Alien Grounds

Technically a game, yes, but so barebone it feels more like a tech demo. Listen, I don't want to discourage the dev but... add some stuff and we'll talk again.

trash

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Wow this is terrible.

Убого.

A fun and intense wave based FPS with a solid gameplay loop and rewarding scoring system. Visuals are clean, combat feels satisfying, and the shifting maps keep things interesting. A strong start with a lot of potential.

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练手的粗糙之作，，游戏能正常运行起来已经很不错了 -------------------------------------------------------- 不是哥们，整了个一千关，谁有空打啊

not much to hate on. uses basic assets. the gun mostly just changes color to let you know its a different weapon entirely. level 11 on hard is when it starts to get challenging. I thought the gravity gun was a creative albeit simple idea that I haven't seen before. obviously you could be doing something better with your time but that doesn't mean the game is objectively bad. I appreciate the little tips in the graphics options to let you know which might inflict more pain on your computer. adding some cool movement tech stuff where you can damage enemies using some kind of ability or even just goomba stomping them, hookshot, jet pack, something like that would help diversify things. it feels a little too plain to recommend but injected with a little bit more stuff or enemy variety and it could be a bit more enjoyable