Really clever take on the theme. Also, the whole visual part is so good.

Maybe some indicator above what tile you are, other than when you can select the building would be helpful, because it was sometimes tricky to get above the small buildings.

But overall good balanced game and by fighting against other people and not some predefined AI is really good change from other games.

I have mad respect for any team that decides to record some voice acting. Especially if it's silly like this. The presentation was great right off the bat, especially with those old newspaper covers.

As for the gameplay, I think you're really missing a mini-map. I was flying around at first, not even noticing the wave coming from the right of the screen. Since the map is larger that the field of view, you need some indication where the threats are coming from. Also the movement of the ship needs to be really really precise to enable these pick-up/put-down mechanics, and it's kinda floaty right now.

Oh, oh, and you could maybe even add some sort of dash with a cooldown, to get from one side of the map to the other quicker.

Oh this is an amazingly clever take on the theme, and it works so well!!! The presentation is perfectly done and the constant back and forth between the water and lava makes for some very compelling problem solving! Only thing was that the movement felt a bit finicky, but that might just be cause of the browser problems you mentioned, so it's really no big deal, especially as the rest is so well done! Great job! :D

Beautiful game, I’m so impressed that you put this all together in 48 hours!

A+ over-the-top voice acting, and I loved the saucer sound effects!

Game would be perfect with just a few tweaks, imo

Three suggestions:

• I think if the saucer always came to a stop aligned with the grid, and maybe had a bit less momentum, it would be a lot easier to pick up buildings.
• An indicator of exactly where you are in 2D space (like a targeting laser for the tractor beam) or a straight-down shadow could help with navigating.
• I noticed that the ground would indicate where the disaster will next destroy buildings, but because they were on opposite sides of the map, there was a lot of going back and forth to check, even zoomed out. Maybe some kind of indicator over the buildings in imminent danger (with arrows on the edge of the screen if they are out of view to point towards them) would help with prioritization.