HEXATTACK!

by kurrik
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.55
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.42
Your hexagons are under attack! Do you have what it takes to hold off the invading hordes while your hexes escape off-world?

__Instructions:__
- Gamepad suggested, but keyboard is supported.
- Primary button (CTRL/Space on Keyboard) activates your weapon / wall building.
- Bigger attacks take longer to charge up.
- Without a charge, you can still build walls to hold off enemies.
- Destroy all the enemies or survive until your green hexes evacuate!
- Multiple levels. Go for a high score at the end!
Genres: action

Comments15

LDJam user 281060
LDJam user 2810604 Apr 2022, 19:08
Love the style! Simple but consistent art looks great. Loved the basic mechanics. It seemed like the optimal strategy involved clicking as fast as possible. I think I'd have more fun if you couldn't click super fast and you had to think a bit about your next move. But that might not be what you're going for :)
kurrik
kurrikauthor4 Apr 2022, 20:17
@darzu thanks for the feedback! I was trying to balance the game to allow for waiting and saving up bigger attacks, but I don't think I sufficiently nerfed fast clicking enough to force that style of play. I was kind of hoping for a balance where you have to go back and forth depending on how things evolve. Thank you for playing!
AsmadiGames4 Apr 2022, 22:01
Good responsive UI (and the controller support worked fine, even in browser!) Agree witht he other commenter that spamming quick-circles is a little too optimal, but it's still clever and fun to play with for a bit. Everyone loves hexes!
LDJam user 224670
LDJam user 2246705 Apr 2022, 00:04
Love the visual style; it's super easy to pick up and play. It almost feels like it could become a rhythm game!
I'd love to see some kind of preview of where I'm about to spawn the layer so I could tactically try to overwrite the encroaching enemies!
slimabob
slimabob5 Apr 2022, 00:08
This is super cool, reminds me of Creeper World! Easy to learn but I like the layer of strategy you added with having to wait for more powerful attacks. Good job!
DerekBell
DerekBell5 Apr 2022, 15:21
Fun game! enjoyed the puzzle nature of deciding how long to wait and where to activate your walls.
GummiBot5 Apr 2022, 17:23
Loved this one, fun gameplay with pleasing visuals and sounds. Good job :)
Ani
Ani5 Apr 2022, 18:59
Cool, simple game! I encountered a bug where the weapon got stuck charging by itself, but it didn't prevent me from playing. I think I was clicking too fast at one point :)
Glayson
Glayson5 Apr 2022, 21:51
i found the pace a little too fast for the beginning, but, overall, the game worked great and it is very pleasing to look at the color progressing!
Phillip Scott
Phillip Scott5 Apr 2022, 22:39
Fun! the core mechanic of waiting was nice but it was not strong enough compared to small "attacks" Great job on submitting
saikai5 Apr 2022, 22:43
Visual style looks great and clean. Quite fun to zip around the level.
LDJam user 279507
LDJam user 2795075 Apr 2022, 22:46
I didn't fully understand what I was doing, but I felt very cool doing it! Lovely consistent style and think there is something innovative here. Maybe needs a tutorial level, or clearer UI on the charge up/powers.
theLudovyc
theLudovyc5 Apr 2022, 22:51
Look great ! I win, but I didn't understand why ^^'
Feesh5 Apr 2022, 23:59
Really solid idea and execution! The game was fun and definitely kept me interested for a decent amount of time. My main suggestion would be to just give a bit more of a tutorial or explanation of how to play before throwing the player in.
nyxkn
nyxkn19 Apr 2022, 11:55
Really good game! The gameplay was fun and placing walls felt very satisfying. Sometimes I would lose without understanding why. If the bad hexagons reach your base you fail as I understand, but other times it didn't look like they had reached but I'd still fail, so that was a little confusing! But otherwise the mechanics are really solid and fun to play. Music also is very well done and fits well. Good amount of polish! Instructions were a little confusing in the first screen so I'd look into alternative ways of explaining gameplay.

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