StarCross (itch)

StarCross was made for Canterbury Christ Church University's 2020 "Isolation Jam" running from the 13th-22nd of April, during the COVID-19 lockdown. 

An intense and colourful tribute to Frogger, StarCross uses the jam's theme-phrase of "keep your distance" to explore the theme of separated loved ones, which has been a difficult aspect of the lockdown for many of us. In the game, the player must navigate a mail-delivery ship between two planets in order to deliver love letters, and is rewarded for collecting additional "romantic" gifts along the way. The game comes with a simple high-score feature, and you are encouraged to screenshot your high-scores and tweet them at the games creator, on Twitter as @joebaxterwebb.

CONTROLS:

W,A,S,D = move.

Shift = use speed boost.

F11 = switch windowed/fullscreen.

Space = restart game.

Esc = quit game.

Developed in GameMaker Studio 2 by Dr. Joe Baxter-Webb. Additional art by Dr. Alan Meades. All music by Hollow Planet Theory (https://soundcloud.com/hollowplaneteer) used with permission.