Hell Defender by SpaceMonkey

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made by SpaceMonkey for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

One button VR wave shooter for Oculus Quest. But in HELL. We also have a Windows and WebGL build.

Controls - PC

WASD to move
Left click to shoot
R to reload

Controls - VR

Right controller trigger to shoot.
Point your hand down to reload

Disclaimers

The PC and WebGL builds were made post-deadline, but the gameplay is as similar as possible from the Quest game.
We made all the assets but the door, which comes from the asset store.
Our plan was to make the player start with nothing, make him grab the crossbow, and then heavily rely on pickups to become powerful enough to actually put up a fight. But we didn't have time to implement it, and because of that the game doesn't fit the theme at all. Sorry about that.

Credits

Jasper van der Ster - Sound FX & Music
Thillaye du Boullay Sixtine - Game Art
Jessica Yuko - 2D Concept Art
Simon Piette - Game Design Assistant & Jam Chef
Hadrien Guyette - Analyst Developer & Scrum Master
Vincent Leroy - VR Lead Programmer & Level Design
Kevin Molitor - Art Project Management Tips
Julien Bonte - Programmer & Product Owner

Thanks for trying the game!

Youtube	https://spacemonkeyc.itch.io/hell-defender
Youtube	https://spacemonkeyc.itch.io/hell-defender
Youtube	https://spacemonkeyc.itch.io/hell-defender
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/helldefender

Ratings

Overall	792^th	3.2⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Fun	723^th	3.075⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	897^th	2.725⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Theme	1104^th	2.025⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	522^th	3.575⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Audio	525^th	3.025⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Humor	695^th	2.421⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Mood	803^th	3.026⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Given		10🗳️	12🗨️

Feedback

jordanvang

09. Oct 2019 · 18:54 UTC

Dang, unfortunately I dont have a vr headset (yet)--and don't worry, I'm not looking for new people to play my game. I'm actyslly commenting because I'm genuinely curious about how to develop a vr game. Like how hard is it for a solo developer and what is the learning curve? How did you guys get started? Are there any good resources to point me towards?

Again, I'm so sorry guys that I can't play your game at the moment, but from the graphics... my type of game. ;)

🎤 SpaceMonkey

09. Oct 2019 · 19:15 UTC

@jordanvang The best way to start is to make non-VR games I'd say. First 2d, then 3d. I watched a lot of tutorials on Unity, C#, 3D, game design (Brackeys, Extra Credits, Blender Guru...) You can contact me on Discord or Twitter if you want to have a chat! Or even better is to join TigerJ's Discord so you can connect with a lot of nice devs : https://discord.gg/EKx5bbg

Elektroney

15. Oct 2019 · 16:18 UTC

it would make more fun if you had Unlockables or something todo instead of always shoot the same Enemy

🎤 SpaceMonkey

15. Oct 2019 · 16:43 UTC

@elektroney good point! We wanted to have a small shop between waves but had a lot of other issues during the jam that made it impossible. We will probably do it post-jam though, as we now have all the necessary features.

Jam373

16. Oct 2019 · 15:28 UTC

Really good effort, works really well and is fun to play! I know it's a mechanic for VR but even on windows it was cool having to shoot the 3 points to teleport around the map. Wish there was sound! Would really tie the game together.

Edit: Nevermind, I played muted accidentally :p
Sound is actually very good!

burakkurkcu

16. Oct 2019 · 20:15 UTC

overall the idea behind the game is not bad even it is not finished. interesting approach to tower defence genre. but I wished that the game was more focused on powerful actions rather than trying to perfectly aim especially when in the harder waves it becomes a bit frustrating, I would love to see stacking effect per successful shot to make area of effect or more effective kinda supershots. keep up the good work!

Geckoo1337

16. Oct 2019 · 22:14 UTC

Amazing work with an interesting game. There is many good ideas in your game like displacement changing position on area, reload - it's more a simple fps. I had fun playing. Map is really well done. Very good background music. You deserve more ratings. Bravo ++

neowhoru

23. Oct 2019 · 16:19 UTC

Really cool game and i think the only one that i could find in LD which supports my oculus quest :D Keep on the great work.

pestodesign

28. Oct 2019 · 09:29 UTC

Hi guys, lastminute rating here, I wanted to play this on the Quest and did not find the time. Good little game overall, a lot more can be added later on. I am glad you put it on Sidequest, many will play it that way! I think changing the little demon characters to something more interesting would be great, more people would pick up the game.
What I really liked is, that when an enemy died it was blocking the path from the others! This is forcing them to go other ways and can be used strategically to create barriers too! In Elven assasin the orcs are coming on the exact same path whatever happens, so this is already an improvement!

kantieno

28. Oct 2019 · 14:22 UTC

This game is well done! I was not able to play on a quest but I've enjoyed this type game on similar headsets before and this seems like has what it needs. Some form of upgrades would of course be welcome, but that can't be held against a Jam game. The art style was nice and I appreciated the tracer available for shots. Overall this was a good entry!

ristoretto

29. Oct 2019 · 00:21 UTC

Very playable! Some small things I'd recommend to improve: I think it would feel more satisfying if normal enemies only require one hit, and if there was some kind of effect when they die. The death sound gets repetitive, it usually helps to record 5-10 variations to mix it up a bit.

I first wanted to have enemies spawn on different points around the player, but I thinks its good to have them within a arc for the players field of view.