StarCube

A space game where you use your engine exhaust as a weapon. Made for LowRezJam 2024, using optional theme "Unconventional Weapon".

To damage enemies, move close and then start moving away to make engine exhaust hit them. The closer proximity means more damage. Touching enemies causes damage to the player. Sometimes, when the RNG god allows it, a destroyed enemy will drop an item to pick up, which can be one of the following:

• Green healing (common): heals 30 HP up to 100 HP, can be picked up only if HP < 100
• Violet healing (less common): heals 50 HP up to 199 HP, can be picked up only if HP < 199
• Quad damage (rare): quadruples damage dealt by the exhaust for limited time (an indicator appears next to number of HP)
• STORM (rare): causes an apocalyptic thunder strike throughout the whole Universe, eliminating all visible enemies!

Game controls:

Lore (i.e. in-universe backstory):

The Is'nari invasion space fleet is on its move! There are little to no conventional weapons available to fight them off. However, there is one improvised weapon that could make a difference. While the SpaceCube is unarmed, its specially modified engines are capable of dealing considerable damage to invading Is'nari ships. Fly into waves of invading forces and wreak as much havoc as possible!