H.U.R.L

co-authored: @rentem, @wolfhead, @xparker
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H.U.R.L - Highly Unreliable Rock Launching

Inspired by the old games of "*Ballerburg*" and "*Scorched earth*", we made a turn based ballistics shooter.

What is it about?

Ancient tech

So therefore we combined the shooter with something everyone always thinks about - ANCIENT ROME!

Long ago even the Romans hurled rocks at their enemies. But their enemies were sometimes other Romans...

Take control of a catapult and destroy all others. Simple and effective!

You can play alone, with "*friends*"? or simply let the bots play.

How to play


See in-game "tutorial" 😉

Controls

Mouse or Touch: Grab the handles or click the buttons (+ / -)

Keyboard: Up/Down: Power / Left/Right: Angle / Space: H.U.R.L!

Credits


As usual, see in-game 😆

Bugs

- toggle for automatic match repeat not working
- repeating a match falls back to default settings
- input buttons on top of match over screen

These bugs and some more graphic glitches are fixed in our Post Jam Version

Comments9

mackain
mackain20 Oct 2026, 18:13
this takes me back
milq
milq21 Oct 2026, 09:23
Wow, nice game! The Roman catapult duels vs bots are fun, and the dial and lever controls feel tactile. Watching towers fall and the painted scenery add charm to every shot. Great job and well done!
adam-gould
adam-gould21 Oct 2026, 12:34
Not a hugely deep game but mechanically it really works well. Definitely brings me back to similar games in the DOS/early Windows era.
MatthewDrake
MatthewDrake21 Oct 2026, 12:39
Had a good time with this one, and it's cool to see a multiplayer game on here! Bot ended up throwing a boulder at itself in one match which made me chuckle, then I ended up doing exactly the same thing in the next match. Had a great time adjusting and trying to fine tune my aim with it. Really solid gameplay loop!
Slyz
Slyz21 Oct 2026, 14:25
Nice interpretation of the theme, but I must have missed something because I was painfully bad at this game :')
Div00
Div0021 Oct 2026, 16:24
reminds me of that Worms cannon game (forgot it name), a nice interpretation of the theme. It's was hard to figure out the controls at first, and the lake of animation of the catapults movements made it harder, but other than that a solid entry to the jam!
Telkan
Telkan21 Oct 2026, 16:31
Fun game, I love that everyone is hitting themselves, it makes me feel better about my terrible rock throwing skill
JonasOlsson21 Oct 2026, 19:59
Oh this is addictive! Nice work:) I can see myself playing this with friends for several hours straight. Would have been a blockbuster back at school when we used to play achtung die curve:D

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