Apocalypse Run by LCStark




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szs7qVwc2JA
Story
Rebuilding civilization after an apocalypse isn't easy. Limited resources and environmental hazards make it difficult enough when you don't have to deal with raiding parties of mad cultists.
So, here you are. Trying to deliver one of the few surviving power sources to another settlement, when you get attacked by roaming madmen. You fend them off, but the power source didn't like the damage it took.
Before the attack, it was just glowing. Now it's pulsing with power, and the pulses are getting faster and faster. You're no scientist, but you know what that means - that thing is going to blow! Your only chance is to get it delivered to its destination, quickly (and safely!).
Objectives
- reach the settlement before the reactor goes critical and explodes
- destroy all raiders
Controls
- WASD - movement
- mouse - targeting
- Space / LMB - fire
- Escape / P - pause
Gameplay
Your goal is to reach the end of the road and defeat the boss enemy before your reactor goes critical.
You have some control over your driving speed - the closer to the right side of the screen you move, the faster you go. If you stay close to the left side of the screen, you will go slower and you probably won't make it in time. Hugging the right side can be dangerous, though, as you won't have a lot of time to evade road hazards and enemies. If you collide with too many objects or take too much enemy fire, your truck will be destroyed even before the reactor can blow up.
Assets
The game uses the Irony v1 font by Eeve Somepx info@somepx.com
All graphics were made during the compo.
Post-LD Update 1
- added a speedometer
- modified backgrounds to make gameplay objects more visible
- darkened dust particles
- added missing materials for muzzle flash particles
| Link | https://lcstark.itch.io/apocalypse-run |
| Link | https://lcstark.itch.io/apocalypse-run |
| Link | https://lcstark.itch.io/apocalypse-run |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/apocalypse-run |
Ratings
| Overall | 443th | 3.076⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 441th | 2.879⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 515th | 2.439⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 494th | 2.682⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 171th | 3.712⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 39🗳️ | 44🗨️ |
- make the weapon autofire instead of having to hold the mouse button
- make the turning speed of the gun much faster. Bullets trail behind where i want them to go, and the enemies move really quickly.
- make the game easier. I didn't complete it.
But, overall, quite polished and fun! Good job.
- autofire might be a good thing to add, thanks for the suggestion.
- the gun turns instantly, it's a problem with low speed of bullets; I planned to add power-ups increasing that speed, but that was left out because of the deadline. I guess the initial speed is too low for a game without upgrades.
- I plan to add difficulty level selector at the start, that should help with this issue.
Thanks for your feedback!
I didn't realize that I could drive faster by being on the right side of the screen, as it felt like it was auto-scrolling at a similar speed of regardless of where I was. After a while though I realized the reactor timer was running out and I tried moving to the right but too late. I had 172m remaining but the reactor blew.
It would also have been nice if player bullets moved a bit faster - you have to lead the enemies by quite a bit in order to hit them while they are moving.
Maybe add different terrains so I can feel that I'm moving through areas or biomes.
I also like that you made some story for the setting!
I did not understand immediately that I had to go to the right side so I'd make it on time. Maybe it could be communicated a little clearer. Still a very great job overall!
I recorded my playthrough of your game. If you would like to see how a first-time player interacts with your game -- check it out: https://youtu.be/cXpAExWjwSw
Your game starts at 57:21
@lcstark Nice to see you again!
The graphics had something special. Too bad there was no sound in the game, it would have really pushed it overall.