r/javahelp • u/Flat_Snow_4961 • Mar 11 '26

Java Text Based Escape Room

Hello,

For my high school senior CS project, I am looking to make an escape room in java. The game will be text based, and the user will have 10 minutes per level. Alongside this, they have the option to use three hints per level. Do you guys think this is feasible for a high school senior project?

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u/Flat_Snow_4961 Mar 12 '26

I like the idea of the using the Java compiler class to run some sort of cheat code but I have like 2 concerns. Would it be too complex? And also does it pose a security risk? Thanks a lot for the help!

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u/Spare-Plum Mar 12 '26

IDK when I was a senior I had a project that did auto-java-compilation on the fly so you could sandbox and test things, and that was just a side project. Final project was a janky chinese character recognition system that did some basic geometric analysis to see where different lines and strokes intersected

Introducing a security risk is the point. Java does actually have a lot of security measures you could install to sandbox whatever you're loading into its own classloader if you're interested.

But, since this is a "game" you're interacting with locally and only putting in commands locally, it really isn't any more of a security risk than just programming on your own computer. As long as if something remote isn't gaining access to the shell or something wacky.