Desert Defense by Rubyes

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made by Rubyes for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Try to defend as long as you can, but you won't survive. My personal best is 22:11, can you beat it?

Upgrades info: * You can have only 3 weapons and 3 passive effects in one run * All weapons after lvl5 can be upgraded to super lvl * To unlock the super lvl you also need to have certain passive effect

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Ratings

Overall 394th 3.75⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 93th 4.057⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1298th 2.5⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 620th 3.721⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1047th 3.139⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Audio 738th 3.059⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 769th 3.414⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 56🗨️

Feedback

Shampop
04. Apr 2022 · 20:18 UTC
Could not beat your score, but I had fun trying ! As the upgrade are randomly proposed, we can use different tactics ... Have to say: do not underestimate the fences ! They do a great job ! But the canon don't seem to be balanced, may be a lack of upgrades ?
triggthediscovery
05. Apr 2022 · 11:06 UTC
Fun little game! I liked how different the gun feels before and after upgrades.
GreenPeach
05. Apr 2022 · 11:31 UTC
I am a fan of defense games, good job.
Took me a few tries to get lucky with the random items too.
digitaldude555
05. Apr 2022 · 12:00 UTC
I got 17 minutes 51 seconds awesome game very fun, I thought at first man this game is too simple but then the upgrades came and new enemies, even at minute 15 the enemies were still changing, just a really good game, I enjoyed playing it. Only critique I'd say it doesnt really do anything with the theme.
tendencydriven
05. Apr 2022 · 12:00 UTC
Loved it, the big skeleton animation cracked me up
TimeTravelHamster
05. Apr 2022 · 12:05 UTC
Great TD game, very nice difficulty curve.
MaratG2
05. Apr 2022 · 12:08 UTC
@digitaldude555 Thank you for the feedback! Well, it's up to players to decide all the criterias and I appreciate your take! The game doesn't have a visible game over timer, but despite doing anything you can to defend yourself, eventually you would die, so you try to delay the inevitable. Giving my thanks again to all people giving the game ratings and feedback. Much appreciated
Nectanebo
05. Apr 2022 · 12:10 UTC
Really cool retro vibes here! I was having fun killing these turtlemen :P It gets super hard pretty quick though.
I love the variety of the upgrades, provides great depth to the game.
I was having a little trouble trying to figure out how to install the upgrades but i found it after a while, maybe a better indication will be helpful.

Great work overall! Keep it going!
akitl
05. Apr 2022 · 12:17 UTC
fun ! i survive 10 minutes !
Lord Shulky
05. Apr 2022 · 12:19 UTC
This game has a lot of content :P the graphics could be better, but it is obviously understandable and they are good. The game overall is great :)
NicolasJL9
05. Apr 2022 · 12:19 UTC
Almost beat it, will keep trying! Really liked the old fashion style, old pixel art is always fun to play and always fun to work with, you can make really weird or real stuff in no time! Keep up the good work. Really fn game!
Bastienre4
05. Apr 2022 · 12:21 UTC
I loved this entry. Strong Vampire Survivors vibes. Good job!
Helo1se
05. Apr 2022 · 12:22 UTC
fast and furious game experience,and abundant strange devive provide a wide exploring space❤
Kirill Islibaev
05. Apr 2022 · 14:11 UTC
Cool defense game like a Vampire Survivors. But a lot depends on the case. The big gun is too weak, it should probably shoot in a straight line and kill a bunch of opponents, but it only shoots at one:(
🎤 Rubyes
05. Apr 2022 · 14:35 UTC
Thanks everyone for the feedback!

@bastienre4 got some inspiration from it!

@shampop looks like the cannons may be underpowered until their super upgrade, but after that it is the best way to deal with big enemies

@nectanebo Thanks! I agree about interfaces, they should be more informative. I will add information about them to the description

@kirill-islibaev if you upgrade big gun to super level it will work as you described!
IzhVaryag
05. Apr 2022 · 15:19 UTC
Nice game. But while killing enemies, I often accidentally took the wrong boost
BiOs3008
06. Apr 2022 · 10:54 UTC
nice work :o
Tsugumi
06. Apr 2022 · 12:08 UTC
This is great. I quite like the art style though. lol
mechanicallife
07. Apr 2022 · 19:39 UTC
I¨ll be honest i did not get super far, In general I think its well executed and a little addictive too :smile: Nice entry
Paulsams
07. Apr 2022 · 20:36 UTC
It was a lot of fun). At first I thought it would be very easy, but the nice complexity curve pleasantly surprised me. Only there was one small nuance in that until I tried the mines, I thought they were disposable). And with the fence as well - I thought it was purely for the sake of the walls. Of course, then I thought that the levels are not infinite, but still).
Tvorojok
08. Apr 2022 · 19:58 UTC
Одним словом: залипательно!
wolfpredator
10. Apr 2022 · 22:20 UTC
Got 21:52. A lot of content.
gdesecrate
21. Apr 2022 · 19:22 UTC
![Безымянный.png](///raw/fd9/14/z/4e52d.png)

Thanks for the game!