clever idea, and well executed! I thought the game was pretty hard, and kinda wish the earth could take a couple more hits. I also really liked the earth rotation animation

Changing ship direction was kinda odd/nice control with single keypress for both directions. Sounds were nice, and shooting works. Got game over pretty quickly and it's not uncommon to need several tries to hit the enemies.

Wow, some philosophy concept) You must go risk

Nice looking game with pleasing sounds to boot. I could definitely see myself downloading this game onto a phone to play on the bus rides and such. Has a really arcadish feel to it. I do wish the enemys went down a layer slightly slower as it felt like depending on where they spawned I would not get a chance to reach them before they made it one layer down at least.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback so far!

Love love love this idea, so cool. The sounds are nice and crunchy, it feels really nice to play and look at too! Like others have said, it seems a little too hard, perhaps you could have started with larger enemies. I think this was a great submission to the jam, you could really expand on this idea as well, allowing the player to jump between rings and switch between shooting inwards and outwards, having external and internal threats, lots of possibilities!

Very nice simple arcade game, great visuals, good sound! Since the bullets always go towards the earth, its definitely challenging.

Simple and fun!If alien has some predictable animation before move to earth,it will better.

Cool game! I really like the idea of rotating around the earth and always aiming towards it, but don't feel like being locked on a track adds to the gameplay. There may be more interesting gameplay situations if you remove more restrictions that do not serve the main idea. Also, a mute button would be very appreciated.

Wow, this is clever, super well done, nice aesthetics, very juicy. The only problem is that it's TOO EASY.

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Really cool concept.Love this retro style especially sound effects.

Really great idea but boy is this challenging! I could really use some sort of line drawn from the ship (maybe it has a cost so its not infinitely usable and then you can reward people who have better aim than me!) I would kill 4 or 5 then blow up the earth on my own every time haha. Great fun though :)

Very hard, but if you fail it is over pretty quickly so easy to jump back into another game. The pixel art is really clean. Would have been nice if the difficulty was easier to begin with and got harder (Earth could take more hits or enemies were slower?), just so that you can get used to aiming.

great sound and gameplay. Could use some more particle effects but other than that really cool

Neat game, though it's a little frustrating that aliens in the second ring move at almost exactly the same speed as you.

Great graphics and sound effects. The mechanic is neat and elegant, simple yet compelling!

Very polished game overall I love it. The only thing I would want is changing direction by pressing A/D not only A.

10/10, would accidentally destroy the Earth again.

No, but seriously, the central game mechanic is great, it fits the theme perfectly, and it's executed nicely. The presentation has a nice PICO-8 feel to it, too.

A really solid game. It's quick and fun! Great job!

Seriously it was the aliens that destroyed the earth not me... fun short game took me some time to get the hang of it as i always shot to early or late

Fun game, I really liked how you implemented the theme, very cool.

Cute game with simple but joyful graphics! I like the sound of game over which made me remember a lot of Arcade game! It would be better if there are more attack ways. Good job!

I love everything about this game. The sounds, the aesthetic, the addictive gameplay. Really well done.

Cool concept,

In my opinion there is a bit of a flaw in the design though that the closer you are to losing (aliens close to the earth) the harder it is to hitting them. Which quickly turns into a snowball xD

Overall I enjoyed it, thank you for the game!

Very nice game, I enjoied it a lot!

fun mechanic + cute art/sounds ^^ great job

Awesome concept. Enjoyed this a lot!

Extremely cool concept.
Maybe add different types of enemies to spice things up, but already pretty cool as is!

Clever idea for a game. It is a little difficult, but I think it's just because my eyes aren't fast enough for my brain to know when to shoot... Maybe a pickup that can shield the planet for a while?

The idea for this is so great! I never got pat 150 points because I kept self-destructing, though :D
Some powerups would be pretty cool, some way to protect the planet or something :D

Awesome game! Kept blowing up the planet XD. Love the aesthetic. really nice feel + the sound is good :smiley:

Such a good idea really well executed!!! Great work!

