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Take Us Home by Lee Beever

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made by Lee Beever for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Protect the planets and the colonists from the oncoming asteroid onslaught long enough for them to evacuate to safety so we can bring them home.

How To Play: 1. Protect the planets from the asteroids. 2. Pickup evacuee ships. 3. Deliver them to the rescue ship before it leaves.

How many million colonists can you save? Can you save them all? Let me know in the comments!

Controls: - W or Up: Thust - A/D or Left/Right: Rotate - Space: Shoot

TakeUsHomeScreen03.png

TakeUsHomeScreen02.png

Quite a few people have said they liked the music. The track is Drifting Beyond the Stars by HitCtrl - https://opengameart.org/content/drifting-beyond-the-stars-background-ambient

Youtube https://thebeev.itch.io/take-us-home
Youtube https://thebeev.itch.io/take-us-home
Youtube https://thebeev.itch.io/take-us-home
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/take-us-home

Ratings

Overall 376th 3.875⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 295th 3.833⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 774th 3.5⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 548th 3.981⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

Gonzako
20. Apr 2020 · 15:42 UTC
Can you make a webGL build?
🎤 Lee Beever
20. Apr 2020 · 20:30 UTC
@gonzako Good idea. I've updated the itch.io page with a WebGL version.
PrimalShadow
21. Apr 2020 · 16:04 UTC
this is great!
norboy
21. Apr 2020 · 16:06 UTC
Liked the idea, its like a slower variation of asteroid with a twist. I find controlling the ship somewhat hard but Its probably due to me not being used to this type of control making the game a tad bit on the harder side since manueverability is very important in the game.
Rodi
21. Apr 2020 · 16:16 UTC
I love your game !
The controls are great ! for me it's bit hard to not shoot the planet so i killed more people than the asteroids xD

Feel Free to test my game ! ;)
runrajrun
21. Apr 2020 · 16:27 UTC
I like how the player is given the sort of choice of do I drop the evacues off first or do I fight off all of the aestroids. It was really, really fun. Top work! :)
blackquiltro
21. Apr 2020 · 17:57 UTC
Very fun, i like physic based space ships jeje. Good presentation and mood.
Laurari
22. Apr 2020 · 17:41 UTC
I love the game! We have some similarities hehehe We struggled with the infinite movement so we've decided to use S to stop the ship, but I like the idea of "Asteroids" world where you appear on the other side of the screen :smile:
🎤 Lee Beever
22. Apr 2020 · 18:07 UTC
@laurari hah, I saw your ship and thought that looks familiar (love Kenney's stuff)! It's great how we can have similar ideas, yet they play so differently. Games are great!
Shubh
23. Apr 2020 · 13:03 UTC
Interesting game, nice grqphics but can be improved
🎤 Lee Beever
23. Apr 2020 · 13:07 UTC
@shubh thanks, any suggestions?
GOD COLO
23. Apr 2020 · 13:09 UTC
Awesome space shooter game! I like how the 3D models are put in a 2D environment! Really fancy looking!
Greato Jobu! :smile:
LebbyFoxx
23. Apr 2020 · 13:10 UTC
This is a lovely game here. A fun take on Asteroids with great visuals, controls, music and gameplay. Fits in with the theme nicely as well. Well done!
Shubh
23. Apr 2020 · 13:12 UTC
@lee-beever yes just add some stars in the background the space is looking a bit empty but it is still nice like this
Guille
23. Apr 2020 · 13:23 UTC
Nice relaxing game. I love the art style and sound effects. When you start moving fast the movement becomes uncontrollable for some reason. Keep up the good work!
Grigri Games
23. Apr 2020 · 16:58 UTC
Really cool game ! Music, sprites and everything are really good ! The ship is bit hard to control though ! but good work !
HermesEs
23. Apr 2020 · 17:16 UTC
Simple but cool game! Pretty fun and it fits very well with the theme!
Donitz
23. Apr 2020 · 21:10 UTC
Very pretty graphics and bloom effects. The music is relaxing.
pomelouncia
24. Apr 2020 · 04:21 UTC
It's clever to use the theme in this way. In the process of playing, I always think of my insignificance. Impressive!
The game has a high fault tolerance rate and is very gentle.
An error will be reported when you click exit.
noahnewline
24. Apr 2020 · 08:29 UTC
Very elegant submission! I enjoyed juggling multiple things, with both the asteroids, evacuees, and shield. Loved the idea of the shield by the way, a fun twist instead of just one-hit. The sounds, music, and aesthetics created a nice cohesive atmosphere. The screen-wrapping player was a nice touch! :thumbsup:
smbe19
24. Apr 2020 · 10:06 UTC
Very nice game. It took a bit to get used to the controls and how everything works, but after that it was a lot of fun.
Calcitherin
24. Apr 2020 · 10:09 UTC
Great clean game. Loved the music and graphics.
fadoli03
26. Apr 2020 · 11:40 UTC
Hey game is good overall, glad that someone added input that's not only WASD

I somehow managed to leave the screen and am not in the game screen anymore (was going to the left side of the screen and thrusted back to reach the middle, somehow my vessel disapeared when I did that.
Corbak
26. Apr 2020 · 12:03 UTC
I had fun for what it is :) simple, not too difficult, funny moments with physics, clear goal.... everything that is how it supposed to be! annnd hear I am learning from it! :D
Well done for your solid entry!
🎤 Lee Beever
29. Apr 2020 · 20:23 UTC
@fadoli03 ahh yeah. There appears to be a rare edge case where that can happen. I’ll have another look at the wrapping code.
ShreyasRao_TS
12. May 2020 · 17:32 UTC
Really good game. Liked the SFX and the gameplay.!!!