A pixel art space shooter with progressive waves and powerups.
Hold down LEFT CLICK, then point your mouse where you want to go. If you are on Android, hold down the screen and point your finger where you are going. You can purchase powerups with the SHOP in the bottom right- but beware you will lose HP for upgrading!
This game has a steep learning curve, or I just suck at games like this. Could definitely use an explanation of controls. Sound and graphics were super nice though! and I like the overall idea that you're always shooting.
I got to Wave 7 before stopping since I couldn't find the enemies. Music was cool, gave me military vibes. Art was great except the lasrs! I think some more depth of field in the stars would've been nice.
I wish there was some way to recover health once you get very low. I felt like I played well for a long time before quitting, but it forced me to play more cautiously than I would've liked.
got to wave 8 by thinking i had tricked the game by buying tons of health regens and then spamming damage upgrades for a few minutes. wave 8 laughed at my 3 times stacked health bar.
The issue with not finding enemys will be fixed with a radar. I'll add randomly generated health potions to help you recover HP. I will increase the speed of bullets too, as that is a bug.
Again, thanks for the feedback it is greatly appreciated!
Overall, it was really fun! And despite having that health regen as a source of "UNLIMITED POWER!!!", it was actually pretty balanced. You could grind it, but it would take eons. The only thing I didn't care for was the exit button being in the bottom right corner. Probably should keep it either top right or top left (am Windows and Mac user, so both are acceptable.) Otherwise, great work!
@pyoid Also for future reference, you might try using another platform other than Mediafire for hosting your games. I recommend Itch.io for its simplicity and customization, but there are others. The biggest reason are all the ads you hit using a Mediafire link. (Don't worry, not judging your game on the link! ;) )
Really like the fact that you implemented an online scoreboard.
I would expect to be able to move and aim independently, but the limitation adds some nice difficulty.
Some thoughts:
After about wave 6 enemies get as fast as their bullets. It becomes a race;
Regen should be the first upgrade you buy everytime, then penetration;
If you don't invest in bullet speed, later on you can start using your bullets as bombs. Seems like a bug but it's a neat feature.
Fun game overall!
Some extra thoughts:
Since there's no time and space restrictions, you can abuse the store and buy regen multiple times on the first wave. Then you use the infinite health purchase all upgrades multiple times.
Also, since the level seems to be very large or infinite, a something indicating the enemies' locations would be very helpful.
@dannn Refer to above, I am adding in a radar soon. Thank you for your feedback too, I appreciate it. I'll keep the "bomb" bug in as it can be used a stratergy if you want.
The music was nice and I like how the theme was implemented, the controls also suited the game well on phones.
It was a little confusing on my computer however, especially at the game over screen where I was slightly confused on what to do after typing my name.
Another thing was that I was never really sure which direction the enemy was coming from, since I would run away and wait until my HP replenished before going to fight them, perhaps you can add a 'radar' of some sort that would show you which direction they were.
Overall tho, not a bad game, with some decent potential. GJ
@dannn Thanks for awknoledging the online scoreboard. I add it in every jam game since, once you have a few scripts that set it up, it is easy to get it to work (I use Firebase Database anyway) I understand this may feel more like a puzzle game than an action game since buying anything other than regen is useless at the beginning; I haven't had time to playtest and well-balance the game but will do so for the future. We will probably add a limit for the number of upgrades you can buy in a wave and a radar.
Also good job on being on top of the scoreboards by a long shot!
@nico-the-pro I had a lot of fun playing it! Even after breaking the balance, it's still pretty hard on later waves. I see breaking it as something good, I just don't think you should be able to do it consistently.
I absolutely love this game, fantastic work! My only feedback is that the music is mixed a bit loud, I used the sound effects to time my shots so when the music got louder it was harder to do. Super super fun game, this one is going in my best games of ludum dare 44 folder!
