Thank you all for your continued interest and support for Lost Flotilla - nearly 3000 of you have now played the demo! To help me develop the game further, could you fill out this short questionnaire on weapon balance? I also have another small bugfix / user experience update today: One thing that's been confusing to people is what the S key actually does in the controls. It doesn't make your ship move backwards - it's a toggle for the engines so you don't have to hold down W the whole time you want to move. I've updated the little informational graphic at the start of the game and the name of the keys in the settings to hopefully better communicate that:
And since several people have requested it, I've also added a captain with no special abilities so you can continue playing the baseline game after unlocking captains.
Finally there's two bug fixes: the game no longer crashes if you have zero escort slots, and the kraken's attack areas are now shown correctly.

[ 2024-05-16 11:15:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.

A Menagerie of Monsters

Engage enemies with different attack patterns and abilities. Fight massive boss monsters that require cunning and firepower to defeat.

An Array of Airships

Pick the slow but powerful Battleship, the nimble Copter, or the Science Vessel with its railgun and energy shield. Build a strategy around their strengths and weaknesses. Don't feel the need to ever stop? The Megaplane will suit you. Want to build a mighty fleet? Start with the Flagship.

A Panoply of Powerups

Equip your ship with cannons, rockets, aerial torpedoes, mines, gatling guns, and more. Strengthen it with modules like ammo elevators, guard barracks, command posts. Host strange temples.

Improve your ship with training for your crew, more armor plating, or senior officers. Pick a doctrine to gain its advantages: terrify your enemies, dodge incoming attacks, make your money through trade. Find powerful combinations that lay waste to your enemies.

Charismatic Captains

Unlock captains for your ship that give you powerful advantages and disadvantages and change the rules of your game.

Strange Stelae

Temples and monoliths as well as more familiar ports float in the skies, changing the game rules in parts of the map. Disadvantage your enemies and boost your abilities with careful positioning.