Hey everyone! I've been working on a side project called Gitvana - a retro-styled browser game where you learn git by actually typing git commands in a terminal.

The idea came from watching people struggle with git tutorials that are all theory and no practice.

So I built a game where you solve 35 increasingly weird scenarios at a fictional "Monastery of Version Control," guided by a Head Monk and judged by a cat.

What it does:

• Real git commands running in the browser (isomorphic-git + lightning-fs, zero backend)
• 35 levels across 6 acts: from git init to recovering force-pushed repos with git reflog
• 21 git commands: add, commit, branch, merge, rebase, cherry-pick, stash, bisect, blame, reflog...
• Built-in docs with conceptual guides (not just syntax — explains how git actually works internally)
• Commit graph visualization, file state panel, conflict editor
• Retro pixel art, chiptune sounds, Monkey Island-style humor
• No signup, no install, works offline (PWA)

Tech stack: Svelte 5, isomorphic-git, xterm.js, Vite, Web Audio API,

Pixel art from PixelLab

Try it: gitvana.pixari.dev

It's still rough around the edges - I'd love feedback on which levels feel too easy or too hard, and what git scenarios you'd want to see. The later levels involve rebase conflicts, secret purging, and a final boss that requires reflog + cherry-pick + merge + tag all at once.

It's open source.

Thanks for checking it out!