Great execution! This game is very easy to try, but incredibly hard to master. I really liked the sound effects.

Neat idea, I can see this work as a classic arcade title, particularly since precision aiming is required along with being quick. I'd suggest using a key other than shift for speeding up though, should rather avoid sticky keys.

Cool audio and great execution!

Great game, and not only because our games were similar :) Great job with this one!

I keep shooting the Earth but its saying game over for some reason?

Fun game and an interesting take on an old classic. Thanks for your submission.

I loved the retro art style and music and the way you innovated on the classic space invaders trope! Great job!

This is great, love the switch up from a standard galaga/space invaders arcade shooter. I'm terrible, but I do really like the challenge aspect of it.
Controls are a bit awkward, but I honestly can't think of a better button layout myself lol

nice game, so hard m8

mmmmmmm so hard for me

I love it, love the retro 80's sounds and graphics, brought back feelings of being at my Uncles house playing the Atari 2600. Great take on the theme as well.

Fun game, tough though. First time those buggers jumped out of the way of my shot there was a lot of cursing. Adding an option to change the toughness of the planet might be good. Also, starting out with just two rings and progressively adding more after clearing waves could make for interesting progression. Good work!

My keyboard is broken where every now and then whenever I press spacebar once it presses twice, making this painful, having a small "cooldown timer" after shots would've fixed that, even though the game is literally built around not spamming.
Great game otherwise!

Dude, the sound design for this game is insane! (The graphics are very nice too). I destroyed the earth so many times just because I loved the sound and the responsiveness of the controls when I shoot. Congrats!

Great job all around. An ideal jam game.

My only suggestion is some kind of visual feedback of how soon an enemy will move into lower orbit.

Very challenging game for me. The controls took a bit to get used to but once I did I had a great time with this title. Great job all around!

Circular space invaders.
Perfect.

Great idea and very hard game. Could use some more controls to the ship so we can move faster since there are so many enemies as it is right now.

It's a hard game for sure, but overall solid entry!

I'm sorry I haven't had the time to respond to all of you individually but WOW I am blown away from the responses so far. This is my first game jam and I've definitely gotten a ton of great feedback that will help me expand out this idea and give me things to keep in mind as I create more games in the future.

Thanks so much to everyone who's played so far!!

Ah this is a really fun idea. What a good lil twist on space invaders. Having the missed shots punish you is a fantastic idea and I think it really makes this just feel like such a strong complete package.

Simple, clever, nostalgic, and to the point. I think this is a great example of what a jam game should be.

Great game, wish the controls we're a bit easier to handle and that the game was more forgiving

This was quite easy to pick up and understand right off the bat, and definitely checks the "stuck in a loop" checkbox. The graphics are super simple, but they all stand out from one another and tell you exactly what they are without having to guess. This is absolutely solid!

I kept destroying the Earth. I would have liked some easier to hit enemies to begin with because I had real trouble killing even ten of the aliens 😂. Cool sounds & graphics and the gameplay was smooth. Perhaps a background music track would add to the experience. Fits the theme well. Good job!

Simple fun effective, I like the minimalist visuals, really nails the retro vibe.
I also have to say this is the worst planetary defense system in the history of planetary defense systems, why can it ONLY shoot at earth?

I really liked that you damaged the earth if you missed the aliens. Nicely done.

Pretty clever idea! Gives a nice old-school vibe.

Excellent!

simple and effective!

I love this game ! very good idea !

The concept is very simple but really good. Whether it's audio, graphics or gameplay, everything goes very well together. It's a good discovery and I think you're going to make a very good result.

Really good work, there are no minuses in this game, everything is brilliant, but in my opinion it's too simple and there is no good idea

Nice and simple concept, fitting sound and graphics. Though it was a bit too hard for me. :D

I liked the concept, could have used some music to encourage more play! Really neat having to consider every shot you take since if you miss, you might as well have let an enemy reach the middle.

