PERPLEX


PERPLEX is a classic, arcade-style shooter with a twist... A dimensional twist.

The arena is divided into four quadrants. Anything that attempts to cross these quadrants will be teleported to another location.

Take flight across the dimensions
Power up your ship
Blast enemies to pieces
Build up your bounty

Will you be able to survive in this twisted galaxy, or will you be left PERPLEX'd?



How To Play


WASD Move
Mouse Aim
Left Click Fire
Enter Pause

Cross the lines that separate the quadrants to teleport to another position.

Objects that cross these lines are powered up; bullets become more damaging and powerups become more effective. Make use of this to survive for longer and earn more points.



Enemies


Asteroid

Weak and slow-moving, asteroids are easily dispatched, but can be trouble in large numbers.


Big Asteroid

Extremely tough, big asteroids can take a lot of damage. Great for building up your score.


Spinner

Fast-moving, erratic and dealing moderate damage, Spinners are a dangerous enemy.


Duplicator

Best taken out quickly, Duplicators release mini-duplicators as they fly across the arena.


Flying Saucer

Frail, but dealing heavy damage, Flying Saucers are a classic example of a glass cannon.



Pickups


Weapon

Increases your firepower.


Health

Restores your health meter.


Score

Adds a bonus to your score.



PERPLEX is a ScoreSpace Jam #11 submission. Thank you to everyone who played.

Development log

Comments

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Hiyo! I'll be playing Perplex tomorrow on stream along with some other games from the ScoreSpace Jam at 3:30pm EST. I'll be talking about any interesting design decisions in your game as I play, and suggesting improvements if any come to mind. Please feel free to join me live, it'll be extra fun to chat together about your game while playing it :)

Awesome! I'll be sure to check it out. Cheers :).

really nice gameplay

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :).

I Really like the arcade feelin

Awesome, thanks so much for playing!

HEY THIS LOOKS REALLY AMAZING EVEN THOUGH I HAVENT EVEN PLAYED IT YET

Haha, thanks man I appreciate that :).