Planet Hopper by Adam Gallina
Gameplay:
Fly around a randomly generated planet and collect materials to escape the Mothership! But beware - if you stay on a planet for too long, it will be able to lock onto your location and attack. Collect Uranium to fuel your warp drive to move to the next planet and delay the Mothership in its search for you!
Controls:
WASD: move
L. Mouse: Shoot
E: mine materials
Tab: Upgrades/Repair
Space: Warp
Esc: Pause
| Link | https://gallinagames.itch.io/planet-hopper |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/planet-hopper |
Ratings
| Overall | 662th | 3.55⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 672th | 3.4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 869th | 3.125⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 996th | 3.375⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 979th | 3.275⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 22🗳️ | 16🗨️ |
I didn't really understand the point of the warp drive and the mothership till after. I thought the warp drive simply teleported you around on the same map (it looked the same, so I thought I was on the same planet), and I also thought the mothership was a boss who I was waiting for, not vice versa haha. Decent jam entry though, you did a good job and I like it :)
I think some sort of warp animation would have added to the experience so it doesn't feel like loading the same-ish world again after warp.
Also if it said what difficulty you were on in the end screen that would be cool.