Turbotron

Classic arcade action delivered as turn-based tactics.

• Quick games with lightning fast restart - zero tedium.
• Feels good played fast, or take your time to plan.
• Face a variety of robots in tricky positional battles.
• Six radically different weapons to master.
• Smart use of powerups is the way to win.
• Boss fight on level 10.

Made for the 2017 7-day roguelike challenge (7DRL). Improvements have been added since, but that version will also remain available for download.

Update History:

v1.3: Balance changes

• Shotgun now causes knockback, giving it a unique ability to clear space
• Grenade launcher self-damage on point-blank shots changed from guaranteed to 50% chance

v1.2: Balance changes, more Gameover screens

Balance:

• Slugger applies a stun effect on hit
• Enforcers cannot attack when adjacent and keep distance
• Enemies prefer moves that do not step onto powerups
• Slightly reduced Pinky spawns in later levels
• Treasure and some humans spawn closer to player

New Gameover screens to add variety

Fixes:

• Sword action count display corrected on first turn of new level
• Humans no longer spawn on top of powerups
• Empty treasure chest doesn't play pickup sound when walked over

v1.1: Post-7DRL improvements based on player feedback. Includes Mouse support, Balance Changes, New Slugger Weapon

Details:

• Players can aim/shoot w mouse or keyboard now
• New Victory screen better celebrates a win!
• Better color scheme for pickups preserves blue for "shooting enemy"
• Enemies no longer spawn atop pickups, level easier to read at start
• Heart/Shield/Hit graphic effects for clearer learning of rules
• Balance changes to improve weakest weapons:
  • Beam passes thru all enemies now
  • Grenade explodes to more spots, but doesn't push
• New weapon, slugger:
  • Kicks back w/ a 1-cell move
  • Knocks back enemies that survive
  • 2 damage
• Moved weapons into "treasure chest" because players were overlooking. Now gives 3 weapons instead of 2.
• Several small bugfixes

v1.01: Original 7DRL challenge entry, except fixed broken sound asset w/ grenade launcher. Gameplay identical.