I liked this a lot! Although I certainly destroyed the earth more often than the aliens did! Simple idea, well executed. I would have liked a bit of music, even relatively simple, but a very enjoyable experience.

Today I learned that I'm the biggest enemy for my own planet. God damn, how hard is to hit the aliens! :D This was a really fun little game, really nice and addictive!

Simple concept, difficult gameplay.
When i try to attack enemy and it jumps, i get a granted miss.
I suggest some kind of prejump enemy animation to make enemies more predictable.
Thanks for the game!

Wow, it looks like a new arcade mechanic! Very interesting take on the theme. The game is fun and I've enjoyed playing it. Great job!

Really engaging small game with a philosophical touch to it. I love it. Really hard though

Super fun and even fits great with the theme. I enjoyed the retro art and sfx.

Realy clever game! Would be cool if had more types of shots... one that pull back the aliens. Great job!

One of the bests I played so far! Addictive! Great art and sound, really good submission!

really cool spin on the concept! I loved it!

Fun game.

I have a strong urge to create AI to play this game. Seems like something fun :)

Controls are a bit hard at first, but some with practice I have managed to get 300 points.

Cheers!

Good graphics. Good sound effects. And good execution. A great game!

Simple but very fun game. Its way more difficult than it initialy looks.

Very cool idea, graphics and sounds! I enjoyed it a lot! I think you should make it possible to restart the game on Space, so you don't have to move your hands every time on losing.

Really well executed idea but damn earth could really use a few more hp (I don't just say that because I can't aim for shit :P)

It's okay - very stylistically pleasing but with poor controls and a bit too hard

The aesthetics are clean, the game fits the theme pretty well, and the gameplay is simple. However, I found this game somewhat difficult. It would be nice if there was like a dotted guideline showing you where you're aiming or maybe make the enemies move slower at the start and speed up later. Overall though, the game is still pretty good!

Awesome idea! The game old-style is sooo... um.. great! Man, this brings back memories.

Idea is brilliant, but I think the game could be better balanced, right now it's a bit too punishing imo.

Very simple but very well done. Great game overall.

Great game! Maybe a bit too hard, but that's fine :)

One thing I'd point out is that it's kinda unfair when the enemy changes orbit right before being hit... I think the suggestion someone else wrote here - some form of indication that it will change orbit soon - would help with this.

Holy crap, this was so addictive and fun. I played this for ages hahah. :)

It's simple, You are literally stuck in a loop/orbit :laughing: I'd like to be able to change direction with more buttons like A + D and also to change rotation of the ship. Anyway, fun little game

One of the best game of this jam

If Refined a little like adding levels and boosts, collectibles , etc it can become batter

This was a really neat idea for a game, but I think in practice it turns out to be "you take damage if you miss" and hence fits the theme mostly in aesthetic rather than in gameplay. Though the aesthetic fits the theme perfectly.

Being able to angle your shots away from the earth (maybe with shots falling into an unstable orbit and still eventually hitting the earth?) would have added a lot more depth to the game, but at the cost of the elegant simplicity that makes this game shine... (and a lot more effort to implement!)

What a cute and fun game, nice concept and execution! Follows the theme. Overall: Great!

It's a very apt title for the game - the aliens never once destroyed the planet, it always died to my own shots :) Managed to get a highscore of 240. Great entry! Loved the retro aesthetic.

Good entry. I liked the art and the music/sounds. Earth is preeeety much doomed in my hands lol

This is so hard, but I still love it. A lot of the entries I've played have made you feel like you're *in a loop*, sure, but this is one of the few that made me feel like I was really *suck* in a loop. I just wanted to zip around unencumbered by the orbits and shoot those stupid aliens in their faces, but alas, I had to stay in my orbit.

The art an sounds go really well together and match the simple (but deep) gameplay. Great job!

