PING! ATTACK! RUN!

Update: only the page description has been edited — the game itself remains unchanged.

A short retro arcade-style sonar combat game made in PICO-8. 

Created for Ludum Dare 59: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/ping-attack-run

Track enemies by signal, use an active ping to reveal them, launch torpedoes, and escape before danger spirals out of control. Every ping helps you find the target, but it also makes enemies more aggressive.

Choose a loadout, survive Operation mode, and see how long you can last in Endless mode.

Controls:

• Left / Right Arrows — turn
• Up Arrow — accelerate
• Down Arrow — slow down
• Z (O on mobile) — fire 
• X — ping 
• P/Enter — Pause

How To Play:

• Follow the red signal to find an enemy
• Move close enough to get a better reading
• Press X to ping and reveal the target
• Fire with Z  (O on mobile) 
• Keep an eye on Danger: pinging makes enemies more aggressive
• In Operation mode, clear each patrol and choose one upgrade before the next wave

Loadouts:

• Standard — balanced all-round option
• Reserve Rack — more torpedo sustain
• Silent Drive — safer pinging and longer reveal time
• Hunter Tube — faster, more aggressive torpedoes

Game Modes:

• Operation — complete a chain of patrols, take upgrades between waves, and survive to the end
• Endless — survive as long as possible and beat your best time and kill count

Authors:

• Juliet.mg — cover art, testing, idea feedback, moral support, inspiration, and motivation
• Kirill Balak — everything else