Heading Home
Jam version at the bottom of the page.
Updated version contains visual bug fixes.
It's recommended to play in fullscreen!
Controls
Move:
WASD Keys
Arrow Keys
Gamepad Left Joystick
Shoot:
Left Mouse Button
Z Key
Gamepad Right Trigger
Dodge:
Spacebar
X Key
Gamepad South Face Button
Swap Weapons:
Right Mouse Button
C Key
Gamepad North Face Button
Summary
In Heading Home, you play as an exhausted astronaut on the final leg of a long, lonely mission, desperate to return to your family back on Earth. But something has awakened in the outer rim—hordes of alien lifeforms determined to stand between you and home.
Armed with an ever-growing arsenal of sci-fi weaponry, you’ll blast your way through wave after wave of relentless enemies. But every shot has consequences: the aliens adapt and evolve based on the weapons you use. Burn them, and they'll come back fireproof. Freeze them, and they'll learn to move faster. Every battle forces you to rethink your strategy.
When you're defeated, it’s not game over—it's a step forward. Each failure unlocks a new upgrade, pushing you further through the stars. The path home is long, but failure is just another kind of progress.
Made in 3 days for Mini Jam 186.
Theme: Evolution.
Limitation: Failure is progress.
Credits
Programming:
Brian Pimentel
Cameron Krebbers
Art:
Hanna Al-Shaer
Espuky
Caroline Riley
Gustavo Tozze
Kat
Writing:
Rebecca Clark
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Comments
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this was such a fun game to play! i absolutely loved the art especially, the visual effects made it so much more enjoyable. however, i stopped getting more enemies spawn in at around the halfway mark (idk if thats a problem with me, or the game), so i couldnt finish it :( amazing work though!!
Thanks for playing!! The artists did an amazing job :) I haven’t seen the bug amongst our team so it might be a computer-specific problem. Good to note though.
Edit: It might be because the game thinks not all enemies are defeated, like a surfboard enemy is hanging around at the left edge of the screen. But that’s my guess.