The Last Star (Gongylus)

Help Trax and Shepherd save the last Dyson Sphere in the Universe!

The heat death of the universe. Over a trillion years since The Sphere's star, Methuselah, went out and now wanders cold and empty space. The droids on board sleep, waiting for their batteries to finally drain. 

One droid, Trax, and The Sphere's AI, Shepherd, wake to a miracle. A new star! A potential source of energy for trillions of years to come. But during their long sleep The Sphere has become infested by energy sapping parasites. No knowing where they came from. All they know is that if they want to survive, they must defeat the beasts to reintegrate The Sphere around The Last Star.

The Last Star is a top down shooter in a time when energy is scarce and finite. The battery that powers your weapons also powers your light, and you! The energy it takes to kill an enemy can be recovered from the energy orbs they drop on death. The only way energy is lost forever is if you miss your shots. Some enemies, such as the hideous Spawners, and bullet flinging Pupae, drop extra energy. But the beasts want that energy too, and if the Larvae absorb enough, they will evolve into Pupae. 

Chapters

Chapter 1
Introduction to the story and basic mechanics.

Chapter 2
The fight to save The Sphere begins! Trax and Shepherd must battle their way to Engineering to recover the last of The Sphere's power.

Chapter 3
Trax and Shepherd race to the control room to reintegrate The Sphere around The Last Star.

Difficulty

Easy - Double the energy drops by Spawners and Pupae.
Normal - Challenging battles where extra energy is scarce. Make sure your shots hit their target!
Hard - There is no extra energy. What you have is all you get. Abandon all hope.

Controls

WASD Movement
Shoot - Left Click
Dialogue - Space Bar
Pulse Attack - Right Click (Available when augment collected)
Dash - Shift (Available when augment collected)

Credits

Game Design, Programming, Art & Sound Design - Natasha Handley (She/Her)
http://twitter.com/GongylusGames
https://www.facebook.com/GongylusStudio

The Last Star Battle Song - Luke Sinclair (He/They)
https://twitter.com/woahgoshaudio

Tilemaps
https://deakcor.itch.io/zelda-like-futuristic-tileset
https://pixelcometart.itch.io/pixel-forest-asset-pack-1
https://dithart.itch.io/ditharts-sci-fi-items-objects

Music & Sound Effects
https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/11797
https://alan-dalcastagne.itch.io/