Hey everyone!
I’ve just released the alpha version of my new game Crimson Orbit on Itch.io and would love to get some feedback from you all.
It’s still in early development, so any comments, bug reports, or gameplay impressions are very welcome!
Your thoughts will really help me make the game better.
Thanks for checking it out! 
I love the idea.
I think a mini-map would be nice to know where the enemies and shops/health are.
I couldn’t shoot those creatures from a certain distance; I really had to be up close to shoot them. It would be better if we could shoot from a greater distance, or maybe have guns with different shooting ranges.
After I lost it said “game over” and “try again”. This dropped me back in the game with:
The skin did not get re-loaded I guess.
edit: or POV is offset?
Looks and feels great!
Would love to see the distance I can shoot them before wasting ammo on enemies far away. I did not understand why I cannot shoot them till I checked the weapon shop and found out weapons have a distance variable (checked it out after the 1st wave)
When playing such games, I instinctively try sprinting with LShift so, unless goes against the idea you have in mind.
Maybe auto-relaoding after reaching 0 bullet (it requires an additional click to reload)
Overall nice and fun game. Good luck with development!
Note: How to achieve the muzzle flash affect like yours? I am a bit struggling with mine 
AH! DST is distance! I don’t get it. I was expecting range or something.
Oh, that’s a great idea with the mini-map! I think I can add it to the top-left corner!
And about the shooting distance — I’m starting to think it might be better to remove that limitation entirely.
Ah yes, that can happen if you accidentally scroll the mouse wheel — I forgot to disable that.
Thanks for the feedback! I decided not to overload the gameplay with jumping or running since the game is mainly aimed at mobile web. Adding those mechanics would mean more on-screen buttons, and for this kind of game — where you need to shoot, move, and react quickly — that would feel less comfortable.
As for the muzzle flash effect, it’s just a sprite that appears each time a shot is fired. I’m also using the billboard script from scene3d so the sprite always faces the camera.
Here’s the function that handles showing and hiding the muzzle flash:
local function muzzle_flash(self)
if not self.muzzle_flash_play then
self.muzzle_flash_play = true
go.animate(self.muzzle_flash_url, "tint.w", go.PLAYBACK_ONCE_PINGPONG, 1,
go.EASING_LINEAR, 0.1, 0, function()
self.muzzle_flash_play = false
end)
end
end
Maybe it’s too early to talk about polish, but I have a few suggestions:
It’s confusing, bullets don’t work that way. Even when I can clearly see the enemy, I can’t shoot them, and I don’t understand why. It would be better to either remove the range limitation or find a way to make it clearer (maybe add a green circle showing the gun’s range).
Selim, thank you so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it — don’t worry, I’m always open to any kind of suggestions!
Update! 
I’ve just uploaded a new build with several improvements:
Added 180° turn (press Space)
Added a mini-map
Added camera shake on explosions
Added aiming mechanic
Removed the shooting distance limit
I just had to create an account here to say that the game looks really good! I would love to use Defold for 3D web games as well, so this is exciting to see.
Have you encountered any pain points so far when developing this game?
Thanks!
Honestly, I haven’t run into any major pain points so far.
Updated, thanks to all those who help to test the game! Thanks to you, game getting better!
Updated textures for mobs
Added a pause on the “P” key
Fixed a bug with a flying monster
First BOSS!
