Air Signal by MicleFirst
Hello!
This is my first participation in a Game Jam and my first game overall. I had never created games before, so I misjudged my abilities and didn’t manage to finish it.
I don’t know programming, so I used Codex, but I worked on editing scenes, parameters, and so on. I created all the graphics for the game in Photoshop and also found free sound effects on pixabay.com.
I learned a lot and I’m really glad I took part. Hope you enjoy it! <3

| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/air-sigmal |
Ratings
| Overall | 179th | 3.917⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 102th | 3.917⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 560th | 3.159⭐ | 43🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 823th | 2.2⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 35th | 4.589⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 124th | 4.012⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 109th | 4.19⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 45🗳️ | 87🗨️ |
This is my first game jam and my first game. On the first day I didn’t manage to do much, but I’ve already gained a lot of valuable experience. There are still many discoveries ahead.

It took some time to create it
As you can see, the signal theme isn’t fully explored. The game was supposed to be more story-driven, and the enemy spawning logic was meant to be different, but it ended up a bit simpler
Thank you! Your words are inspiring. The gameplay did turn out a bit too simple and repetitive, but I plan to make new, more interesting games and dedicate more time to polishing them.
Would love to see more enemy variety or maybe different weapons.
Also not sure if it's intentional but I could keep playing when my Health was 0.
Thank you very much!
Even though I didn’t manage to finish the game, I’m glad you liked the atmosphere
Considering that, as I understand it, the game was created by one person, it is very good.
Beautiful art and ready-made mechanics. (As I understand it, except for death, because when I had 0 HP I kept flying)
I didn't quite understand where the signals are, but maybe it's just me.
In general - an excellent game.
Thank you very much! Yes, I focused more on polishing the small part of the game I managed to complete. So, unfortunately, the rest of the gameplay didn’t get much attention.
Still, I’m glad you appreciated the effort put into the visuals and atmosphere
Thank you! Yes, this is indeed my first project. It turned out much worse than I hoped, but much better than I expected, lol. I’m glad you appreciated my efforts! I’ll definitely keep improving my skills
It genuinely took me back to childhood, playing these kinds of games on arcade machines at the mall. Really great stuff!
Only thing to note is the plane needs more armor! Just add it in the red dots, that's where planes get shot :D

Considering this is your first game development work, the overall performance and gameplay feel are really smooth and well-polished. I’m looking forward to further optimization and updates in the future.
Currently, the gameplay mostly only relies on mouse movement and shooting. It would be great to add more distinct interactive mechanics later on.
I also tried using WASD controls and noticed the lever has corresponding feedback animations, yet the cloud scenery outside the window never moves. This small mismatch left me a little confused while playing, haha.
I really put quite a lot of effort into the visuals. Going forward, I also plan to work on the gameplay to make the game more engaging.
@panduplan Thanks for the feedback! Yes, I’ll try to take that into account so that shots feel more impactful on enemies. I had also already drawn explosion sprites, but didn’t manage to implement them in time.
Thank you! I’m glad you noticed the damage system, as well as my attempt to make the gameplay more immersive. I spent quite some time working on that. Of course, I had way more ideas than I could implement, and I definitely should’ve paid more attention to the gameplay. I’ll try to take these mistakes into account when working on the game in the future :3
Thank you for the feedback UwU
I’ll do my best to make the final version much more interesting
I hope you participate in future jams as well, I'm sure you'll continue to make some pretty cool stuff.
Thank you to everyone who played my test version of the game! <3
Right now I’m working on turning it into a full arcade shooter. If you’re interested in following the development process, feel free to follow me on Twitter: https://x.com/MicleFirst