Flare (mtk4000)

Created using Godot for pranshu05's Indie's First Jam.

Theme: "Light in the Dark"

You're an alien explorer separated from your crew on a pitch dark planet with a storm approaching. Use flares (or your igniter, if you're desperate enough) to light your way and rendezvous with your crew before it's too late!

Assets from kenney.nl and freesound.org.

This is my second game jam entry while I learn Godot. I was interested to experiment with 2D lighting and tilemaps, although I wish I had had time to make the map more interesting, or even procedurally generated. Instead it ended up being a one-off single level game with no replayability, but I can live with that.

The first version was way too hard, so I added a "map" that appears after the initial interaction with your crew. It was worth the effort because I got to learn about cameras and viewports, and hopefully it makes it easier for the player to figure out where to go. It's rough but functional, and I kind of like that it's a live zoomed-out view of the whole level (explained away as an "aerial view," of course).

Thanks for playing!