[LOVEJAM 2024] Defenders of the Shrine
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:28 am
About
Defenders of the Shrine is a mixture of top-down shooter and tower defence. You're tasked with defending a shrine which inexplicably transforms the carcasses of executed slimes into currency. Use it to purchase items, upgrades and helpers in the shop before triggering the next wave of slimes eager to become part of your bank balance.
Play in your browser here: https://marclurr.itch.io/dots
Controls
Movement: WASD
Shoot/Select menu items: Left mouse
Interact: E
Development
I've been planning to participate in LOVE Jam ever since I came across the framework about 2/3 years ago, but the timing and my unreliable motivation levels never aligned until now. I started with good intentions, took the base code I've been refining from another unfinished game (nearly all of the code for which is still hanging around the codebase) on the first day and then did nothing until the Saturday before the end. I'm fairly happy with what I managed to get done in a bit over 2 days but it's definitely a bit rough around the edges, and probably quite poorly balanced.
Defenders of the Shrine is a mixture of top-down shooter and tower defence. You're tasked with defending a shrine which inexplicably transforms the carcasses of executed slimes into currency. Use it to purchase items, upgrades and helpers in the shop before triggering the next wave of slimes eager to become part of your bank balance.
Play in your browser here: https://marclurr.itch.io/dots
Controls
Movement: WASD
Shoot/Select menu items: Left mouse
Interact: E
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Development
I've been planning to participate in LOVE Jam ever since I came across the framework about 2/3 years ago, but the timing and my unreliable motivation levels never aligned until now. I started with good intentions, took the base code I've been refining from another unfinished game (nearly all of the code for which is still hanging around the codebase) on the first day and then did nothing until the Saturday before the end. I'm fairly happy with what I managed to get done in a bit over 2 days but it's definitely a bit rough around the edges, and probably quite poorly balanced.