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MORSE SHOOTER

By astroaceone

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4263.5632
Fun1073.8931
Innovation2443.6731
Theme4893.6231
Graphics7152.8731
Audio1
Mood7123.0330

Comments

2026-04-21 05:54

The greatest responsive movement and ui, coolest signal mechanic development discovery

2026-04-21 19:17

It’s really cool for first time! Cool mechanics and really fun to play!

catanus 2026-04-21 19:20

An unusual concept and easy controls. I was expecting a lot of shooting enemies when the shield appeared. The game either doesn't have an ending, or something froze for me, as the enemies simply stopped appearing after the next wave. I hope you manage to finish the game, good luck!

japes 2026-04-21 19:24

cool idea and well implemented!

are there only 6 stages? after stage 6 no more enemies spawned, and I was left wanting more :)

see lots of potential for this, probably gets really fun once you get good

greatpasta 2026-04-21 19:24

A fun game. I enjoyed playing the first session. if you add some kind of meta progression, it would be great.

ingi 2026-04-21 19:24

Really stylish and polished game. A cool twist on Morse code. I especially liked the tutorial with the spacebar - clever way to make sure the player doesn't skip the tutorial :laughing:

kotovnav 2026-04-21 19:25

It's a pretty weird gameplay, but I actually liked it.

jakob-meier 2026-04-21 19:25

Works great and instantly got hooked, pretty fun gameplay!

2026-04-21 19:26

Really fun game and original idea !! it's a bit difficult for me, but I had a great time :D

laurlehepuu 2026-04-21 19:26

Really cool concept. Was fun to play while it lasted, but it seems like right now it stops on wave 6 stage 1. Great job nontheless. Felt like even when i messed my combos up, it still worked out pretty great. Keep at it!

kremlebot 2026-04-21 19:27

Cool idea, it would be even cooler if you had to make words out of Morse code

pentagrammal 2026-04-21 19:27

Pretty creative idea and good realization

dwang 2026-04-21 19:28

Cool idea, love the fun visual effects! ✨ Would be awesome to have a bigger game field and some deckbuilding—so I can collect my own attack builds and not get mixed up in everything all at once. 😊🎮

2026-04-21 19:31

Not bad for a first time. Especially considering you were working alone.

exteegi 2026-04-21 19:31

Really fun gameplay! I liked having to think on my feet and use a mix of all my abilities because of the cooldowns. I think I beat it? Enemies kinda just stopped spawning after a while. I think you could've gone harder on the art. Even a game with a simple style like Geometry Dash can make up for it with cool particle effects and polish.

eugenik 2026-04-22 05:03

The integration of the Morse code system is such a clever addition to the shooting genre. It forces you to think tactically and makes using your abilities feel earned rather than just button-mashing. Great first jam entry—you should keep building on these kinds of unique mechanics!

runningopenloop 2026-04-22 06:42

Really enjoyed this. Fantastic shooter. I wish it was possible to skip the intro. As a ham operator the different tone for the dash seemed unnatural vs. the same tone longer. Wish there was a a way to gain heath. As @exteegi mentioned, I also really liked the cooldowns. I run linux, I tried running the exe with wine, it sort of worked but then it lost keyboard input and I was stuck. The dark edges provided a bit of a challenge, in subsquent plays I realized if I looked carefully in the shadows, I could see the enemy sooner. Of course, I may just have my brightness turned down too much. But would have been easier if I could see them earlier.

big-nose 2026-04-22 18:24

Uncaught DOMException: The operation is insecure. createUnityInstance https://files.jam.host/embed/$426125/48998/Build/MORSESHOOTER.loader.js:1 onload https://files.jam.host/embed/$426125/48998/index.html:115 EventHandlerNonNull* https://files.jam.host/embed/$426125/48998/index.html:114 MORSESHOOTER.loader.js:1

unity wont load

astroaceone 2026-04-22 20:33

@big-nose i don't know what's the problem, but thanks a lot

drainkid 2026-04-23 02:59

Hey, you did really good for your first jam! Especially with all the polish you managed to put on. It's a fun and idea and it's executed well. Good job!

2026-04-23 08:10

Wish I had more space in the "arena". Some enemies spawned in the dark corners and then damaged me immediately. But otherwise pretty cool game, looks clean, feels good to play and I really like trying to hastily remember the combinations xD

nathmate 2026-04-23 08:49

I think the rocket explodes on your own shield, not sure if that's intentional or not. Otherwise a really solidly executed concept.

deraxus 2026-04-23 21:52

so cool idea. It is playing good, feel a challenge since wave 3

geeni 2026-04-26 12:09

Very fun idea, kept me hooked until i died. id love that there were some way to regain health. Graphics and audio work well and overall game feels very polished and great to play.

ectucker1 2026-05-03 23:57

The morse code combos make for a really interesting input system! Reminds me of games with spell combo systems like Magicka.