Space+- by Damoy
Hey ! :smile:
Here is my Ludum Dare 40th compo entry.

Escape and/or kill the zombies and solve the labyrinth.

The idea was that the map becomes bigger and bigger but your move possibilites fewer and fewer :smile:
Hope you'll enjoy, have fun !
I made the game using only pure Java and Paint.net
| Windows | https://damoy.itch.io/space- |
| Linux | https://damoy.itch.io/space- |
| macOS | https://damoy.itch.io/space- |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/space |
Ratings
| Overall | 618th | 2.727⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 627th | 2.523⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 649th | 2.214⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 646th | 2.381⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 471th | 2.932⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 426th | 2.625⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 536th | 1.813⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 487th | 2.738⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 19🗳️ | 17🗨️ |
The menu could use some sounds. and a little tutorial would help. Felt a little lost guessing what to do.
I'm not keen on the controls. It's a bit awkward to aim and walk in the same direction. I feel like games do better with dual stick controls for this genre.
You have a really cool idea, and artistic talent. You should keep working on this.
Also thank you for creating platform-independent games.
Java details:
java version "1.8.0_151"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_151-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.151-b12, mixed mode)
As others have said, it would have been nice to be able to shoot in a different direction to the one your moving in. But obviously thats something that could be added later.
It's a pretty basic maze game, but the jittery enemies made it very difficult to aim my precious bullets at them. It was only on the last level that I realized that the enemies actually couldn't cross the obstacles, and that the easiest way to defeat them is to get inside their range on the other side of a wall, so that they'd sit still trying to get at you.
Now I can play it. Nice little game. Aiming bullets was very hard and could have done with a little bit more instructions. Other than that good game.