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+# Hexwarden
+
+> **Brew. Cast. Survive.**
+
+A top-down survival roguelike where you play as a witch holding her ground against endless waves of slimes. Collect magical fruits, brew powerful potions, and unleash devastating spells — for as long as you can.
+
+Built with **Godot 4.6** as part of a university game engineering course at Hochschule Mannheim.
+
+🎮 **[Play on itch.io](https://mik141.itch.io/hexwarden)**
+
+---
+
+## Gameplay
+
+Enemies swarm in from all sides. Your only weapons are the spells you brew.
+
+- Move with **WASD**
+- Slimes drop **fruits** when killed — run over them to collect
+- Fill all **3 cauldron slots** to trigger a brew and unleash a spell
+- The fruit combination determines the spell
+- Earn XP from kills → **level up** → choose one of multiple Perks
+- Survive as long as possible
+
+---
+
+## Team
+
+| Name | Role |
+| Jaro Winkelhausen | Game Development  |
+| Arthur David | Game Development |
+| Meik Schürmann | Game Design, UI & Menu System |
+
+---
+
+## About the Project
+
+Hexwarden was built for the *Game Engineering* course (Prof. Dr. Kai Eckert, Hochschule Mannheim, SS 2026). None of us had significant game development experience when we started — this is a learning project made with a lot of trial, error, and genuine enthusiasm for the genre.
+
+Inspired by [Vampire Survivors](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/).
+
+We're still actively developing it — expect bugs, rough edges, and future updates.
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+This project was created for educational purposes. Assets from third-party packs are used under their respective licenses — see individual asset folders for details.