backfire

About

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Intended for 16:9 aspect ratio.

backfire is a chaotic bullet-hell made for the GMTK 2025 game jam, with the theme "LOOP", where you are your worst enemy.

The game ties into that theme with spatial looping and wraparound logic, similar to Asteroids.

The game has four different game modes, it is recommended to play on either regular or easy for first-time players.

For a better experience, i recommend playing on the windows build since it has a better performance.

Controls

WASD to move
ARROWS to shoot
ANY KEY to advance tutorial

Tools used

• Unity
• After Effects 2025
• Aseprite

Credit
All assets are made by me except for the font and sound effects.

Sound effects
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/retro-hurt-2-236675/
https://freesound.org/people/Jofae/sounds/363698/
https://uppbeat.io/sfx/button-push-chunky-plastic-button-3/366/4900
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/8-bit-machine-gun-266507/
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/retro-coin-1-236677/
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/retro-explode-1-236678/

Font: https://www.dafont.com/dogica.font