Reach the top of a mysterious space tower!

Made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 55.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

  • Move with arrow keys
  • Cast a spell with X or C
  • Choose a level-up perk with S or D
  • Take control of a minion with SPACE BAR
  • Undo/redo with Z/Y (hold for fast undo)
  • Pause with P or ESCAPE
  • Toggle fullscreen with F

MOUSE CONTROLS

  • Click on a reachable tile to move
  • Click on a monster to face it, click again to attack it with your basic spell
  • Use the right panel for everything else:
    • Cast a spell
    • Choose a level-up perk
    • Take control of a minion
    • Undo/redo
    • Pause

There is a bug that allows you to level up without having enough XP, don't use it unless you don't mind breaking the intended progression.

The game is quite complex, play the tutorial to get used to the mechanics!

CREDITS

Inspired by Tactical Nexus and Tower of the Sorcerer.

StatusPrototype
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
AuthorJérémy Bouin
GenrePuzzle, Role Playing
Made withHaxe
TagsLudum Dare 55, optimization, Pixel Art, puzzle-rpg, tactical-tower
Average sessionA few minutes
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
LinksLudum Dare

Download

Download
Alien Crab in the Extamaze Windows.zip 4.3 MB
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Alien Crab in the Extamaze Linux.zip 2.9 MB

Comments

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(+1)

suggestion to remake all of the other alien crab games

(+1)

This is great! There’s a puzzle aspect to figuring out where and when to spend your eyes/crystals to reach as far as possible (plus revisiting the levels).

Spoilers below

Beating all of the enemies in both maps has me at 36 eyes - is this the max? Another comment says that they have 92, though I’m not sure how that is possible. BTW where can I access the third level - is in in the .zip?

Glad you liked it! The game has a bug where you can use the level-up perk shortcut (S or D) even if you don’t have enough XP.

Spoiler Without using this bug my best score is 37 eyes, the slime has a spell that allows it to gain a level. You can then kill it to get the XP back.

I ran out of time during the game jam to make the third level, after the rating period has ended (in ~2 weeks) I’ll update the game with bug fixes and more content.

I'm also waiting for the 3rd level, and yes I used the S/D bug. to be honest I kinda wish there was some sort of official way to do this, like an exploration mode that made you a bit stronger at the start

(+2)

got 92 eyes, interesting game