Hi everyone! I’ve released Alien Descender, an endless arcade game for macOS inspired by S. Robert Speel’s Sinclair BASIC original.
You guide a lone alien down a winding underwater canyon. You start with five lives, steer around the rock walls, and fire downward to clear bombs. Red hearts give you an extra life, but the deeper you go, the closer they appear to the walls. Deciding whether to risk the turn for one more life is my favorite part of the game.
There are two ways to play: a black-and-white Classic mode inspired by the ZX81 and a Color mode inspired by the ZX Spectrum. Each has its own high score. The Mac release also includes four local save slots and an illustrated player manual.
Available for €3.00 on itch.io. Requires macOS 13 or later.
If you give it a go, I’d love to hear how deep you got and whether you went after the hearts near the walls.
Christos · CK My Apps