Lunar Defence

In the year 2030 we have lost critical parts of the atmosphere due to human activity and the earth is in direct danger from the millions of meteors that hit it each day. Nations of the world have United to build a lunar defence system and you are in command, defend our planet!

No need to stress, this is only a simulation.

About

Lunar Defence is a 2D space shooter inspired by the Atari classic arcade game Missile Command. Taking the phrase "moon shot" literally, the player controls a laser-shooting turret on the moon. The aim is to shoot down waves of increasingly bigger meteor showers headed directly at the Earth to avoid direct impact.

Production

I wrote this game using a basic game engine I designed using the Ebiten library for Go with graphics I drew myself in Inkscape. You can find the SVG files and the source code in the links in the details section. The sound effects were produced at home and edited in Audacity.

The atmospheric game music is Nihilore - The Water and the Well.

Desktop Download Perks

If you'd like a bit more then it's worth downloading because the desktop version includes:

• Full screen mode so that you don't lose your mouse off the edge of the screen (press F to activate)
• Higher quality music and sound effects 
• Runs offline so you can play whenever you want
• Built for all major platforms; Windows, MacoS & Linux

You can find the download link at the bottom of this page!

Support

Any support from downloading is encouragement to continue developing the game into something engaging and fun. If you enjoyed playing or just want to give some feedback, you can leave a comment below or send me a message on Twitter @sinisterstuf.