Space Shooter Game

A simple 2D space shooter game made with C++ and Raylib.

Preview

Main Menu	Gameplay
Laser Canon	Game Over

Start

• Press F5 in vs code

Features

• Move your spaceship with arrow keys or WASD
• Shoot bullets with spacebar
• Fight against three types of enemies:
  • Basic enemies (2 health)
  • Fast enemies (2 health, moves faster)
  • Heavy enemies (8 health, shoots rapidly)
• Collect power-ups:
  • Double Shot: shoot two bullets at once
  • Shield: extra protection
  • Speed Boost: move faster
• Score points by destroying enemies
• Game gets harder with more waves
• Supercharge laser beam (hold spacebar when ready)
• Explosion effects when enemies are destroyed

How to Play

1. Use arrow keys or WASD to move your ship
2. Press spacebar to shoot
3. Avoid enemy bullets and enemies
4. Collect power-ups to get stronger
5. Try to survive as many waves as possible
6. Press ESC to pause the game

Controls

• Movement: Arrow Keys or WASD
• Shoot: Spacebar
• Pause: ESC key
• Switch Background Music: M key

Build Requirements

• Raylib 5.5
• MinGW-w64 compiler
• Windows OS

How to Build

Run the build task in VS Code or use:

mingw32-make RAYLIB_PATH=C:/raylib/raylib PROJECT_NAME=space-shooter

Game Mechanics

• Player starts with 3 health (hearts)
• Enemies get faster and more dangerous each wave
• Some enemies enter "kamikaze mode" when damaged
• Power-ups last for 10 seconds
• Score increases based on enemy type destroyed