Operation MISSILES!

by planetary

Your only goal is to survive as long as possible and to destroy the missiles. Use your radar and your towers to shoot down the missiles!

Itch version here !

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Commands:
- Move your radar using left-click.
- Move your Spotlight using right-click.
- Press 'X' to get missile's data.
- Press and hold 'Space' to form Morse code.
- More details in the game...
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How to play:
- When you see a missile (red triangle) on the radar, move your Spotlight towards it.
- When the missile is inside the Spotlight, get the data, you'll see the Morse code on the bottom-left.
- Next, move the Spotlight to a tower that has the range to destroy the missile.
- Finally, form the Morse code exactly as the missile's one to destroy it.
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Fun facts!
1. The game was originally created in one day! The first day of the event all my ideas were horrible...
2. This is my first Compo! :)
3. Every tower has a name out of 3 random letters... but it's impossible to get inappropriate words.
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I can guarantee that: this game is 100% made by me, 0% AI!!

Not a fan of using AI btw...

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Enjoy the Chaos!

*It's sad that can't upload my game directly here the way I usually do...* 😭

Comments17

Mugule19 Oct 2026, 12:57

This is hard but the concept is really good. I love the way you used Morse code here! The tutorial with all the explanatory panels feels a bit long. Introducing the mechanics as you play would have worked better but it's so hard to do in only 48 hours! Great job here.

tweekus19 Oct 2026, 20:10

It’s nice. I struggled when I couldn’t get data from the missiles. I’m not sure why it doesn’t always work, maybe I’m too slow.

I think combining difficult controls like Morse code with time pressure isn’t the best combination, but overall, well done!

David Fiattarone19 Oct 2026, 20:11

Hard even on easy mode, but still a unique approach and immersed in the theme. Great job! I love the unique mechanics, easy to pick up. My only real critique would be the length of the startup/onboarding guide in the beginning, but this is LD.

Fantastic job!

orpheus19 Oct 2026, 20:14

Actually addictive gameplay. While i was getting into it, understanding how to point spotlight or copy morse-code, i didnt noticed how i got into it and spent some time) Really feels like using radar

Willops20 Oct 2026, 04:07

Surprisingly fun once I got the hang of it, really cool concept, I could totally see this as a way to teach morse code and get better and faster with it like typing games. Nice work!

ThanatosIsANoob20 Oct 2026, 05:24

The gameplay is fun once its understood but it takes a while to get used to. Really fun game though.

Planetaryauthor20 Oct 2026, 05:30

@mugule @david-fiattarone I know that the length of the tutorial is a little bit long, I want to make sure that everyone can understand the game from A to Z. Introducing the tutorial through gameplay was the initial idea, but I ran out of time, I know it'd be better but making it is time consuming...

@tweekus you can get the missile's data using the spotlight from the radar, it's not through reality (only what the player sees), and it should be targeted. I don't know why yours doesn't always work, but I don't want to say "skill issue". 😂

@willops I hope you learned the timings! I spent 30 minutes just to get the timings for Morse code. First time when I get into this code. 😄

tweekus20 Oct 2026, 06:55

@planetary definitely skill issue 😂

woona20 Oct 2026, 11:58

I managed to shoot down 2 missiles on easy before they got me and it wasn't easy at all!

I like how the game creates an atmosphere with simple graphics.

I don't like that I had to just follow the algorithm as fast as I can, I didn't get to make meaningful decisions while playing.

Also, I couldn't tell for sure if I actually destroyed the missile or not, and if not - why. It seemed like I entered correct code, but the missile didn't get destroyed, an explanatory message would be great.

Planetaryauthor20 Oct 2026, 12:07

@woona first of all, thanks for playing! 😁 I know some people don't like to follow specific instructions, that's fine.

And about missiles: if a missile was destroyed, it would disappear from the radar in the next update, and the tower who shoots it will display a missile icon next to it, again, in the next radar update... that's how the design was made.

Maybe I should have lowered the difficulty even more on Easy btw... 😂

cogcomp20 Oct 2026, 20:36

A lot to keep track of in this game. It look great but was a bit too challenging for me. A bit of an overload of instructions at the start, but other than that it was really cool. Well done!

Sevansevan20 Oct 2026, 21:38

Sooo hard! So many things to handle, including "predicting" the trajectory so that the correct tower is selected.
Well, I really felt I was fighting for my life :) (I lost)

Planetaryauthor21 Oct 2026, 13:00

@cogcomp yeah, when you get the idea most of the time you'll enjoy it. Thanks for playing!

@sevansevan you need to be careful when a missile is in or outside of a tower, the radar is only to update its position. And don't worry about losing, more missiles will spawn over time, it's a mechanic to not get bored! 😁 Thanks for playing!

vorondesan21 Oct 2026, 15:54

Hi, game is pretty hard even on easy, but i like the idea, visuals are minimalistic but serve their purpose, creative use of Morse code! Nice job!

Helagos21 Oct 2026, 16:27

I love the concept. Controls are maybe not so friendly but the idea is great. I like your clear and simple graphics.

sebbernery21 Oct 2026, 19:52

4:04 minutes ! (In Easy mode, lets be honest)

That's fun, I made two game before understanding how to shoot one missile, but after that, it was clear !
I liked the feeling of sending morse messages :)

unpronounceable21 Oct 2026, 20:26

Nicely hectic. Took some practice to get the morse input down. Everything is clearly communicated. Besides the onboarding being a bit long, the morse beep having a click at the end is my only major complaint.

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