@fatcrow Thank you for your comment! While from the designing/music point of view scowsh and nka1024 had everything figured out, I kind of had to clutch the game development to the last day, so I am glad it came out playable (this is my first LD). I will implement a volume-bar in the future.
I didn't think of timing the fire with the sound effects, that could be a good strategy, nice job :D
Hard as heck to play. It took me a while to figure out that I could open the shop at any time. The use of the theme is almost identical to ours, so high points for that ;-) Tip: If you make a WebGL release you will certainly get more players and ratings.
@weine Thanks for the review. We'll definitely work on making the game a bit more balanced. I'd love to make a WebGL version, the problem is Unity Input Fields are a bit buggy and don't work on WebGL so we'd have to design a keyboard in game or use another method.
@erilhir many people suggested a radar. Kind of clutched the game last day so yeah xD But thank you ever so much for your review, we are planning on making this become an actual game by putting it on Steam and Android Store at some point
Nice game! I did find the controls very hard to get used to though, and I did not find a good strategy, I kept running into the enemies. Great graphics and sound though!
Like the concept, almost beat the highscore (16) :smile: A bit hard to evolve the ship multiple time when we have a lot of life because the interface disappear. And not knowing where the ennemies are is hard, they appear and kill you in a seconds. It fits for mobile game, good job I enjoyed play :v:
@black-potion Thanks! The HP bar is a glitch, I'll fix that in the next update. We are planning to add a radar so you can see the enemies and making it so they don't spawn on your face (this last one should have already been implemented but for some reason it doesn't work, whoops)
Pretty rad, got to wave 7 I think. Wish I could slide/keep momentum to make the cadence of flee and shoot a little more fluid, but really nice game, nice sprites, and good music.
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Terribly annoying when shells fly slower than a ship.
I wish there was some way to recover health once you get very low. I felt like I played well for a long time before quitting, but it forced me to play more cautiously than I would've liked.
This game will be published on steam too, so this will still be updated if you want to play.
The issue with not finding enemys will be fixed with a radar.
I'll add randomly generated health potions to help you recover HP.
I will increase the speed of bullets too, as that is a bug.
Again, thanks for the feedback it is greatly appreciated!
I would expect to be able to move and aim independently, but the limitation adds some nice difficulty.
Some thoughts:
After about wave 6 enemies get as fast as their bullets. It becomes a race;
Regen should be the first upgrade you buy everytime, then penetration;
If you don't invest in bullet speed, later on you can start using your bullets as bombs. Seems like a bug but it's a neat feature.
Fun game overall!
Some extra thoughts:
Since there's no time and space restrictions, you can abuse the store and buy regen multiple times on the first wave. Then you use the infinite health purchase all upgrades multiple times.
Also, since the level seems to be very large or infinite, a something indicating the enemies' locations would be very helpful.
It was a little confusing on my computer however, especially at the game over screen where I was slightly confused on what to do after typing my name.
Another thing was that I was never really sure which direction the enemy was coming from, since I would run away and wait until my HP replenished before going to fight them, perhaps you can add a 'radar' of some sort that would show you which direction they were.
Overall tho, not a bad game, with some decent potential. GJ
As the lead game developer, I will take all of your feedback in consideration when updating the game! We plan on adding many more features before releasing it somewhere else (like itch.io and steam) and all your suggestions and bug-fixes
I understand this may feel more like a puzzle game than an action game since buying anything other than regen is useless at the beginning; I haven't had time to playtest and well-balance the game but will do so for the future. We will probably add a limit for the number of upgrades you can buy in a wave and a radar.
Also good job on being on top of the scoreboards by a long shot!
I didn't think of timing the fire with the sound effects, that could be a good strategy, nice job :D
Tip: If you make a WebGL release you will certainly get more players and ratings.
A bit hard to evolve the ship multiple time when we have a lot of life because the interface disappear.
And not knowing where the ennemies are is hard, they appear and kill you in a seconds.
It fits for mobile game, good job I enjoyed play :v: