Blue Marble Sniper: Bullet Hell Stealth

Post-LD HTML5 Version Here w/ bugfixes+leaderboard

*NOTE: I released an updated HTML5 build because the last one I uploaded had a game breaking bug due to not being able to right-click in the browser+some other minor stuff. I also threw in a quick leaderboard in the gameover screen. The original Windows LD version is still available for download on the itch.io page and Github repo (as source).*

This is a mashup between the "stealth" and "bullet hell" genres!

To be completely honest, I started this as a joke to create something with two genres that area actually incompatible; I was going to make it into a click-the-ball+sniper game where every time you click the ball it breaks and you lose...but that was horrible and I started playing around with some other ideas until eventually I got this! The majority of my development time was spent tweaking the various parameters and gameplay elements to try to make it balanced and fun.

Sorry about the crappy bfxr sound effects. To turn them off, press M in the game (not the menu). Since there's no background music, this game is best played with your favorite song in the background ;)

Quick Instructions

There are instructions in-game, but if they're too messy for you I'm rewriting them here:

- Shoot enemies to get points, and if the red bullets hit your mouse cursor you lose health

- The blue marble is your friend! As long as the mouse is hiding behind the marble, enemies won't shoot you (stealth!)
- PRO-TIP: if you are being overwhelmed by bullets, hide behind the blue marble until the coast is clear

- When you kill an enemy, the points will be "carried" on your mouse. If you get hit (or miss a shot), you lose everything you're carrying.

- Shoot the marble to transfer your carried points to it so that doesn't happen. Alternatively, use the points to buy upgrades at the top-right corner.

- The marble will automatically unlock new abilities when you shoot enough points into it. These can be very useful

- If you shoot the marble too much, it will break and lose all of its unlocked abilities (but you keep the points). The marble will always respawn.

- Basically, the goal is to get a *perfect game* by unlocking all the marble abilities (on at least one marble) and unlocking all the sniper/player skills

- See screenshots below for the list of upgrades and perks

NOTE about upgrading your weapon
If you upgrade your weapon, you'll find that it's strong enough to destroy the marble in one shot! To avoid this, use the right mouse button when shooting the marble.

MORE SCREENSHOTS

Proof that it's win-able :P