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POLYBOIDS is an arcade-style action space shooter made for the Pygame Community Summer Jam 2024. The post-jam bugfix version only updates the loot tables, as they were configured wrong and made certain upgrades too rare and lasers were unobtainable. I would recommend playing the bugfix version for more fun. The game is open source: https://github.com/Binary-Ninja/pygame-summer-jam-2024 Discord …

73%Game Brain Score

music, graphics

gameplay, story

73% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.

Description That annoying hero won't stop chasing you... Deploy your minions to eliminate the nuisance! This game is my first ever game jam submission that actually feels somewhat complete! The jam in question: Brackeys Game Jam 2021.2 - itch.io This game makes use of Unity's new Machine Learning Agents toolkit to fly the hero ship around, while the player's job is to destroy the hero ship quic…

INTRO Alienautics is a game of mastery and depth. To a novice player, it's a cover based shooter where you die a lot. To a master player, the game is an action packed rhythmic experience where dodging bullet is your second nature. Alienautics is a cinematic third person sci fi action shooter that makes you look cool and feel awesome to play. If you are a fan of fast paced & challenging action …

84%Game Brain Score

music, gameplay

grinding

84% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Galagan's Island is an Arcade style Space Shooter paying loving homage to classic arcade style & difficulty. This Bullet Hell is sure to satisfy your Shmup Shortage! Featuring 25 LEVELS of handcrafted whimsical charm. Formations so pretty you almost don't want to destroy them.

About Bonnie the bee's morning pollinating sesh has been interrupted by an invasion of genetically modified insects spreading pesticides and herbicides. But Bonnie is an American bee and she's got a dang gun and she's gonna make those poisonous bugs wish they never crossed her path! Buckle up and enjoy a few minutes of intense bullet heck action! This game was made in 10 days for the Autumn Lisp G…

Crashlanded on an alien planet, you have nothing but the power of scavenged spaceship wreckage to make it through an onslaught of extraterrestrial bugs - it's just a shame that all that cool tech keeps getting in the way. Will you remain blissfully ignorant of all the pointless information beamed straight into your visor, or will you perish by walking into a worm you couldn't see behind all the sm…

THE AIM OF THE GAME IS SIMPLE, COMPLETE A LEVEL BY COMPLETING 6 LAPS. SOUNDS EASY, BUT EACH LAP NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN A REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TIME, AND EACH LAP GETS PROGRESSIVELY QUICKER WITH MORE HAZARDS.  TO HELP COMBAT THESE HAZARDS, YOUR ORB IS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH A GUN AND A BRAKE. THESE CAN THEN BE USED TO DESTROY CERTAIN HAZARDS AND AVOID OTHER HAZARDS. LAP TIMES AS MENTIONED, YOU NEED …

------> Update Oct 1, 2022:  This game is playable on Steam Deck via Lutris/Wine!  You can experiment with specific controls and decide what input you want in the game. Adding a shortcut and cover art is easy too ( Steam seems to like .jpg instead of .png from setting up the game in Lutris and Wine.) ------  Feb 28, 2021 - Now an itch.io exclusive game! A) - Game runs at 60+ FPS, sound effects tw…

Magnetar is a one-man game made for Global Game Jam 2022 (Game Page Here), based on the theme of Duality. It's a top-down SHMUP/Bullet Hell where the enemies shoot magnetic bullets at your ship that - unfortunately - is also magnetized. Luckily, you can flip the polarity of your ship, allowing you to repel the bullets you were just moments ago attracting. Beware, though, that enemies use both pola…