Stray Shot 👾
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
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Monsters come from missed shots! Learn the monster's behaviours, shoot wisely and balance the difficulty to maximize scoring!
This is a unique twin-stick arena shooter where your own actions define the difficulty. Shoot recklessly at the walls and you will drown in enemies, but shoot too little and you will have a mediocre score. Observe the different monsters's behaviours and be strategic in the way you fight them. The more monsters there are in the arena, the more points you get for each one defeated.
Unlock and play in 8 different arenas with their unique monsters, take on contract levels to defeat specific sets of monsters, unlock clan levels for monsters you've seen on each of their 5 evolutions, take on seeded daily challenges which keep throwing new sets of monsters at you until you die, or play the gauntlet mode where you win coins and shop for upgrades that will last you until you run out of lives!
The game plays either with mouse and keyboard, or with a game controller. You can play singleplayer or co-op with 2 to 4 players. A play session can take anywhere between 5 minutes and multiple hours depending on the game modes you take on and how fast you tire out! Perfect for both coffee breaks and extended play sessions!
The game also features a festival mode which you can enable and modify in festival_mode.txt! Festival mode features a new game mode made of levels defined in festival_mode.txt, with a proper arcade-style leaderboard with 3-letter alias input! It also features aim-assist and takes away the fullscreen option, so you can safely launch the game on a computer, hide the keyboard and let people play it without any issue. Like the main game, this mode supports up to 4 players, with 4 controllers, but can also be played solo.
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Discord
If you'd like you can come to our Discord to talk about the game and share what you've learned about the different monsters!
It's also a great place to talk with us and get news of our next projects!
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Are you press or a content creator?
If you're a streamer, youtuber, or press and you'd like to cover the game, we've uploaded a few assets you might find useful, including screenshots and thumbnail material! Find them here!
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About PUNKCAKE
As PUNKCAKE Délicieux we make a new game every month, which you can get by subscribing to our Patreon for 3€/month or buy separately on Itch io for 6$!
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Changelog
Quickpatch 1.03:
- Fixed slowdown increasing over time when pausing the game with hidden enemies on screen.
- Fixed agent turning into enemies the arena wasn't prepared for.
- Festival mode no longer contributes to codex advancement.
Patch 1.02:
- Added festival mode! Define the level progression and set up the game to be played at your event or home party!
- Added optional mouse and tank reticles
- Added an option to use arrow keys to fire
- Added an option to aim with controller right-stick and fire with triggers
- On controllers, A B X and Y now fire in down, right, left and up directions
- Removed controls to fire in the tank's direction.
- In gauntlet mode, the dash ability now triggers with shoulder buttons on a controller and right-click on the mouse.
- Fixed a bug that prevented controllers to be picked up by the game in some cases.
- Fixed a crash on clan selection screen.
Patch 1.01:
- Coins now spawn within the arena's boundaries
- No more crash on rank up animation
- Arena change is now working properly in coliseum
- Replay menu is no longer skipable with (b) button
- Added a beep on the last 5 seconds of the timer
- Fixed a few typos
- Engine update, the game should play better with everyone's machines
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Release date | Mar 19, 2024 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (15 total ratings) |
Author | PUNKCAKE Délicieux 🥞 |
Genre | Action |
Made with | Aseprite |
Tags | Arcade, arena, arena-shooter, catch-em-all, Co-op, Monsters, Pixel Art, Retro, Top down shooter, Twin Stick Shooter |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Playstation controller |
Accessibility | High-contrast |
Multiplayer | Local multiplayer |
Player count | 1 - 4 |
Links | Steam, Homepage |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.20 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- Patch notes for v1.02! New festival mode and new control options! 👾Apr 12, 2024
- Stray Shot v1.01 patch notes! 👾Mar 23, 2024
Comments
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I can't play on web
because it isn't made for web lol
ok
Excellent sound design
Nice game. At first I thought it was a coding/programming game like Robocode...
Android soon?
sometimes we have accept our fate and step back into reality
I WILL NEVER BE THIS GOOD like DAMN
its too good to be true but the price tag nah
gosh, every time you guys come out with a new game im more tempted to subscribe to your patreon. such creative concepts! someday i will have money and i will be unstoppable <3
Did you use GameMaker to develop this game? Looks awesome!
We made this game with our own custom engine, called Sugar, but it's not available to the public yet. 🙂
Thanks for the reply!
awesome, is there a sort of leaderboard?
No online leaderboard currently no, but we encourage you to join our Discord where people will be posting their scores!
I can help you integrate a leaderboard system into your gamr/engine 🙂
"You can play singleplayer or co-op with 2 to 4 players."
Does this include online multiplayer, or just local/ couch co-op?
Just couch co-op, though the Steam version will support Remote Play Together. (and buying the game on Itch gets you a Steam key) 🙂
Cool! Thanks for the info. :)