GravBlast

Description

This is a small 2D shooter made for https://itch.io/jam/hej-2025-szeptember where you play in zero-gravity and you can only move by shooting. The goal is to survive as long as you can.

The game has active reload, different actions have different bonuses when timing it right

Made by István Nemes

Themes ZERO GRAVITY

Gameplay

Movement: you can only move by firing your gun (Left or right mouse button for different firing modes)

Active reload: using any action at the right time while reloading will trigger a bonus effect, but mistiming it increases reload time. Bonus effects: 

•  LMB - fire an explosive
•  RMB - shotgun blast with penetrating pellets
•  R - temporary rate of fire buff

Explosives (shoot to trigger) and health medkits (heal on contact) spawn occasionally.

Controls

• Shoot rifle - LMB
• Shoot shotgun - RMB
• Reload - R
• Open/Close Menu - M

Used assets at the bottom of the page

Genre: 2D shooter

Made with: Unity

Average session: 10-15 minutes

Inputs: keyboard + mouse

Packages from Unity Asset Store

• Free Stylized 2D Space Shooter Pack (Aliens) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/free-stylized-2d-space-shooter-pack-245...
• Free Galaxy Background (Background) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/free-galaxy-background-206059
• 2D Space Kit (Asteroids, background decorations) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/environments/2d-space-kit-27662
• 2D Sci-Fi Weapons Pack (Explosive & Medkit) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/2d-sci-fi-weapons-pa...
• 2D Spaceships Free Trial (Damaged ship parts) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/environments/2d-spaceships-free-trial-1...
• Crosshairs (Crosshair) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/gui/icons/crosshairs-216732
• Free Laser Weapons (Gun, reload & heal SFX) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/audio/sound-fx/weapons/free-laser-weapons-...
• Sci-fi GUI skin (GUI assets) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/gui/sci-fi-gui-skin-15606
• Sprite muzzle flashes (Muzzle flashes) - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/sprite-muzzle-flashe...

Sound effects from Freesound

• Explosion SFX: https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/569685/
• Enemy SFX: https://freesound.org/people/sifujordan/sounds/653572/