If you want to help me to develop this and more games, scroll down, click "Download now" and get access to game's Source Code and sprites, the standAlone version of the game for windows, OsX and Linux, plus an authentic 8-bit era instruction booklet with detailed instructions and a game poster ready to print for $2!
A whole fleet of alien's ships are arriving all over from Multiverse to destroy the human race. You are the chosen pilot to face them, aboard the last ship, a little hope for the human kind!
Your mission is to destroy all alien waves before they reach Earth.
You will enter enemy territory piloting your ship, avoiding to be destroyed by the ships and enemy arms, trying to save the humanity in the definitive battle
This game was crafted for PICO-8, during January 2017.
This is my first entry for the #1GAM and it's inspired by classics like: Gradius, Galaga or R-type. If you like this, you can follow me on Twitter@VolcanoBytes and take a look at my other projects.
In order to download the Source code and sprites, stand alone versions of the game, the hi-res pdf instruction booklet and the poster you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2.00 USD.
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5,Windows,macOS,Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars (105 total ratings) |
Author | Volcano Bytes |
Genre | Shooter,Action |
Made with | PICO-8 |
Tags | 1GAM,8-Bit,Arcade,Homebrew,PICO-8,Pixel Art,Retro,shmups,Shoot 'Em Up |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_NoDerivatives v4.0 International |
Average session | A few minutes |
Inputs | Keyboard,Xbox controller,Gamepad (any),Joystick,Playstation controller |
Links | Steam,Twitter/X |
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of 2.00€ EUR. You will get access to the following files:
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I really enjoyed this, I think my favourite part of it is all the different particle effects and explosions. I like how alive the enemies are with their animations and the sound design is great too, some really nice arcade-style sound effects in there! I really like Gradius and R-Type so this game is great for me. I think the difficulty is about right too, I haven't got to the end yet but I can get pretty far. Really looking forward to seeing how Galactic Wars EX turns out, best of luck and hope you have fun making it!
I put a lot of effort into getting the particles and explosions to have their effect xD I'm glad you like the details and find the difficulty well measured, you know that this according to the perception of each player varies, but I tried keep a good balance... not too easy or a game just for hardcore gamers.
Thanks for your good wishes with Galactic Wars EX! I really want to get on with the project and see how far we can take all this. Thanks to your good words I assure you that I will work even more motivated ;)
I create music and i like to help you to do a music for this game ! (sorry for my bad english I Am french)
Fan music https://soundcloud.com/mathias-hemery/galactic-ship-war-gsw-game