This game looks good, sounds good and feels good. It's a nice change to the classic space invaders but integrating the Loop theme. Very cool gameplay, would love to see this be develop further to add extra difficulty and mechanics. Great job!

All this needs is some killer chipmusic.

**Good game! It is fun and well-polished!**


**Here is my feedback:**


**What I liked?**
- I liked the SFX.
- I liked the player feedback.
- I liked the visuals.
- I liked the mechanics and the gameplay of the game.


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**What I disliked?**
- The game taking control of the spaceship's movements.
- The balance between the aliens quantity and the earth's health.


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**Suggestions:**
- Ability to reload the game.
- Maybe change the َAtmosphere's colour to red gradually, as the earth's health get decreased.
- Maybe destroy the earth, if the earth's health bar is empty.
- Increase the earth's health.



***Edit:** I just noticed that I can change the direction of the spaceship.

very innovative game published here

very cool game

I'ts very hard but not in a too punitive way. Only thing I'd change is permit to the player to move by self around the orbit rather than just switch direction. It would let us kill them all and would be maybe more dynamic :P
I like the retro design and sounds :)

Really liked this game and found it really challenging. I'd love a bit more control over the character though :)

The graphics were good but the game itself was harder than it looks, maybe make the enemies larger at first and shrink or move faster over time.

Really good arcade game! Maybe hard at start, but you get used to it.

Really cool idea! A nice simple concept but really well executed! Great work!

This game is deceptively simple. It took me a little while to get used to the mechanics but once I did it reminded me of old timey arcade game - which I love! I played this game over and over again to try and beat my high score. My only comment is to add a health bar for the Earth. Great job :)

Simple but fun. Clean exicution

Great game! I love the retro style, it reminds me of the old classics 'Asteroids' and 'Space Invaders' :)

Totally loved the simple style/retro. Loved the sounds and controls.

Wow, what a simple but fun game! Very well executed :)

Graphics and sound effects make it very evocative of old arcade games.

Definitely innovative, it adds something that classic orbital shooters don't have. It's the fact that every shot you miss is a setback. Leading to a weird awkward emotion of "oops, I really funked that one up...", which made me laugh out loud at my own failure several times.

Really difficult game, I could never successfully hit any enemies on the innermost ring. But I sure had fun trying :joy:

Good job!

grahichs cool , but the game is a bit repetitive

Fun concept! I found myself constantly trying to shoot to early while playing though, seems like the bullets should maybe have a bit of the players momentum or something, but maybe that's just me. Graphics are nice, and sounds effects aren't bad, but would be better with some 8-bit background music. I also found the sounds to be extremely loud, and ended up setting the volume in windows below 25% before being able to play. Would also be good to have a way to leave the game without alt-f4'ing.

Nice game! But I also I think every shoot the players take, is punishment or just accomplishing the larger goal and I wish there would be some cushion between those.

I really like this game, it's very simple, but it was fun to play

Nice remix of an older game concept! I really loved that you could be the one who ultimately destroys the world :smile:

All of it fit, the controls are simple to understand, the sounds fit the way it looks and yeah, I enjoyed this a lot!

Thanks for the entry!

Very nice twist on the idea of space invaders. Certainly made me weigh up each of my shots. I think that it would have been really useful if the aliens shook before moving in closer to the planet: I found that caused me to miss a few shots because I didn't expect the sudden change in direction.

This is the first time that space invaders made me feel like a war criminal. Congrats this is a really great execution of an original game that fits the theme well.

I liked the game's graphics and how a lot of elements were animated. I also thought that the gameplay was innovative. I liked how the game discouraged spamming the shoot button and instead forced the player to shoot wisely and carefully. Unfortunately, I found the gameplay to be quite boring because I usually do not like games with no end goals. Due to the lack of end goals in this game, there really is not any sense of achievement or gratification I feel when I play the game.

Nice, simple graphics. I kind of wish I had a little bit more control over the ship. Otherwise nicely done!