Introduction

Game Summary:

Zufo is an endless hoard of enemies you must destroy, each kill increasing your score. The objective is to get the highest score you can. The first health pack will be released 60 seconds into the hoard, after this they become less and less frequent. The smaller fighter ships are killed in one shot and send their shots on a fixed trajectory. The large battle cruisers send heat seeking bombs that will track your location and attempt to reach you before they explode.

Platform:

This game is designed to play on a desktop. The Ship aims where your mouse cursor is located and used directional arrows for movement.

Development Software:

  • Godot Engine v4.1.2.stable.official

Target Audience:

Players looking for a new game with some classic mechanics and hoard style combat.

Controls: 

  • up: ↑, W
  • down: ↓, S
  • left: ←, A
  • right: →, D
  • shoot: Left Click
  • aim: Mouse Cursor Location

Gameplay Overview:

Player spawns in the bottom middle of the screen with the objective to eliminate as many ships as possible to obtain the highest score they can. Health packs are sent less and less as the player battles the endless enemy hoard. The fighter ships fire missiles straight down and the larger battle cruisers fire heat seeking missiles that explode after a set time. Players will also have to avoid meteor showers if they the can survive enough waves of enemy fire.

Primary Mechanics:

  • 8 directional player movement
  • Point and shoot player aiming
  • 100hp health bar
  • Random enemy movement down screen, returning to original position in formation

Secondary Mechanics:

  • Enemies randomly spawn bullets
  • Health Packs spawn at a random location after a fixed time, longer waits after each pack
  • Random meteors after 10 waves of the fighter fleet

Special thanks to Artists who made assets available that were used for this project:

**Below are the art packs we used available on itch.io and the credits listed on their respective pages, we have no affiliation to these artists or links**

 Art Credit:

Void - Main Ship (1.0)

Void - Fleet Pack 1 (1.0)

Void - Environment Pack (1.0)

Sci-Fi Labs Pickups (1.0)

Mini Pixel Pack 3

  • Artist: GrafxKid
  • License: (Creative Commons Zero, CC0)

Audio:

Music:

Explorer Chiptunes (1.0)

Sound Effects:

  • Blast – recorded in studio
  • Small Blast – recorded in studio
  • Meteor Strike – recorded in studio


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