Orbital Blast

A simple radial shmup

Instructions

See how many aliens you can destroy before you crash or three aliens escape.

Keyboard Controls (preferred):
- WASD or arrow keys to navigate around the circular play area (the ship goes toward the direction you press)
- Space to shoot

Touch or Mouse Controls:
- Hold the side where you want the ship to go, and it will fire as rapidly as it can

Tools

- Godot Engine
- Piskel
- LMMS

Commentary

I was hoping to add more enemy types and wave formations. Family obligations meant this was an
abbreviated jam, and I spent much too long trying to come up with reasonable inputs for
both keyboard and touch. While the in-game art is crude, I had a lot of fun composing the songs:
I wrote the main menu song first, which originally looped throughout, and then spent Saturday
evening on the in-game theme.

Feel free to check out my blog post about the game if you want to read more about the development of _Orbital Blast_.