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A jam submission

Starport SentinelView game page

Sci-fi detective survival game where you investigate and intercept incoming spaceships to protect your spaceport
Submitted by Zeikk0, Woffelson, BogdanS, Hamazon, OmarM23, Shalev Grados — 7 hours, 38 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 4 people so far
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GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/Zeikko/starport-sentinel

Game description
Starport Sentinel is a sci-fi detective survival game where you must investigate and intercept incoming spaceships to protect your starport from smugglers and pirates. Test your vigilance and strategy—how many shifts can you survive?

Select ships by left-clicking radar blips and reject those that violate the security briefing's rules.
Violating ships can hide forbidden cargo, undisclosed weapons, or lie about their type or faction. If they reach the starport, they will inflict damage—larger ships deal more.
Information on the left side of the screen may be falsified, while data on the right is always accurate.
Earn credits and purchase upgrades after each shift to enhance your defenses and survive longer.
Stay alert, adapt to the escalating threats, and protect the starport at all costs!

Theme interpretation
The theme 'Secrets' influenced our game by making hidden truths the core of the gameplay. Players must uncover the secrets some incoming ships are hiding—whether it's forbidden cargo, concealed weapons, or false identities regarding their type or faction.

Through careful visual inspection for undisclosed weapons or markings and scanning cargo for hidden items, players must piece together the truth. Successfully identifying these secrets allows the player to reject dangerous ships, safeguarding the starport. However, if a ship manages to conceal its secrets and gain the player's approval to dock, it inflicts damage upon the starport, highlighting the stakes of uncovering hidden dangers.

Wildcards used (optional)

Small Palette

Limit your colors to 4

Cheat Mode

Let players break the rules with things like infinite lives or invincibility

Speed Run

Make time the enemy

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Comments

Submitted

Nicely done! I got the concept immediately but it took me a minute to figure out exactly what I was looking for with the fonts & icons - possibly they could be a little clearer. Overall really good job.

Developer

Thanks for playing and thanks for the feedback!

Submitted

Rated! Nice game. (please rate my game, too)

Developer

Thanks! Will do!

Submitted

Fun game. Well developed art style and atmospheric music. The upkeep cost seems a bit steep and I could rarely afford upgrades even when I played (what I think was) well.

Developer

Thanks a lot! I'm happy if game balance was the most glaring issue.