Dustership

About the game

Dustership is a space western roguelike game that takes place in the Gaucho Galaxy: where the ruins of long dead galactic empires are now the wild frontier for explorers of the current age.

This is a work in progress. My goal with this demo is to create a fun real-time combat system, inspired by games like Hyper Light Drifter and Eastward, that will form the core of the game. I am building Dustership in Godot engine, and I use Aseprite for art and animations.

The story starts with April, a retired government officer for the Ammellan administration. She was a member of the Preservers, an elite squadron of intelligence operatives who directly report to the Ammellan emperor. Those days for April are long past, and she now works as a bounty hunter who plies her trade on the outskirts of so-called civilized space.

How to play

The version of Dustership that is playable on this page is an older version of the game.

For the latest version, which is playable on Windows, check the downloads section.

Controls

Input prompts for Xbox controls are used in the demo. These are the keyboard and mouse controls:

• F to interact
• Esc to open pause menu
• Q and E to switch pause menu screens
• Q to switch character
• Left click to attack
• Shift to dodge
• 1, 2, 3 and 4 to use items

Links

Dustership was chosen as a finalist on Backdrop Build:
https://backdropbuild.com/builds/v4/dustership-a2ms

Demo trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iAhtzoOmQ

Music by Chris Doucet: https://thedoset.com/

Follow along with the game's development at the devlog below.