Games Centroid Twin Stick Shooter WIP Thread

Defend your planet from incoming space debris. Blast asteroids, avoid collisions, use power-ups - and get a high score! This game plays like a twin-stick-shooter with a twist. All movement is "orbital." Your ship moves in an orbit around your planet, as do the enemies. It's a pretty neat spin on the classic space-shooter genre.

This was Orbital Defender (Now Centroid)
More info on Centroid can be found here:
https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/centroid

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We have made some HUGE changes to Orbital Defender. We would love your feedback!
-Left Shift to boost
-Hold Space Bar to change direction and initiate shockwave
-New enemy added (Asteroid)

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Dude you're a pro. These are some cool games!

 

Thanks for the kind words!

 

Here are some assets from Orbital Defender. Models were made in Zbrush and hand painted in Substance Painter. Old work to show progression

 

Can one actually get tired of tiny planets? I think not...

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That is so cool. I love the effects and the concept!

 

Thank you so much!

 

Here are some updates for the game Centroid (previously Orbital Defender)Let us know what you think

We will be releasing our game here:
https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/centroid

 

Beautiful art assets and creative game-play.
I can see potential there, keep it up.

 

Thank you for your thoughtful comment! It has been fun to create these little worlds!

 

We are wrapping up art assets for submission at PixelPop!

https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/

 

Here is the Desert Biome 2.

 

We are proud to announce the trailer for Centroid! More info here: https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/

 

Looks awesome!!! I love the logo where the ship spins into the C like when playing. What a cool idea and nice design!

 

Thank you! Our programmer doubles as a graphic designer as well. As a small team, we wear many hats!

 

Here are a few more of the planet variants for Centroid.

 

Ocean Biome 2

Mountain Biome 3


We have been officially accepted to PixelPop Festival in St. Louis! We would love you feedback? What type of planet would you want to see in the game?

 

Nice work, consider making your logo smaller and off to the corner so it's not blocking the view.

 

Thank you. And thank you for taking the time to give us feedback.

 

Here is the Ocean Biome 3 without a Centroid logo. We are excited to announce Centroid is launching in 5 days!
More info can be found here:
https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/

 

Here is a planet that was drawn by a player, reimagined to fit in the world of Centroid! We hope to have this as an unlock-able planet soon!

 

Here is another planet that was drawn by a player, reimagined to fit in the world of Centroid! Low poly art is easy to do. The real challenge for me is making each pice feel like it belongs in the Centroid universe.

 

Centroid is in early access! Buy the game here:
https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/centroid

So what's next for us? We are headed to PixelPop Festival which is in September. Before that time, our plan is to update the game with a store system.
Players will be able to collect in game currency and spend it on ship skins and different planet types.
We are currently designing a new enemy type.

 

Here is the WIP attack animation of the new enemy. This enemy will spawn and chase the player, dealing damage if they are in range.

 

We are making progress! The basic orb collecting is in. This is what will be used as currency for unlockables. They have a great sound effect when they are collected. We still need to make them visually juicy.

 

We have redesigned the melee enemy to keep things consistent.
This is the "walk" cycle and attack. The enemy will only go towards the player and not your planet.

The player will not be able to damage the enemy through the holographic pieces meaning the enemy is vulnerable from the front when charging the player and it is vulnerable in the rear after it snaps shut.

 

Hey there! Yep... we are still alive and plugging away at Centroid slowly but surely! I have been spending quite a bit of time creating cosmetic skins. We are not ready to show those yet but here is a new enemy players will have to face. Any name suggestions for these new baddies?

I did so many iterations of this one in particular, and we finally found something we like.

 

We are counting down the days before we present Centroid at PixelPop in St. Louis! Here is the new enemy in action! The laser does not hurt the core (planet), but will damage player. Player cannot shoot through the beam. This creates some interesting situations for players.

After the holiday weekend, this new build will be play tested by my students. We will make the needed changes and then push the new build available for download here:
https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/centroid

We would love to get your thoughts on Centroid! If you have any questions or comments give us a shout!

 

I am currently designing a trophy for a future competition with Centroid. This will be printed on a Form 2 3d Printer.
-Still need to refine the smoke, particularly around the base.
-Make base more interesting

 

PixelPop Festival was a success! We got the opportunity to meet many developers and players who gave us some amazing feedback on Centroid.
The two new enemies were a great addition to the game.

We are currently working on a store system for Centroid.
Here is a quick mock-up of the store.
The panels on the left will be UI elements.
Items that are selected on the left will be shown at a larger scale on the right.
Player's will be able to collect in game currency (No IAP) to spend on cosmetic upgrades like:
Ship skins (some ships will be animated)
Planet skins
New ship contrails etc

 

Took a break from development today to make a Centroid inspired voxel animation

 

Long time, no post! We have been working on a project with NDAs so that's the reason for the silence.

Since most of you may be stuck in your homes we decided to make Centroid free until June. Check it out here:
https://bravado-game-studio.itch.io/centroid


Stay safe and keep creating!