A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

You the player are charged with defending the planet from an oncoming fleet of aliens trying to abduct your colonists. Shoot them down as they approach the planet from all sides and hold out for as long as possible.

This is a short and snappy arcade game I made for my year 2 HND Games Development course at Edinburgh College and is a spiritual successor to the game I made the previous year. Inspired by Williams Electronics Defender, I made it using the Monogame engine.

Credits for Assets used in-game

License: Unlicensed. You're allowed to use the game code for any project including commercial ones.

There's no need to ask permission before using the code. However, I would like any projects it is used in to be posted below,  I would love to see your work!

You can find the GitHub repos Here!

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Release date Nov 29, 2024
AuthorVEGA
GenreShooter, Action
Made withMonoGame, Paint.net
Tags16-bit, Aliens, Arcade, Open Source, Pixel Art, Retro, sourcecode, Space
Code licenseUnlicense
Asset licenseCreative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Average sessionA few seconds
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilitySubtitles

Download

Download
Aliens! 2 9.4 MB
Download
Source Code 29 MB

Install instructions

Aliens Game

  1. Download.
  2. Extract the folder
  3. Run the 'ALIENS! 2' application within


Aliens Source Code

  1. Download.
  2. Extract the folder
  3. Open the code on a program of your choice with Monogame installed


note: The Source code won't work without the provided fonts being installed first on the machine you wish to run the program.

Development log

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