Sci-Fi Stratagem

by mekyi
co-authored: @jackj, @noora
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.12
On a space exploration adventure, you have been captured by alien machines that have forced you to play a game of "dodge the bullets and explosions". If you can survive for two minutes, you will be granted freedom.

Comments16

wiru
wiru2 Oct 2023, 23:39
hey! I liked the idea of the game, but for some reason it was very laggy in the browser. Maybe if a windows build was there I could try it out better. I liked the sound effects and the usage of the theme!
Mekyi
Mekyiauthor3 Oct 2023, 00:06
@wiru thanks for trying our game and giving it feedback! I added a download option for Windows build so feel free to try it again if you want to. Hope it runs better than the browser version.
MAR Zockmeister3 Oct 2023, 01:48
This is tough - while dodging the normal bullets was ok, escaping the explosions was really tough. If you want to increase the difficulty even more, let the platform rotate. :grin:
Have some real explosion or something in the red zones would be visually cool.

Overall, nice little game. :smiley:
nckpark3 Oct 2023, 02:51
Definitely fits the theme! Nice balance of challenge and skill, too. I didn't git gud in my time with it, but felt like I could with more time. Nice work! My main suggestion would be to smooth out the difficulty curve a bit? Let me feel like a winner before I'm getting destroyed by 5 explosions.
HangoverGames
HangoverGames3 Oct 2023, 11:29
I imagined the character as a white fluffy cat caught in a hellish trap!
Sparkleypie3 Oct 2023, 13:11
I love this sorts of game. The mechanics worked well and I think it's a nice balance between difficulty and skill. Good mood!
Sergei111563 Oct 2023, 13:21
The game is pretty addictive! The gameplay is enjoyable and the difficulty is perfectly balanced
minjutin
minjutin3 Oct 2023, 16:12
Died when there was only 4 seconds left and ragequitted. But before that, dodging the bullets was really fun, just a perfect amount of challenge. Also, "have forced you to play a game of dodge the bullets and explosions" made me laugh. Sounds like fun and games
John Saba4 Oct 2023, 04:11
Good game and use of theme! I died a lot. Should I feel lucky to escape alive? I kind of want revenge on these alien machine meanos. Shout out to the transition between the title screen and gameplay. GJ!
Devez
Devez4 Oct 2023, 18:03
Holy I kept getting blasted. Not good with bullet hell games :cry:
jk5000
jk50004 Oct 2023, 18:59
The idea is fun, but the game was way too difficult for me. I liked the visuals and the music. Overall a pretty well made little jam game.
LDJam user 372374
LDJam user 3723745 Oct 2023, 01:56
Great use of the theme, I love bullet hell. The lava ring definitely made this even harder. I would play this.
Skosnowich
Skosnowich13 Oct 2023, 09:26
Really challenging game, my personal best was around 1:10. I think it was really readable, probably it would've been easier for me with a controller (if that's supported) instead of keyboard. The biggest problems for me were the bullets and not running into the (stationary-not-moving-so-totally-shouldnt-be-a-problem) lava.
LDJam user 371030
LDJam user 37103014 Oct 2023, 19:39
I liked the 3d introduction. And enjoyed your game quite a lot! Bravo ^^ !
I beat it from the 3rd try... it is addictive ^^

I wish there was more :P
But overall, a pretty fun, *clear* (very important) and addictive experience : ))) GJ!
Vitaslayer
Vitaslayer17 Oct 2023, 06:04
A pleasant game concept, surviving is quite challenging, especially since you can't touch the edges of the map.

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