Cyber Skater

by syafire

co-authored: @supervoximus

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.65

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.28

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.16

🔥💎𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬💎🔥

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📘 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞: 📘

You play as Narra, a skater girl astronaut with a hoverboard sent to explore a nearby plant. Your ship has crashed and the inhabitants of this planet are hungry... and you are on the menu!

Stop the inevitable destruction of your planet by killing as many aliens as you can. See how many aliens you can kill, and play again to beat your previous high score.

Purchase upgrades by picking up gold that the aliens drop. Buy upgrades like the grappling hook and more at the shop to increase your abilities and do more damage to the aliens.

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- Win Condition: You cannot win the game, you are only “delaying the inevitable”. Collect as high of a score as you can before you die.
- Defeat: when your health bar hits 0

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🎮 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 🎮

-Move: WASD, or Arrow Keys
-Shoot: Left Mouse Click
-Grappling Hook: Right Click (once unlocked at the store)
-Pause: Escape

🏠 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 🏠

- Zipline Master: Fire a grappling hook and hook onto walls/nearby objects to get away from the aliens.
- Heavy Bullets: Make your bullets more powerful +100% damage
- Swift Shooter: Shoot bullets faster
- Mastercrafted Bullets: Make your bullets even more powerful at +200% damage
- Expert Gunslinger: Your gun fires 3 bullets instead of 1

👾 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 👾

Known Bugs:

- Audio: Audio button Not Working in the pause menu (It works in engine but not on the export we have not found the problem)

- Shop Bug: when your in the shop you can hit escape and open the menu, then resume and get killed while in the shop

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬

⌨️ Programmer: @supervoximus
🎨 Artist: @Syafire & @supervoximus
🎧 Sound Design: @Supervoximus (Foley Sound/Guitar Playing)

Engine: Unity
Art Programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp

👑 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐕𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐬 👑

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💎 𝐒𝐲𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 💎

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Tags: #2d, #aliens, #shoot 'em up

Genres: shooter, survival

Tools: GIMP

Comments78

Pinky Toast4 Apr 2022, 21:09

Fun game, I wish there was more to do or different enemies. But overall it's just fun!

ion2324 Apr 2022, 21:10

This game made me laugh - no idea how you managed to come up with this premise. The graphics are clean and good quality, the music is good and the game is well polished. The gameplay is pretty simple but it was fun and has a lot of charm. Great job!

Syafireauthor4 Apr 2022, 21:18

@pinky-toast Thank you so much for playing! Appreciate you :D I would have loved to make more enemies and different kinds as well. Great suggestion!

Syafireauthor4 Apr 2022, 21:19

@ion232 Thank you so much :D We sifted through so many ideas. Legit one day before the jam we wrote every possible theme on the google docs and tried to come up with ideas. I do NOT recommend doing this x,D But we are happy with the outcome. Thanks again for playing and for the feedback. You rock!

ilikescifi4 Apr 2022, 21:19

Skating and shooting - what can go wrong!!! Love it!

kurrik4 Apr 2022, 21:25

Nice work! I like the theme and found it satisfying to run around the map blasting the aliens. Feels like saving up for the upgrades took a bit too long though - wish there were faster progressions for the weapons.

Syafireauthor4 Apr 2022, 21:33

Hahaha xD Love it @ilikescifi

Syafireauthor4 Apr 2022, 21:34

@kurrik Hello there! Thanks for playing our game. I totally agree it does take a bit long to get upgrades and is maybe a bit too challenging. Thank you for the feedback :D

JCMonkey4 Apr 2022, 22:35

found a bug in your skater game. when your in the shop you can hit escape and open the menu, then resume and get killed while in the shop. so a nitpicky thing would be to add a collider to the shop keeper, i feel skating on its face kills immersion a bit :D other then that it was a fun game to play.

Syafireauthor4 Apr 2022, 23:01

Hahaha xD oh my gosh we love skating on the shop keepers face. Appreciate the feedback about the bug, you rock! @jcmonkey

slimabob5 Apr 2022, 00:02

Very fun! I love the character design, and grapple hooks are an instant +1 letter grade haha. I'm not very good at the game, but I really like how the enemies get stronger as the game goes on- reminds me of Risk of Rain's enemy scaling! Fun game, good job :)

Syafireauthor5 Apr 2022, 00:32

Thank you so much for playing! I'm rlly bad at it too x,D Own game devs bad at their own game @slimabob

zaza5 Apr 2022, 01:06

solid entry, while simple it was engaging and addictive, a little feedback when the player gets hit would be appreciated.

the hook didn't felt that useful (maybe i just don't know how to make use of it?) but the other upgrades felt great and rewarding

SuperVoximus5 Apr 2022, 01:19

Thanks for the feedback @zaza :D I agree a camera shake or knockback once the player gets hit would be nice. The grappling hook was intended to be an escape tool, but perhaps it should have other effects, like maybe causing damage to any alien you pass through while using it. Thanks for playing and sharing your thoughts!

