Astral Defender

Hey, thanks for checking out Astral Defender!

This is my first real game. Something I've been building solo, and I'm genuinely excited (and a little nervous) to finally share it.

Astral Defender is a vertical shooter, but it's also the door to something bigger. For the past three years, I've been building an original universe. This game serves as a prequel; set generations before the story I actually want to tell. I wanted to start small and build outward, and this is that first step.

Current State of The Game:

• Currently just an endless shooter with three different power-ups (randomly assigned for now)
• Story Mode: Still a WIP
• UI elements and background art are courtesy of CraftPix.net
• All other pixel art was created by me

This is very much a work in progress, and I'd love your honest thoughts on any bugs, confusing bits, things that felt good, things that felt bad, anything. Feedback genuinely shapes what I build next, and it means a lot to have people actually play something I made.

I'm also working on getting this onto mobile, and down the line I'll be opening up a Patreon for anyone who wants to support the project directly and get more involved in where this universe goes next whether it be early access, input on future projects, that kind of thing. More on that soon.

For now, thank you for giving this a shot. It means more than you know and I hope you enjoy! (no matter how basic its current state is)