Mysterious Space

Mysterious Space
Stable game
Developer	Ben Hendel-Doying
Theme	Sci-fi action space shooter
Influences	Rogue Crystal Quest
Released	March 15th, 2014 (0.1.0)
Updated	April 16th, 2014 (0.2.2)
Licensing	Closed Source
P. Language	C#
Platforms	Windows
Interface	Keyboard Gamepad
Game Length	a few minutes to an hour
Official site of Mysterious Space

Overview

I know that "what makes a Rogue-like" is a topic of some debate, and I wanted to explore it for myself, by starting with a thoroughly un-Rogue-like game idea - an arcade-style space shooter - and making it as Rogue-like as possible.

In Mysterious Space, originally made for 7DRL 2014, you're tasked with delving deep into Sector ZZ-Omega-9 to recover an important piece of information, and to return with that information in one piece.

To get there, you'll have to stop at planets along the way to find much-needed fuel.

Arm yourself with procedurally-generated weapons, armors, and shields to defeat the enemies that stand in your way.

Features

• Procedurally-generated planets, with tunnels and caves (feels Terraria-ish to me)
• "Alien Artifacts", analogous to potions: does the Red Alien Artifact repair armor, this game? Or will it scramble your sensors for 10 seconds? Only one way to find out...
• A variety of enemies, each with unique movement patterns and ways to kill you
• Procedurally-generated weapons, shields, and armor to equip yourself with
• Procedurally-generated back-story for your ship
• Secret logs that reveal the lore of the world (galaxy? universe?)
• Xbox-like gamepad, arrow key, and wasd support

Plans for the Future

• More enemies
• More crazy weapons, shields, and armors
• More things to find and do on planets
• Unlockable ships (a la FTL)
• High score table/ship graveyard

Websites

• itch.io page
• My YouTube channel where I post development update videos