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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #14 | 4.267 | 4.267 |
| Fun | #17 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Controls | #52 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Accessibility | #85 | 2.867 | 2.867 |
| Overall | #95 | 3.181 | 3.181 |
| Graphics | #160 | 2.867 | 2.867 |
| Audio | #163 | 2.467 | 2.467 |
| Originality | #166 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
Godot 4.6
Theme Interpretation
This game is in the style of a 1980s arcade game space shooter.
Discord Username(s)
mineky23
GWJ Participation Level
1
Team Size
1
Generative AI Disclosure
I confirm that this jam entry does not contain any AI-generated content
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Those aliens are breaking my ankles really hard lol. That was a really fun experience, I played multiple rounds and even after those I want to play even more! Awesome game!
Enjoyed it a lot! I loved trying out all the different variations of upgrades and seeing how to make the ship more powerful. My favorite one was the back reinforcements :D
I'm normally not a fan of space invaders (nor am I very good at it) but I had a lot of fun with this! I managed to make it to the end, I was impressed that it kept going for so long! The powerups could use some balancing (I thought the bomb was lame at first but after a few upgrades it was the only reason I was staying alive lol) but the main game loop is great. It felt a little like cheating to mostly be making a hole in one side of the enemy formations to let them pass by me cause I couldn't kill them all, so maybe a small penalty for letting enemies pass by could be interesting? I could also see a meta-progression aspect where you can upgrade your overall health and stuff between rounds once you die.
Nice work!
Thanks for playing! I agree the power ups need balancing. I'm planning on releasing a few updates after the jam to fix some of these issues and maybe add a bit more content. Feel free to follow if you are interested in playing a more fleshed out version.
its so addictive, i liked it but some of the power ups are too broken.
yeah I didn’t have time to fully test and balance every power up before the jam. After the jam I will be releasing a balancing update so stay tuned!
LIke the combination of the power-ups. Would love it if it was blended with Galaga rather than space invaders but fun concept either way!
Thanks for playing! I considered adding enemies with complex movement patters as seen in Galaga, however due to time constraints I stuck to the simple movement in space invaders for the game jam. I am planning on releasing a few updates after the jam to balance power-ups a bit and add some more content. I will try and experiment with more complex movement patterns and see how it fits in with the game play loop, but no promises if it ends up not working out. You can follow my account for updates on development if you are interested.
Makes sense! Look forward to checking it out!
This was a really fun take on space invaders. I think some balancing is in order for the powerups, though.
I agree... I didn't have quite enough time to finish balancing everything so I'll release a balancing update after the jam.
Fun and modern take on Space invaders! Well done!
I love picking between 3 upgrades!
Starts a bit slow, but gets better and better. Love it!
The upgrade system is great, you can feel the each improvement.
What about making the primary weapon controllable by the player? The auto shooting is nice for the extra stuff.
Had a lot of fun with this one!
Loved it! Obviously right on theme, I loved the options. Played for a long time! Great job!
Good to see another old school "aliens descend" game in the mix, and I have to say, nice job on the pixel artwork, great capture of that retro feel. I also appreciated the different approach patterns of the enemies, made for an entertaining time.
Fun game! I played for 10 minutes. Vampire survivor meets galaga seems like a good formula! Definitely felt addicting in a similar way to that and ball pit. Great job! Addicting
Wow! I won
Great game, I spent 20:44 minutes before I got that text on the screen.
Really good with no bugs