Cozy Space Survivors

Hey Simon!? I'm having way too much fun with this :D

1 request: Can you make the background on the web version dark? Please? :)
And what happened to the fullscreen mode anyway?

I just tried the steam demo and congrats! The game is great. I like the cozy aspects. I really enjoyed all the happy planets and doing direct quests to help them out. I also felt like the shorter time frame than a 30 minute survivors game made this feel accessible. I liked that HP increase and Regen upgrades were generous so it didn’t feel too stressful (until like, the last minute or two where things get quite hectic!)

I noted a couple of small issues / things I’d wish for

• Sound got a little choppy for me? especially as the enemy count got higher, it seemed a little crackly. This is a thing I’ve noticed in some other Godot games so not sure if its something with the audio engine in Godot or perhaps something on my end with drivers not playing nice!
• When playing Brizzel, the sheer size of the ship made it kind of difficult to see what was going on when thing got busier. Especially when moving diagonally for awhile, the ship would feel sort of pinned in the corner of the camera and I’d have no idea of anything behind me. I wonder if having the camera be a bit more zoomed out depending on the ship size would help with the feel. Maybe not!
• I really kept wishing for a fire rate upgrade
• Maybe it’s there and I just missed it, but some visual feedback after a round to show you/emphasize the chocolate you gained. I could see that I made some meta-progress when I went to start my next run but it didn’t feel as rewarding as if I had been able to see it at the end of the run, if that makes sense?

The game turned out to be a lot more than I thought at first sight! 
I didn't expect any characters, quests or long term progression!
I enjoyed all the names you gave to each character, it made them and their little quests more memorable.  
I like the sounds, they are much higher quality than I would've expected
I also liked the details like each individual weapon showing up and animating on the ship, character eyes looking at all the moving ships and the disintegrating Unity logo in the background haha 

Here's some of my feedback and suggestions after playing for a little while:
The camera in my opinion feels pretty disorienting and bad.  It moves way too much.  I often want to know how many enemies are following me, but I can't see any of them because the camera moves too far forward.   The camera is just very jumpy in general and I think a more static camera would work a little better here.

The friendly mines are large and cover the player ship.  In combination with the moving camera it's easy to lose sight which sprite is Shippy.

The controls can get a bit confusing, I think it's a bit glitchy when the mouse is also on the game screen. It's almost like the Shippy can't decide who to listen to, the directional keys, or the mouse.

I also experienced a few performance issues and hitches in browser at first, but it was okay after a bit of playing.

Recycling an attached weapon should probably also immediately take the weapon from the picked up box, since you're most likely trying to replace it, saves a click!

Instead of automatic targeting, a mouse controlled mode would be fun to try, twin stick style! Moving with the directional keys and shooting towards the mouse.
But I suppose that would make the range upgrades a bit pointless, unless they limited how far a projectile can travel...

Maybe also a fire rate upgrade?  I think that one was missing. 

Overall It's a charming little game inspired by the survivors genre, it's fun, addicting and easy to get into!

coming back to it almost every week, like it a lot Simon!

one missing kind of confused me at first as it might others: "find laser" made me think I had to trade in one of my own lasers and confused me when I couldn't, it was only later when I found out this was an Item you could find.

Hey Simon,
A very nice project you are currently working on. I enjoy very much the pixel graphics and especially the VFX are on the point ;) Good and rewarding gameplay!
One thing: Sometimes I was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of text on the screen and was distracted from the current action around my ship. Maybe this is just an issue for me.. ;)

Keep on working! I am very curious where this will lead.

Regards,
Noxlor

Haha, I did everything but re-hydrating earth.
It is fun, and way less vampire survivors that you might think.

I like it a lot <3

Pretty fun playing the web version, but when I download the windows version I can't load the levels. I click on one and it just is stuck saying "loading..." at the top  :(

That was really fun! The setting in space is really cool and the backgrounds are very well done, I want more like this!

The sound effects and visual effects are all really well done and very satisfying to hear and see.

Looking forward to this game's updates, you're doing a great job!
Lionel Bell

Really a delightful game! Just had some troubles sometimes gauging my remaining health, but for the rest it's incredibly polished!