Fist of Jupiter is a space shoot-'em-up with a pulp sci-fi story about repelling an invasion. It's my very first full, finished, whole game! I've been told it's quite visually polished.

You have to go through 14 waves of increasing difficulty and get through two boss fights. Then you reach the enemy flagship, which you attempt to destroy by dropping a nuclear bomb down a reactor ventilation shaft—to reach the shaft you must blast your way through blockades.

It's very difficult, so give it a few tries if you care to beat it. Make full-effort attempts when you're feeling at your sharpest.

Please report any bugs as GitHub issues here: https://github.com/Tachytaenius/fist-of-jupiter/issues. If you have performance issues while playing the game, please try lowering the particle multiplier setting.

Story, also in-game (note: Jovian means "of or pertaining to Jupiter"):

In the year 30XX, humanity has spread out across the solar system. There are multiple space stations around most of the planets.

The Jovian colonies have reached a form of political organisation that can only be described as utopian. But, the forces of Earth know that this would be a threat to their political domination, were it to spread. They have sent out a fleet to destroy the Jovian colonies, and with them, the threat of hope. The population of Earth are all brainwashed, and support the invasion. They can be radicalised once the fleet is defeated.

The greatest scientists and engineers of the Jovian colonies have worked tirelessly to build the greatest fighting machines they could, with what they had available. A small but brave retaliatory fleet of pilots with rushed training, all young and afraid to die, has been sent out to meet the invading forces of Earth.

You are the best of the pilots, and have been sent to defeat the flagship as the other pilots hold back the invasion. You must fight your way past waves of enemy ships to get there. The plan once you arrive is to fly through a gap in the shield, past blockades above the hull, and drop a nuclear bomb payload down a reactor ventilation shaft.

You are the fist of Jupiter! Can you accomplish your mission and save humanity from another thousand years of darkness?

The game is inspired by 1983's Juno First, which is an arcade game.

Credits: This game was made solo by Tachytaenius (AKA wolfboyft). Thanks to everyone who helped me learn to program, and to you for viewing the page. Special thanks to all my loved ones—past, present, and future!