Chaotic Comets

'Chaotic Comets' is an endless space shooter. Play as a spacecraft tasked with clearing a field of asteroids, constantly on the lookout for enemy aliens that will hurt you and canisters that will help you.

Features

• Can be played alone or with two players. Controllers are supported
• A shop packed with eight upgradable stats allows the player to progress through the rounds in their own way
• Two enemy types. The red UFO is fleeting, but the green UFO duels the player until either perishes
  • Both have a retreat mechanic - trying to escape on low health, giving the player an opportunity to take them out
• Canisters carry temporary but powerful munitions
• Two difficulty modes
• An interactive Tutorial
• Fun distractions: a Cheat mode for spawning props/powerups and a Multi-colour Asteroids mode that gives those lumps of space rock a splash of paint

History

Chaotic Comets began life as a final university project in late 2018. The game has gone through multiple updates. Major development is complete as of April 2021, after three years of on-and-off work on the project. A WebGL build with minor changes was released in June 2023.

The inspirations for this game are Maelstrom and Asterax, space shooter games I've played since I was a child.

Online Multiplayer

The game only supports local co-op. Multiplayer is possible online using the third-party tool 'Parsec'.

Credits

Particles: Unity Particle Pack. Music: Ultimate Game Music Collection. Audio: Universal Sound FX. Controller Support: Rewired.

Source Code

Source code can be found on my GitHub repository.

Categories: #multiplayer #shooter #retro