The Spaceman is a top-down exploration game. You play as an astronaut who's crash-landed on a strange planet.

Made using Flashpunk and the Ogmo Editor.

Arrow Keys to move and C and X for your shields.

The main thing I decided to experiment with this project is a game where you lose abilities over the course of the game. At the beginning of the game, you have two crystals which allow you to shield yourselves against the two colors of enemy projectiles. However, in order to progress, you need to deposit the crystals in pedestals, leaving you without their power.

I also wanted to make the game very non-linear, letting you find your own path through the world.

I unfortunately had to cut a lot to make it within the time limit, especially since I wasn't able to work for the first day of the compo. This means most of the story got cut, 2/5ths of the level design and another crystal/shield, but ultimately I'm proud I managed to get a more-or-less complete game like this done in 24 hours.