Hello everyone!
The Steam Next Fest is now live, until March 3rd, and it includes the demo of Comet Force! This is the perfect opportunity to discover the game if you have not played it yet! If you already have, there is some new content to explore! The latest patch added some new classes and weapon effects to have fun with, as presented in the previous post. But that's not all! I just released a new patch that adds a new feature. The game now has some kind of ascension system! When you start a game, you will be able to choose a threat level for the run, as illustrated below.
Each time you beat the game with a level, it will unlock the next level, which means you can increase the difficulty of the game as you play and unlock more powerful leaders and buildings. I decided to use the existing enemy modifiers system to implement the threat level. In the base difficulty, you are required to pick a new effect for enemies after each boss.
When the threat level is higher, you will in some cases be asked to choose several effects at once. That is how the difficulty increases: enemies will stack more effects. I feel this new mechanic was needed to improve the replayability and offer more of a challenge, as many people seem to win the game on their first run. Of course, the full game will introduce new enemy effects to bring more variety and make things more interesting the higher the threat level. Let me know your thoughts on this new system!
I hope that you will enjoy playing the demo. Please don't hesitate to share feedback on the Steam forums, to wishlist the game, and to spread the word!
I wish you all a great Next Fest with plenty of exciting upcoming games discoveries!
-Radiant Sloth
[ 2025-02-24 18:00:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
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Have you ever wanted to be the Captain of a space troop?
The Comet Force is waiting for your leadership...
LEAD YOUR TROOP & FIGHT ENEMIES
🛸 Recruit units from various weaponry classes and grow your troop.
👑 Lead your members in fast-paced battles and watch them fight alongside you.
💨 Dodge bullets and keep your Captain alive at all costs.
⚔️ Eliminate all enemies and bosses, wave after wave.
💎 Collect Gems and Void diamonds from destroyed enemies.
👾 Pick modifiers to choose how the enemy threat evolves.
🚀 Discover a unique sci-fi visual mix of isometric 2D and 3D pixel art with dynamic lighting.
🎵 Enjoy the original soundtrack mix of ambient and vibrant synthwave beats.
BUILD YOUR CAMP
🏗️ Build a camp around the fighting arena.
🏢 Leverage buildings and their unique functionalities: troop quarters, academy, training center, research lab, medical station, vault, cloning chamber, and much more.
🔫 Place turrets to assist your troop in combat.
🔼 Upgrade your buildings and unlock new possibilities to improve your troop.
💰 Manage your resources wisely to keep up against the enemy waves getting stronger.
GET UPGRADES
💪 Increase the strength and health of your troop units.
💥 Discover and pick various unique effects to improve the weaponry of classes and give the Captain new abilities.
💡 Research new weapons to recruit different troop units.
🎲 Strategize and adapt to the RNG to build synergies and experiment various play styles.
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
🧑🚀 Pick your starting Captain among a pool of candidates.
🔓 Unlock new Captains, buildings, and turrets for future games. Or disable the meta-progression and explore all the content right away.
📖 Fill your journal, collect all entries and complete achievements.
ABOUT RADIANT SLOTH
Radiant Sloth (he/him) is a solo indie game developer from France, He has a passion for creating action roguelikes, and is committed to ethical and sustainable game development. In particular, he strives to maintain honest and transparent communication with the community, advocates awareness of carbon footprint and climate issues, and bans generative AI tools from his creation process.
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Processor: 2.0 GHzMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL ES 3.0+ Compatible Card
- Storage: 500 MB available space
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