Space Death

by loligxp

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.95

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.45

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.50

[Story]

A huge army of UFOs suddenly warps in around you, as time goes on more and more appear. Delay your inevitable death by upgrading your ship's arsenal.

[Weapons]

Main Cannon - Your main source of damage, fast-firing strong weapon.

Fanning Blaster - Very slow shooting secondary weapons. Get additional shots in further Upgrades

Homing Missiles - Slow-moving missiles that scan ahead and lock onto enemies. Scanner improvements upon further upgrades.

Explosive Rocket - Unguided Rockets with large explosives strapped onto them. Big AOE damage that gets bigger with further Upgrades.

Broadside Cannons - Heavy broadside cannons tear through UFOs with their piercing shots. Further Upgrades add more Cannons to your broadside.

Mines - Leave behind killer mines and secure your territory.

Tags: #2d, #arcade, #space, #upgrades

Genres: action, shooter

Tools: Aseprite, Bosca Ceoil, Unity

Comments16

Uzpykes4 Apr 2022, 08:57

Nice game! Simple, but very engaging. Survived until number was 425, but died not because of the difficulty but because the game started to run poorly due to the number of enemies on screen. I think some difficulty adjustments might make it run and play better, because if not for the lag, it still would have been very easy. Maybe fewer enemy instances, but those who get spawned have more health or speed etc. Good job overall.

waffleworksgames4 Apr 2022, 15:35

Nice job! I made it to 442. I loved the depth of the upgrade system. My one suggestion would be to make it possible to aim with the mouse, because having to turn around to shoot at the enemies felt a bit tedious at times

spthiel4 Apr 2022, 16:22

Can agree to Uzpykes, died at 389 mostly to just lag

BarelyEvenGames4 Apr 2022, 20:15

Epic game! I like the way it looks, upgrade system is great. Just saw your interview, nice job!

jcg4 Apr 2022, 21:27

Loved it! Is the late game lag _inevitable_?

BluishGreenPro4 Apr 2022, 23:48

Well done, a simple idea, but very well executed :)

ThePelranthean5 Apr 2022, 03:41

The variety of weapons made this game rather fun. It was nice having simple enemies so that you could focus on managing your weapons and flying around them in endless circles.

As mentioned above, lag got real as the game went on, but for me it felt like things really just sped up and I had to be more precise.

In the end, my death was inevitable, but I enjoyed delaying it. Good job making an fun game!

Draconic Rabbit5 Apr 2022, 07:55

The spaceship controls are really enjoyable. Dodging between enemies was fun.
Quite sad, the lag precipitate the inevitable death.

roryh6 Apr 2022, 20:39

Very fun! My machine couldn't take it later on, framerate started to plummet

NicMagnier6 Apr 2022, 20:39

I like how responsive the game is and generous with the upgrades. You feel you always do progress.

The chromatic aberration on the side of the screen is also a nice touch.

Nicely done Overall :)

N.O. Games7 Apr 2022, 20:56

Really cool game. I loved the number of weapons to offer. I found the game quite easy but honestly it was just fun all the way through. Good Job!

TERNOX10 Apr 2022, 21:23

Nice, it was fun.

Milan889011 Apr 2022, 13:59

I'm amazed that we also came up with such a sillial idea.

I love the art and sounds, but i would liked more enemy types.
My highscore is 415 died from lag :(

Great game!

Corrupt Spaghetti11 Apr 2022, 20:25

Really like how chaotic it gets toward the end. I ended up scoring 421. My only feedback for improvement would be adding a windowed mode. Fun game!

LDJam user 25042620 Apr 2022, 18:45

yooo I LOVED this game! The main thing I ask for is more enemies with different types of behaviors and attacks because you can just circle around enemies most the time

I left a bunch of other feedback + ideas on stream here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1458309860?t=6h11m42s