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GMTK Game Jam 2023

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Space DefendersView game page

Ever wondered what it's like to be on the bugs' side of Space Invaders?
Submitted by Anders Currah — 55 minutes, 43 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#33042.5833.444
Presentation#34022.7503.667
Overall#39422.5563.407
Creativity#49202.3333.111

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Space Invaders, but you play as the bug aliens

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

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Comments

Zac ESubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really like the cute bugs and overall aesthetics.  There is a very solid gameplay loop here.  The one thing I wasn't sure of is when I would win or lose, I'm probably missing something there.  Great work.  It's cool to see a LOVE2D game.

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Rogue Rebound
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Anders CurrahDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks for the play and the feedback :)


To answer your question, there are two end states to a level; if you destroy the ship or if you survive all of its attacks.


There is a progress bar at the top of the screen, but upon play testing people didn’t seem to notice it lol


so we’re planning to make that more apparent in future updates 👍

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Anders CurrahDeveloper1 year ago (2 edits)

EDIT: I FORGOT TO PACKAGE SOME .dll FILES ON THE FIRST UPLOAD! :(((

I've been informed that on some windows computers the game does not work because it was incorrectly packaged.

I promise we did not make any changes to the game, this is just a repackaged version that doesn't crash on windows! DOWNLOAD THIS VERSION INSTEAD IF THE PRIMARY DOWNLOAD CRASHED ON WINDOWS:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kkt41gq2mo4kcft/Space%20Defenders.zip?dl=0

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Anders CurrahDeveloper1 year ago

Gameplay trailer!

(in the comments B/C for some reason the 'embed game trailer' function in the edit game page tab isn't working lol)
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AndrySubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Fun lil' game!

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The Monster In Your Pocket
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Angry Armadillo GamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This was great!  Felt like plants vs zombies in space lol

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Bricker Breaks Free
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Thomas BringerSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really cool, love the concept. Gameplay was really well was balanced. Also your itchio thumbnail is perfect :)

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Head Swap
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2WeeksSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Cool game! It is made with love.
The art was pretty good especially at the intro cut scene! Also, I liked the concept. Nice work overall!

Currently I am creating games with Unity but I wanted to check out Love2D for my next project, is it easy to learn?

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Space Swappers
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Anders CurrahDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

I personally found lua & love2d easier to learn and simpler to use than Python (which is really saying something lmao 😂)

The one thing I would recommend though, is to use the class library from https://github.com/jonstoler/class.lua. (since lua doesn't come with natively built in "classes" the same way other languages do)

Thanks for the play and the kind comment!

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Narco Zero (Victor Lopez)Submitted1 year ago(+1)

Just when i thought i cracked the standard strategy, level 3 throws a curveball at me. You can feel the love put in this game. The intro cinematic was great !
(Also i didn't think id' find Cornifer and Zote the mighty in a space invader themed game)

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Epic Loot, Please !
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Anders CurrahDeveloper1 year ago

Im glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the play!

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Team TunaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Unique twist on PvZ (Although it really resembles zombotany). One problem I have is that shooter aliens feel pretty useless since they usually fire at nothing. Other than that decent tower defence

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RNGesus: Wrongly Rolled
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Anders CurrahDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback! Amongst other updates, in future versions we are planning to make the shooting more intelligent :)

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