Aether Raiders

by aimozg

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.21

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.04

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.82

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.79

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Play on `itch.io`, link below

Play as a pirate ship in the Aether Realm. You have limited vision and a radar. Prey on the weak and flee from the strong. Beware, your radar can attract unwanted attention!

Controls:
- Mouse pointer to move
- Spacebar to toggle radar
- Click to short-range teleport

Hints:
- Scout early which color means which NPC type
- Lilies are easy starting money
- Medusas are easy prey
- Krakens can't see you when your radar is off

Tags: #space

Genres: shooter

Comments11

Murumart20 Apr 2026, 16:13

Pretty cool, I like the radar and memory mechanic. It feels pretty hard though, it took me a restart or two to actually make good enough money to go shopping. I also went off the map, I'm guessing that's not intended, only the krakens followed me there, it was empty otherwise.

Nathanial20 Apr 2026, 16:33

Died a couple of times not realizing the radar was a toggle. Once you figure it out the gameplay is fairly smooth. It wasn't obvious where I could spend my money, but I figured it out eventually.

LesDremlet22 Apr 2026, 06:40

Wow, the game turned out to be pretty engaging!
I like the idea of traveling through space while being both a hunter and prey, it's fun. The teleportation and radar provide a nice balance between risk and reward.
The graphics and sounds are minimalistic but pleasant. Great work!

Sibi5 May 2026, 07:41

Reminds me a lot of agar.io. The start can be a bit rough depending on what spawns around you. Very cool take on the theme!

Ticrum5 May 2026, 08:02

Great game design, the game loop is easy to grasp and feels rewarding while growing in power, the radar system was also well implemented and useful, you need to rely on it but you can't spam it all the time (I would just made the Krakens track you a little bit after you stop using it and at very close range to increase their threat ).

Alexandr Gerya5 May 2026, 14:04

agar.io in space with a radar twist love it just wish the krakens didnt follow me off the map felt like cheating lol

Terry Zhang7 May 2026, 06:07

I like the mechanism of this gam. It would be much better if there could be some animations for teleporting, being hit, and collecting

NuclMe8 May 2026, 15:07

The game is absolutely superb and everything feels very well put together! I really enjoyed the overall experience, but I’d suggest slightly lowering the master volume as it's a bit too loud. Other than that, fantastic job on this entry!

PokeyDem8 May 2026, 16:46

Cool game! The moving background was a little confusing at first, but aside from that, I enjoyed playing it!

LeReveur8 May 2026, 18:10

It took me way too long time, but I cleared the map! (0/0 NPC)

I would have used one or two more speed upgrades, and maybe any radar upgrade (like something to get targets directions), especially to get the last fireflies (?) ships hidden out left and bottom of the radar map, in less time than litteraly hours :rofl: but it was fun though

aimozgauthor8 May 2026, 18:51

Thank you all for the reviews and feedback! It was our first jam and we didn't manage to polish and balance the game properly. Originally we planned to have more features - different starting classes, sending fake signals, disguising yourself as another ship, eldritch entities in the depths of cosmos etc.