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0 pointsstanko27d ago0 comments

https://muffinman-io.itch.io/spacedeck-x

I'm still obsessed with making my game, which you can try it at the link above (it is desktop only). This is my first "real" game, and it has been incredibly fun and rewarding. I've been working on it in the evenings for about 4 or 5 months.

It is a very ambitious mix of genres - shoot-em-up and deck-building. A lot of people said that those are genres that shouldn't be combined, but I think it turned out to be a fun little game. Folks who are not fans of one (or either) of the genres are actually playing it. I built a global high-score leaderboard, and there are people (including a few of my friends) competing on it. Whoever knocks my friend "BER" from first place will earn a beer from me.

This is purely a fun project, although I'm now seriously considering releasing it on steam when I finish everything I planned for it. It is made in Kaplay, a small JavaScript gamedev library, which is a big part of what makes it fun. If you try it out, please leave a comment, I would love more feedback!

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rrr_oh_man27d ago

OH MY GOD THIS IS GOOD.

Loved the music.

Didn't know what was going on half the time.

Positively overwhelmed.

Thanks for that little spark of joy!

stankoOP27d ago

Haha amazing, thank you! This made my morning :)

If I ever release on steam, can I please use your comment in promo material? I would anonymize it of course.

Edit: grammar

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niceguy427d ago

This is great!

Did you do the graphics, too? I've always want to write my own game but doing the game graphics is just not my thing.

stankoOP27d ago

Thank you, I did all of the sprites myself. This was the first time I tried doing pixel art and I love it. It is a kind of meditation for me.

I think you should give it a go, making games is a lot of fun. Try making a prototype with circles and rectangles. Later on, you can hire someone to do the graphics or you can buy an asset pack. In my case, I can't make music - the two tracks in the game are free PICO 8 tracks and my best friend is working on the new ones.

aggregator-ios27d ago

Love it! I was instantly hooked and its a lot of fun to play. And it's so smooth and easy to pick up!

chrismaltby27d ago

This is awesome. I only made it to stage 5 but love the mix of genres

stankoOP27d ago

Thank you, glad you like it! My idea was to make the player pick their cards during the shmup action, but then to have a breather when they reach the boss fight (contrary to the usual bullet hell boss fights).

Btw I think level 5 is higher than average.

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