Description
Astral Defense is a tiny pixel art space shooter designed for mobile. Each wave randomly generated and endlessly scaling with difficulty. Collect power-ups and conserve special ammo for more troublesome Alien Vessels. Inspired by retro arcade classics such as Galaga.
History
On May 7, 2019 self taught indie developer and Co-Founder of Pixel Pajama Studios, Derek Sonnenberg (fedellen) tweeted “heavy wip, but I drew/coded all of this tonight” in reference to his newly created but unnamed pixel art space shooter prototype.
Within days Astral Defense was given its name, a procedural generator coded together, several additional enemy types were brainstormed, and playtesting was underway. Very positive feedback from initial playtesters quickly transformed this into into a priority for polish and release.
Features
- Six unique Enemy Vessels
- Endless Waves of Scaling Procedural Generation
- Shields and Ship Power-Ups
- Retro Themed Art, Sound, and Chiptune
- Three Special Ammo Types