You've been Thunderstruck

by borgi
co-authored: @frozenbubble
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.63
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Hello Adventurer!

The princess is in the tower right below you. (take a look at the first screenshot :-)) But it is guarded by deadly monsters, you mission is to save her!

Rules:
- Every 10 secounds (or on stepping on a checkpoint) Zeus tries to kill you with a thunder strike!
- You can pick up one bubble at a time - it protects against one strike of Zeus.
- Hit same or lower level enemies to defeat them, otherwise you die.
- Step on the runes to save your progress, you can respawn there when you die.

Default controls:
- WASD
- Arrows keys
- Xinput anagolues/dpad

Good luck and don't forget: Press any movement key to start!

:arrow_down: :arrow_down: Check out RookRules playthrough on twitch! Thanks for playing it RookRules! :arrow_down: :arrow_down:

![rookrules.png](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1608392026?t=299m5s)

Screenshot gallery:

Used external resources:

https://www.freepnglogos.com/images/lightning-10660.html

https://www.freepnglogos.com/images/bubbles-22510.html

https://opengameart.org/content/teleporter-circle

https://opengameart.org/content/handpainted-brick-texture-pack

https://opengameart.org/content/old-tower

https://opengameart.org/content/easter-carrot-pick-up-item

https://sidearmstudios.com/product/ultimate-sfx-bundle/

Comments4

LDJam user 276593
LDJam user 2765934 Oct 2022, 10:15
I absolutely love this but there is bit I can't get past. After you've cleared the very crowded square there is 3 rows of baddies you have to pass, with a level 10 guy guarding the door. No matter what I do I haven't been able to hit level 10 in time. Have I softlocked myself by not picking up experience on the way?

You could make an extremely compelling mobile game out of this. Has the same kind of legs as something like Vampire Survivors does - at least for me.
LDJam user 2612424 Oct 2022, 12:13
It's a nice game! It requires thinking carefully to get through each tiny puzzle between checkpoints! Really cool!
LDJam user 298987
LDJam user 2989874 Oct 2022, 21:47
Simplistic but great, strategic but also not too much so. Art & audio was also decent! Great work!
LDJam user 300422
LDJam user 3004226 Oct 2022, 20:26
Very nice game, i feel the instant kill of zeus when you're not completing certain parts is quite a harsh punishment, but i'm a soulslike fan so i like it :v: some parts are really challenging and about navigating precisely around the enemies without touching them. I actually got stuck in the 6-8 zombie area because of that, tried it multiple times, but always died for one reason or another. Maybe making the respawn points also reusable could help, so that you can "work your way" through a difficult challenge. Anyways, i had fun, great game, good job.

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