The Ancients, V1
When a terraforming mission on a mysterious planet goes awry, fight your way to the answer!
Control BL-60, a well worn but capable investigation drone, as it fights mysterious creatures to repair an even more mysterious robot!
Gameplay is simple: Move, Fight, Collect. The more pickups you get from enemies, the more material you have to repair the stranded terraforming robot, and complete your mission.
But what exactly happened here...? And who are these strange and mysterious creatures?
- CONTROLS: -
E - weapon selection
WASD - movement
Space - attack/select weapon
- A game by Sherlox and Naviski -
Game Design - Sherlox, Naviski, HeroicTurdman
Lead Programmer - Sherlox
Lead Artist, Animator - Naviski
Lead Enemy Design - HeroicTurdman
Special Thanks - CrockerClassic
Control BL-60, a well worn but capable investigation drone, as it fights mysterious creatures to repair an even more mysterious robot!
Gameplay is simple: Move, Fight, Collect. The more pickups you get from enemies, the more material you have to repair the stranded terraforming robot, and complete your mission.
But what exactly happened here...? And who are these strange and mysterious creatures?
- CONTROLS: -
E - weapon selection
WASD - movement
Space - attack/select weapon
- A game by Sherlox and Naviski -
Game Design - Sherlox, Naviski, HeroicTurdman
Lead Programmer - Sherlox
Lead Artist, Animator - Naviski
Lead Enemy Design - HeroicTurdman
Special Thanks - CrockerClassic
Comments5
OrdiNeu20 Oct 2026, 00:47
Short but sweet! I liked how the music faded out when you got too far from the ship -- it was a good reminder that I should probably head back lol. There were a ton of weapons but tbh once I found the boomerang orb thingy I found that everything else was worse. Great job!
ThanatosIsANoob20 Oct 2026, 00:48
I like the intro and the graphics. Though having to turn to shoot in a specific direction is a little weird. The only real feedback I have is vary the ways enemies chase you. If all of them simply head to your position they bunch up and any AOE weapon is automatically the best. An example of varied AI is Pacman where each ghost has its own chase algorithm. Adding something like that here would make the game much more engaging. I really like the weapon selection and graphics though!
debugman1820 Oct 2026, 00:49
Fun survivor-like. I liked the weapon wheel, it's fun trying the different ones. Audio did cut out at some point when I left the spawn area.
Teaminister20 Oct 2026, 00:51
Nice! Quite addictive, but i think controls are a little junky. it is not very comfortable to stop, turn and attack when 10000 monsters are coming after you, hahah. maybe it would be better to move and look/attack separately, but nonetheless - great small project! Perfect for the jam imo
Cool intro at the start of the game btw. ❤️