A small turn-based Roguelike space game. Collect food and then return to the surface to feed a starving space colony.
I've used the Asteroids mechanic where you have unlimited ammo, but only 3 bullets can be active at once.
Keys (I've used scancodes, so these should be in the QWERTY positions even if you're using a different keyboard layout):
- UIO/JKL (right hand) - Aim your ship.
- D - Accelerate.
- F (or S) - Shoot, if you have ammo.
- E - Boost (higher acceleration if you have fuel).
- R (or W) - Use an exit or grab an upgrade.
- A or Space - Coast at the current velocity for one turn.
- Tab - show the control help.
Gamepad:
- Left stick - Aim your ship.
- A - Move (accelerate or coast, depending on left-stick position).
- X - Shoot, if you have ammo.
- B - Boost (higher acceleration if you have fuel).
- Y - Use an exit or grab an upgrade.
- Start - go back to menu.
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O,o(purple): acid jellies. Hurt you if you touch them. When damaged, large ones split into two small ones. -
>(red): turrets. Aim at you and shoot every so many turns.
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v,^: exits (down and up). -
&(orange): food. Collect this to feed your starving friends and neighbors. -
C: crystal shield. Absorbs one hit, shattering as it does so. -
B: bounce shield. Allows you to bounce off walls, but provides no protection from enemies. -
+: Boost fuel (10 units). -
w: Multi-shot. Fire all three bullets at once. Dramatically shortens the range of your bullets. -
!: Single-shot. Restore single shot mode. -
z: Bounce-shot. Bullets bounce off walls.
Thanks for playtesting and feedback to:
- Michael Ackerson
- Ross Grams
- John Morgan, Jr.
- Philippe Patenaude
- Jason Woofenden
I've had this idea in the back of my mind for a year or two. I attempted it for the 2017 7DRL but had an unexpectedly bonkers week and only got as far as drawing a basic hex grid.
--Josh Grams josh@qualdan.com