Galactic Gastropod Guardian

Aliens are invading, and you, Sergeant Snail, are our last hope!

SAVE US!

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Made for Free Lives' Physics Jam 2023

--> 🏆 Won Greatest Post-Jam Improvement! 🥳 <--

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Instructions

Aim at the UFO's. With enough speed, you retreat into your armoured shell, which will destroy them!

ESC: Pause/Unpause game and bring up menu

Left-Click/Tap + Hold & Drag away from where you want to go: Fire/Shoot/Move

- Think shooting an elastic band off your finger! PS: Look at the crosshair!

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Acknowledgements

Assets: I made use of an assortment of Kenney's assets (and a font) in order to finish in time.
Counsel: Jaco van Hemert, for game design and playtest insights!

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Update Log

V3.0 - Leaderboards, Limited Grabs, Crosshairs & more!

• You can now see where you're aiming, a crosshair will guide you!
• Grabs are now limited in time and quantity:
  • Time: When grabbing, you have 3 seconds before it automatically releases.
    • A visual timer will show you how long you have left.
  • Quantity: You start with 5 grabs, and can have a maximum of 10.
    • Destroying UFOs gives you 1 grab each!
    • Grab count is displayed on the bottom right of the screen.
• See your score on the Leaderboard. Aim for the top slot!
  • The game ends when you hit the ground with 0 grabs left.
    • You'll be prompted for a Username to submit your score.
    • Please keep it clean!

V2.1 - Mobile Web Pausing/Restarting

• Mobile browsers are now first class citizens!
  
  • When playing on a mobile browser, you'll now see an in-game pause button, allowing you to pause and either Resume, Restart (handy for those that feel like they get stuck on the ground...) or Quit the game.
    

V2.0 - Sound & Menu

• Music and SFX have entered the game!
• The multiplier and score implementation has been fixed!
• There is now a menu when starting!
  • When playing on a non-mobile platform (PC/macOS/Desktop Browser), hittingESCwill pause the game and bring up a menu showing your score.
  • Here you can also Resume, Restart (handy for those that feel like they get stuck on the ground...) or Quit.
• The score bar at the top has a slim "progress bar" indicating current height.
• The background now also loads correctly on Mobile browsers!

V1.0 - JAM Version

• All original files are still available for download, and have been renamed with the prefixJAM Version:for archival and visibility purposes.

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Known Issues

• Occasionally the snail might get stuck, but a quick click/tap should fix it!