Aspect Studio5 Apr 2022, 07:58

I think the game would have been better if it was more short but more intense
There were not that much things to do to keep the player busy, and the game is a bit too long
But the core works! (and the merchant is funny :D)

Dje Ricane5 Apr 2022, 08:00

Simple concept, had a nice time playing it but maybe a bit too long
Doesn't fit that well with the theme i think, but that's not that important afterall

pnkvrt5 Apr 2022, 09:52

My high score is 167! Super fun! Art wise its really pretty and I love how you made the font and menus match the vibe of the main character, its a nice touch. The music is otherworldly and definitely makes me feel like I'm stranded on a foreign planet.

The game is very nicely balanced it gets progressively more difficult but its still fun and rewarding especially with the weapon upgrades. The swift shooter one is really fun. Overall great work, really enjoyed playing this!

PS Narra is really cool but pls make a DLC where I can play as the cactus with googly eyes it's my favorite :D:D

Thoastbot5 Apr 2022, 10:05

Well executed game, the feel of the shoots and the movement is really smooth.
Didn´t really get what the grappling hook was good for, moving was way smoother and saver for me so that i never user it.
Didn´t encounter any bugs, the music was nice, sounds were good to, overall great game!

Heho5 Apr 2022, 12:09

really nice controls, the graphics and music are great. A little bit on the hard side.

SuperVoximus5 Apr 2022, 18:21

Hahaha hey @pnkvrt !! Thanks a lot :D If we work on this game further I will definitely make a playable googly eyes cactus DLC LOL

SuperVoximus5 Apr 2022, 18:22

Thanks for the feedback @aspect-studio :D

SuperVoximus5 Apr 2022, 18:26

I'm glad you had a nice time playing @dje-ricane :D Thank you for the feedback

SuperVoximus5 Apr 2022, 18:28

Thanks a lot @thoastbot ! The grappling hook was intended to be an escape mechanism but perhaps we should have tried a few different things with it. Thanks for the feedback

SuperVoximus5 Apr 2022, 18:28

Thank you @heho !

TinyWhaleCloud5 Apr 2022, 18:50

The game is definitely fun!
One issue I encountered though is that the WASD controls don't work when you have a controller connected and when playing with the controller, you still have to aim with the mouse.
After I disconnected my gamepad the issue went away and I really liked it :)

Helen5 Apr 2022, 18:58

I totally agree with the other comments. Awesome game, cool graphics and fun to play. Well done!
About the possible theme ideas: I feel you. I did that last ludum dare and guess what - I couldn't come up with an idea for the chosen theme :laughing:

dreamscale5 Apr 2022, 19:29

Had fun zipping around with the grappling hook even when it was completely unnecessary :) Definitely could've used some more enemies or weapons, but it plays well and looks great!

Syafireauthor5 Apr 2022, 21:54

@pnkvrt Wow 167 high score, you are a master xD I couldn't even get past the 1st gun upgrade hahaha. Thank you for really great feedback! OMG glad you liked the cactus googly eyes x,D We will def come out with cactus DLC lets go xD

Syafireauthor5 Apr 2022, 21:54

@dreamscale Yea we struggled to find a way to make the grapple hook more useful, glad you enjoyed it regardless :)

Syafireauthor5 Apr 2022, 21:54

Thank you @helen

Syafireauthor5 Apr 2022, 21:55

@tinywhalecloud Thanks for the feedback about controller :D

saikai5 Apr 2022, 22:23

had fun skating and kiting the enemies around. the only nitpick i have is missing feedback when you are getting hit.

VorpalSnark5 Apr 2022, 22:42

I do love me a good upgrade shooter. I was concerned about the cost of upgrades until I noticed how quickly money stacks up at higher levels, good counter!

The skateboard and grapple are such cool ideas that I'd like to see them incorporated more! Maybe some grind rails that you could lock onto? And maybe the grapple could do something to enemies... Not sure

I did have a hard time finding the store the first time I played it. It might be nice to have some sort of direction pointer or start the player right next to it or something?

poopgames6 Apr 2022, 00:54

What a cool game. The movement is nice and does make me feel like I'm on a hover board. I wasn't good enough to make it to the upgrades, but they looked cool. The soundtrack was a bit dull compared to the rest of the game, it needed to be more upbeat to keep up with the difficulty of the game, but overall the quality of the game is very high.

