Planet Siege

Planet Siege is a shoot-em-up with the tables turned - you control the alien hordes, attempting to defeat a single plucky space-ace! This is a submission to the 2023 GMTK Game Jam, where the theme is 'Roles Reversed'. 

Play is entirely controlled with the mouse, and gameplay is comparable to clicker/casual web strategy games. A single play session lasts about 2-3 minutes.

An diagram of the game screen is shown here:

Upgrade your earning speed and build ships with the buttons on the right. You can also click repeatedly on the 'CHARGE' button to power up a surface-to-space laser, then fire it by clicking in the main window (your cursor turns to crosshairs when over this window).

Story: The corrupt Federation of Spacefaring Civilisations has decreed that your peaceful planet is a threat to the galaxy, and must be destroyed. To do so, they dispatch the Red Marauder, a fighter-ship which has laid waste to innumerable other planets and colonies. You must rally your defences, and build an armada capable of repelling the Red Marauder - but hurry! This terrifying ship is armed to the gills, and minutes away from reaching your planet!

Credits:
Music - Connor Grail
Playtesting (and looking after my son through this whole jam!) - Erin Harrison (Bookwyrmle)
Everything else - Soundole