Heliopause

Published 2023-06-12


Heliopause: 2D space exploration and combat for the pico-8!

v1.2.1:

v1.2:

You can also find this on github here.

Controls
(change style in options > mouse+music > control mode)

Gamepad
left, right - turn ship
up - thrust forward
down - point in the opposite direction of movement
z - open and close the pause/ship menu (use arrow keys to make selections]
x - fire weapon

Mouse
Ship will rotate to face mouse cursor
right click thrusts forward
left click shoots

Stylus (PocketChip)
Tap and hold near the ship will rotate
Tap and hold far from the ship will thrust in that direction

Features

Out of date GIFs:

Defend your planet

Get blown up

Random Ships

Minimap and Overlay

Overkill Starfield

Starfield Options

Gas Giants

Terran Planets (and more!)

Credit to @gamax92 for the 3D planet rotation!

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