A downloadable game for Windows

BLASTOIDS was originally developed in 3 days. As of version 1.0.5c, BLASTOIDS has had 7 days of active development. 


What is BLASTOIDS?

Welcome to BLASTOIDS! What's the goal? Blast the giant cannon! What's the challenge? Asteroids, laser walls and missiles!

In BLASTOIDS, you pilot a ship inside an arena - avoiding danger and firing at the boss cannon. As a pilot you have access to a fighter ship with two modes: Booster Mode and Combat Mode. You must swap modes to maximise your combat effectiveness.

Booster mode lets you move at full speed, and grants access to your Teleporter and Repulsor.

Combat mode grants access to your chaingun and rocket launcher, but moving is much harder - you can carry momentum from Booster Mode.

You can use a Flare to divert incoming missiles, but beware - flares aren't 100% reliable! Luckily, missiles are also vulnerable to your chainguns... as well as leading them into walls.

Activate your Repulsor to parry projectiles, but don't mess it up! ...that could end badly.

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Meet the Characters:


Nova is a quick thinker, and always on the move. Nova is a pro when it comes to Booster Mode - moving faster, teleporting more often and able to move slightly faster in Combat Mode.



Luna is heavy handed and aggressive - she won't hesitate to put a hole through any obstacle. Luna feels right at home in Combat Mode - firing much faster and reloading rockets more frequently.


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Message from the Dev:

Heyo! BLASTOIDS is a short little game project I originally developed in just 3 days as a personal challenge. I'm really pleased with the game - it feels great to play! I had a lot of fun adding some visual flair and style. If you have any feedback, please let me know! I plan on releasing small updates in the future. 

Thank you for checking out BLASTOIDS! <3

Buglist:

- Setting your screen resolution to higher than your monitors screen resolution while in fullscreen mode can cause the cursor to become miss-aligned. All buttons are still accessible, but finding them can be tricky. If you get completely stuck, you can open the game files and go to: BLASTOIDS > Saved > SaveGames, and delete "SaveGame.sav" - this deletes all options menu settings and reverts the game back to default. I recommend using "Borderless Fullscreen" as it should automatically adjust to your monitor size.

Published 12 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
AuthorMiddleBlueDev
GenreAction
Made withUnreal Engine
Tags2D, Pixel Art, Top down shooter
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller
AccessibilityInteractive tutorial

Download

Download
BLASTOIDSv1.0.5c[PublicRelease].zip 383 MB

Install instructions

Download, unzip and run the .exe file. Let me know if you have any problems!

Want to reset your high score/achievements save? (Sometimes I forget to remove my save from the release build :p) Open the "BLASTOIDS" file inside the downloaded file, open the "Saved" file, open the "SaveGames" file, and delete the "HighScore.sav" file. You can also reset achievements here, which are saved in "Achievements.sav".

Theoretically, you can drag old High Score save files into new versions of the game to transfer your score - but I have not tested this. However, note that increases in difficulty or game mechanics may make old scores unbeatable.

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