cyber_serpent (demo)
updated steam version is out! go play for free!
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! can you beat the global top scores?!
controls
action | keyboard | controller |
move | wasd | left stick |
shoot | mouse, arrows, or ijkl | right stick |
dash | space | right trigger |
pause | p | |
restart | alt + r | select |
top the high scores
stay alive as long as you can to get a high score and top the online leaderboard! the longer you are, the higher your score multiplier will be
infinite mode
take on procedurally generated waves of baddies. what is the highest score you can get?
challenge mode
play through 30 curated waves to see if you can make it to the end and beat the boss
enemies
the serpent only has one weakness: its head. you will die if you run into an enemy, into the wall, or even into your own body! luckily the enemies will also die when they come into contact with either your bullets or your body.
frog | cheese blast | bouncer |
follows your head | emits a circular blast of bullets | bounces around the arena, look out! |
sniper | lazy laser | hide and seeker | null_hypothesis |
shoots toward your head | fires a laser across the entire stage | tries to impale your head while avoiding your body | ???? |
patch notes
oct 2 2023 - LD submission
- submitted game
oct 3 2023 - post-jam emergency bugfixes
- added a few frames of lenience to lazy laser and cheese blast attacks
- fixed buttons not selecting in menu
oct 5 2023 - post-jam accessibility fix
- added mouse controls
oct 9 2023 - post-jam bug fix
- fixed bug where pausing rapidly increased score too fast
oct 13 2023 - pre score chasers fixes
- added support for more controllers
- resized and repositioned player hitbox to be more fair to player
- added quick restart button, r/select
- made laser hitbox more lenient
- changed enemy bullet color to red
- slowed down acceleration of hide and seekers
- added more obvious dash indication
software used
- engine: unity
- models/textures: maya, procreate
- music/sfx: renoise
team
- jaden goter: lead dev, music, sfx
- jianfeng sun: 3d modelling, animation, vfx
- camden obertop: gameplay programming
- zach randolph: ui and leaderboard programming
other credits
- in-game font ferrite core by froyo tam
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings) |
Authors | Jaden Goter (picross), MrSun945, Zach Randolph, gidzillo |
Genre | Action |
Made with | Unity |
Tags | Arcade, Ludum Dare 54, online, Twin Stick Shooter, Unity |
Links | Ludum Dare |
Download
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cyber_serpent_win_mouse_controls.zip 42 MB
Comments
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if cruelty squad had a minigame, it would be this, cool game, are you currently up to join any dev teams ?
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