SuperVoximus6 Apr 2022, 01:43

Thanks for the feeback @saikai ! I agree some feedback on hit would be really cool

SuperVoximus6 Apr 2022, 01:44

Thank you @vorpalsnark ! I love the idea of grind rails!! It would be so fun to be doing hoverboard tricks while laying the smackdown on some aliens hahaha. Yeah perhaps a minimap would be good to help the player navigate better

SuperVoximus6 Apr 2022, 01:45

Thanks for the feedback @poopgames !

sourdoge6 Apr 2022, 02:23

I really enjoyed playing this! Tight controls and fun sounds. Just wish there was an indication when I took damage. Other than that though, a great game!

Syafireauthor6 Apr 2022, 07:52

@vorpalsnark Really great feedback, thanks :D

MTBVibe6 Apr 2022, 21:13

Impressive and fun to play, props to your team!

pixelbrain6 Apr 2022, 21:14

I liked it overall. The visuals are quite good, and the UI looks far better than I expect jam games to look. The difficulty ramps up at a nice pace too. One thing I think could be improved is the grapple. It felt a little finicky with how it moved and where I had to aim to attach it. Also, since you're already moving pretty fast, and the camera isn't very far away then it seems like the only good use for it is to shoot it offscreen and hope it grabs something. Besides that, I think it's great, nice work!

Stefan Laimer6 Apr 2022, 21:24

Really cool game and especially the menu looks absolutely amazing! I just had the feeling that for some reason, the melee aliens hit me sooner than expected. Also, some kind of leaderboard would be amazing. Other than that it's a lot of fun and I got up to a score of 187 :)
Also I loved the googly eyes on the cactus :D

SuperVoximus7 Apr 2022, 00:58

Thanks a lot @mtbvibe !

SuperVoximus7 Apr 2022, 00:59

Thank you @pixelbrain ! I agree the grappling hook could use some more work, we appreciate the feedback :D

SuperVoximus7 Apr 2022, 00:59

Thanks @stefan-laimer ! That's an awesome score, great job!

angiemon7 Apr 2022, 14:51

I was on your stream and found out about the game, it's a fun concept!
Pretty intuitive and kiting those alien B* felt really good ;)
I liked the artwork, the colour scheme was really good too! (with the green as the dominant colour)

Would have been cool if the player sprites where floating a bit up and down to indicate its a hoverboard, but now I'm just nitpicking :D

The music fit very well to the game :) Good job everyone!!

Phillip Scott7 Apr 2022, 17:00

I got 201 kills before I quit, got a little bored towards the end, wanted more of a challenge - this is my type of game! The art and the audio loop were cool. unsure on the tree hit boxes. maybe some kind of environment hazard would have spiked it up (like the aliens spilled acid and you have to avoid it (or use your skate board))

Overall I had a fun time!

Good job on submitting

SuperVoximus7 Apr 2022, 20:31

Thanks a lot @angiemon ! We appreciate the feedback :D

SuperVoximus7 Apr 2022, 20:31

That's a really good score @phillip-scott ! Thank you for the feedback :D

jasontherand8 Apr 2022, 00:26

Nice job! I got up to 131. I loved the bullet trails and hit effects, they looked so good, and the amount of art in the level was very impressive. The shop looked super fabulous, and the gameplay movement also felt great. You can tell this was refined and well designed all the way through.

SuperVoximus8 Apr 2022, 01:26

Thanks a lot for all the kind words @jasontherand ! And awesome job with your high score :D

Turquoise Moon9 Apr 2022, 03:13

The art is wonderful, and I love how the music gets so much calmer when entering the shop.

SuperVoximus9 Apr 2022, 15:46

Thank you @turquoise-moon :D

Amerigo Gazaway9 Apr 2022, 21:29

Great work! love the artwork, UI graphics, music and sound design. Control were a little difficult/wonky but maybe because I'm playing on wen browser? Either way great job!

SuperVoximus10 Apr 2022, 14:47

Thanks a lot @amerigo-gazaway

Kate_Black11 Apr 2022, 09:47

its simple, but nice.))

SuperVoximus11 Apr 2022, 11:03

Thank you @kate-black :D

TwistedHawk12 Apr 2022, 00:21

This was fun to play! Good ol robotrons are always fun for dealing with the inevitable! I love the upgrades and frantic pace as well!

