ``` Configuration for a new {@link Maze}. `cols`/`rows` are required. - `cols: number` — Grid width in cells. - `rows: number` — Grid height in cells. - `algorithm?: MazeAlgorithm` — Carving algorithm. Default `'backtracker'`. - `seed?: number | string` — Seed for reproducible mazes — same seed + options ⇒ identical maze. A string is hashed. Omit for a fresh random maze each call. - `braid?: number` — Fraction of dead-ends (0…1) to open into loops, giving MULTIPLE routes between any two points (a "braided" maze). `0` = perfect maze (exactly one path anywhere); `1` = every dead-end removed. Default `0`. - `rooms?: RoomOptions | number` — Carve open rooms into the maze. A number is shorthand for `{ count }`. - `exits?: number | ExitSpec[]` — Border openings. A number `n` punches `n` exits spread around the border (n=1 → one; n=2 → opposite corners; more → cycled sides). An array places them explicitly. Default `2`. Use `0` for a fully sealed maze. ### `Room` ```ts interface Room ``` A carved room rectangle, in cell coordinates (top-left inclusive). - `col: number` — Left column. - `row: number` — Top row. - `w: number` — Width in cells. - `h: number` — Height in cells. ### `RoomOptions` ```ts interface RoomOptions ``` Open-room carving controls (passed as `rooms` in {@link MazeOptions}). - `count?: number` — How many rectangular rooms to attempt to stamp. Default `3`. - `minSize?: number` — Minimum room side in cells. Default `2`. - `maxSize?: number` — Maximum room side in cells. Default `4`. ### `RoomTag` ```ts type RoomTag = 'start' | 'boss' | 'treasure' | 'junction' | 'normal' ``` How a room reads in the layout — for placing the player, objective and loot. ### `TileOptions` ```ts interface TileOptions ``` Options for {@link Maze.tiles} — the thick 0/1 wall grid. - `wall?: number` — Value written for wall tiles. Default `1`. - `open?: number` — Value written for open (floor) tiles. 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