2D Roguelike Capstone
The Forge Gate
Lesson 1
The Title Screen
Build: A real front door with a Start button

Lesson 2
Scene Transitions
Build: Fade between scenes, never hard-cut

Lesson 3
The Forge
Build: Spend banked essence on permanent unlocks

Lesson 4
The Pause Menu
Build: Freeze and resume cleanly

Lesson 5
The AudioManager
Build: Music and SFX, the smallest useful way

Lesson 6
The Final Polish Pass
Build: Sound and music where it belongs

Lesson 7
Assembling the Loop
Build: Title to run to death to retry, forever

Lesson 8
Capstone QA
Build: Play the whole game, prove it works