Syafireauthor12 Apr 2022, 00:25

Thank you @kate-black

Amanda Gallant12 Apr 2022, 00:44

I had a lot of fun with this game. The graphics are great and the character sliding around like a maniac was great. Only feedback is that the audio gets a bit grating after a while (e.g. the slurping from the monsters), and it would be great if the shop was more obviously placed/was auto triggered when you got close to it rather than needing to press the button. My first playthrough I didn't know where the shop was, and sadly died before finding it. Luckily it was fun enough that I played it again and again :P

Syafireauthor12 Apr 2022, 01:58

Super valuable feedback thank you @amanda-gallant

AguaHervida12 Apr 2022, 03:15

Hello Hello~!

Thanks again for the stream raid!!

I had fun playing the game, I felt quite powerful most of the time which I find fun~ It was really hard to tell when I got hit, enemies had this little smoke and also like a slow to their speed, but the player had nothing which made me feel like I wasn't getting hit until I saw the life bar~

Maybe add a marker to the store would be helpful too as I struggled finding it sometimes D:

Great art and sounds also a fun mechanic, congrats on this jam!

hopefully we will see eachother in another one!

Euler Moises12 Apr 2022, 03:53

Cool game!

A few small adjustments to the difficulty and inflation and it will be perfect.

Congratulations!

lordrubish12 Apr 2022, 15:20

Hey Syafire! Really addictive little game, I was forced to play few times in a row C:. I saw someone else already mentioned the placement of store, I was also no able to find it in the first go. Maybe telling the player, "Hey, shop is on the right", would help. Also looking for the shop button is very stressful, in my opinion it should be activated by some intuitive key (like 'b' or 'space'). To be picky, some feedback when character gets hit will be nice, sometimes it's hard to tell. Also the grappling hook seemed a little useless for me, since it's hard to find a wall, and it's hard to judge what object will collide with it. Making it grab to the ground should make it more useful. Other then that it was a lot of fun and a great execution overall for this format!

gabas12 Apr 2022, 15:41

Hey Syafire, i loved the art and the music, the ambient was really fun too, maybe more feedbacks when shooting, like a more big bullet and more impact. Greatwork!

Syafireauthor12 Apr 2022, 17:55

Thank you so much @aguahervida for your wonderful feedback

Syafireauthor12 Apr 2022, 17:56

@lordrubish Thanks for hanging out with us and stream and for the great feedback, really appreciate you :D

Syafireauthor12 Apr 2022, 17:56

Thank you! @gabas

VixenMink13 Apr 2022, 20:58

I forgot to leave you text feedback!!

I really liked your concept for this jam

The music, and the overall look of the game is so playful. Controls were pretty easy to pick up and helped me bring out my inner skater-naut

Syafireauthor14 Apr 2022, 02:06

Hahah thank you @vixenmink

BudderApple6414 Apr 2022, 02:16

It's very fun and addictive but I felt as though the the aliens spawn time was a bit too fast not leaving much room to breathe. As for the shop, it may make gameplay more breathable to add a sort of "safe zone" where the aliens cant enter (while at the same time the player cannot shoot for balance purposes).

Overall great game!

Syafireauthor14 Apr 2022, 04:17

Great feedback, thank you @budderapple64

KreGames14 Apr 2022, 06:43

Fast paced game, but fun to play with. The going in circles tactic works here as well. One tiny thing: when you open the shop you can't see your money because of the X button on the top right corner. Awesome work.

LDJam user 25117014 Apr 2022, 10:39

Hello!

This game was surprisingly addictive. Surprising amount of art throughout the level with faux colliders (I just went around them through automatism and it was only when I got to my 3rd playthrough where I noticed most objects don't have any collision LOL. I still went around them, nonetheless.) The UI looks great! The upgrades in the shop seemed rewarding and were worth grinding for, killing the aliens quicker felt really satisfying with the new upgrades. The audio did get a little stale after a while but it didn't quite take away from the sheer amount of willpower I needed to buy the last shop upgrade.

I'm sad my run died to an alien munching me from basically across the screen LOL (Exaggeration).

Thank you for the submission!

The aliens have grown S T R O N G E R.

Remn14 Apr 2022, 17:41

Cool game. Font from gta. I like the design of the ui menu

Syafireauthor14 Apr 2022, 20:46

Haha thank you for all the kind words and feedback @kepsert

Doot15 Apr 2022, 15:06

Nice game!

The movement and shooting feels great, the art is clear and the audio and visual feedback work great! The progression kept me engaged despite the low diversity of enemies.
I couldn't see my money when I was shopping, I don't know if this was specific to my screen resolution?
Also the hook was a great idea but I was too bad to control it properly haha.

Thanks for the game ✨

Syafireauthor16 Apr 2022, 05:15

Super helpful feedback, thanks @doot