Solo buildGame
Galactic Defender
A Space Invaders-style shooter in Python and Pygame, with waves of enemies and a boss fight at the end.
Hit play for the demo.
- Role
- Game developer, solo
- When
- Sep to Oct 2025
- Source
- Code
- Pieces used
- Python
- Pygame
What I built
- Built the game loop, collisions and event handling, plus animations and sound effects.
- Made a title screen with play, controls and quit.
- Organized enemies, the player and the boss as classes so new waves are easy to add.
Play a tiny version
I rebuilt a pocket-size Galactic Defender right here in the browser. Two waves of brick bots, then the boss.
Tiny Galactic Defender
Two waves of brick bots, then the boss. Good luck, pilot.
Move with ← → or A and D. Fire with Space. P pauses.Drag on the screen to fly. Your ship fires on its own.
