For the "2 incompatible genres" theme I'm making a "shoot-em-up city builder" called "Dropzone Mars". You fly around, drop colonists to build cities, and defend them from enemies. I might actually finish it!

This is the first in progress screenshot showing some settled bases. I have some enemy AI but no combat to show just yet.

Gameplay is almost complete now, just need to playtest and balance a bit. Final todo list from now in this order:

• Build a few stages to complete
• Draw a couple more animations
• Add sound
• Add music
• Any other touches/bugs I notice
• Playtest with whatever time is left

This gif shows a giant enemy consuming my bases whole, and so it must die.

Dropzone Mars has been released into the wild. It was difficult to balance the game and I'll continue to improve it, but for the most part the game is complete for now.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dropzone-mars

Hope you enjoy it!

I've added a link to play the game on the Scirra Arcade (maker of Construct 3) here:

https://www.scirra.com/arcade/shooting-games/dropzone-mars-29310

The link on itch is also still available here: https://helpcomputer.itch.io/dropzone-mars

Any feedback is appreciated.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dropzone-mars

Enjoy!

The sprites I created for the jam are free to use, you can download them here:

https://opengameart.org/content/dropzone-mars-shmup-sprites

You can play the game here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dropzone-mars

Thanks!

End of day 1 and still not exactly sure what I'm making.

I now have an actual game. Still got to do some graphics and stage design, and all music/sound. 10 hours to go.