About Game

Developed in 36 hours for Shell Hacks 2022! Astro-Pirates is a 2D, space-themed, arcade-style game which involves combat against alien minions and their bosses. The player must navigate from area to area, battling alien minions. Every three areas cleared, the player will face a boss. The difficulty increases with progression. "You are a space peacekeeper tasked with clearing out the aggressive local alien pirates! You are overwhelmingly outnumbered. Are you up to the task?" The game engine for Astro-Pirates was developed in C++ and SFML. The game's source code is available for viewing here! Menu Selection: Left Mouse Button Movement: WASD Shoot: Left Mouse Button Pause: Escape Programming: Lukas Vaiciunas Art: Lukas Vaiciunas Music: Eric Skiff Font: Tepid Monkey Fonts