Bustion Defender by AxGord
My first game for Ludum Dare. In total, I spent 22 hours.
Destroy enemies, earn money, buy upgrades, hold out as long as possible.
Mouse cursor for sight and shots.
Keyboard keys: 1, 2, 3 for upgrades.

Gameplay Video:
https://youtu.be/j38LnPe6Y_Y
Process of creation:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLccwwJ8IVWJ6Mnbm0ujlyVDRBaK2E0gIo
https://www.twitch.tv/axgord/videos?filter=archives&sort=time
Powered by Haxe / Pony / PixiJS / Nape
| Youtube | https://github.com/AxGord/ld46-bastion-defender |
| Youtube | https://axgord.itch.io/bastion-defender |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/bustion-defender |
Ratings
| Overall | 973th | 2.845⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 796th | 2.929⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1042th | 2.304⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 980th | 2.875⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 950th | 2.607⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 521th | 3.037⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 836th | 1.909⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 893th | 2.654⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 86🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
What I liked: clear aim from the start, satisfying animations and recoil effect
What I didn't like so much: took me too long to realise that I could pay for upgrades and shields - once that was discovered I had triple fun!
Congrats on your first Ludum Dare! :fire:
- Improve productions (graphics, effects, etc)
- Improve the enemy AI a bit (currently it is not very balanced)
- Some UI improvement
- Add more content
I enjoyed the power-ups, and I think they were a good inclusion to spice up the gameplay - exactly what it needs. I really love the concept of the mines, but I couldn't get them to work for me sadly.