About This Demo

Star Patrol Nova is a roguelike deck builder with a branching plot inspired by science fiction cartoons of the 1980s and 1990s.

THE STORY

The Star Patrol was formed following the catastrophic Gravity Wars of the 32nd Century, to ensure conflict of that scale was never seen again. For 200 years civilisations were rebuilt and alliances between the world's reforged.

The game begins with the abduction of a peace emissary on passage to vital peace talks between two volatile worlds. Somebody doesn't want peace, and that could be the beginnings of something dire.

Travel to multiple world's on missions to unravel the mystery and choose between different priorities to advance the plot in different directions.

GAMEPLAY

- You start with a team of four, but as the adventure progresses you gain new allies. Choose from a selection of characters to create a perfect team to take on each challenge. (In the demo there is currently only 4 team members)

- Build your collection of cards by choosing from a selection after each battle. Or spend your hard earned credits to buy new cards from shops you'll encounter while down on the planet surface.

- Customise your deck from your collection at any time between battles. Refine your deck as you gain new cards in your attempt to tailor the perfect synergies.

- Characters have special abilities that charge up as you deal damage to your opponents. When fully charged you can activate the ability to summon additional cards or deal extra damage.

- Your team members level up and you can choose how to invest their skill points. Do you want them to be a walking shield to protect their allies, a healer, or have the firepower to deal the most damage possible. (This feature is not currently in the demo)

- Encounter a variety of residents on each planet that may help or hinder your progress. Some of them may hold unique cards that could aid you on your mission.

- Whether they are firing their trusty blasters or getting right into the action with fists or melee weapons, your character cards have fully animated attacks. Likewise, your opponents have their own unique animations. (Most character and enemy cards are animated, but this is a work in progress. The demo will be updated as new animated are included)

- Receive a score after each battle that contributes to your overall score. At the end of your run, whether you are successful or not, you can choose to uploaded your score to the online leaderboard or only add it to your local leaderboard to try to beat your personal best.

-You choose the name for each squad when you start a new run, and that name is referred to during in-game dialogue and shown on the leaderboard. (In game dialogue does not currently reference the team name, but it is shown on the leaderboards)

THE DEMO

The current demo is an early prototype that covers the first mission only. It still has some placeholder art, including enemy character cards that are not yet animated. It also only offers a small collection of cards types, allowing a more limited range of synergies.

All feedback at this stage will contribute towards shaping the game, so please feel free to leave suggestions of what you like and what you would like improved.

Note: No ai has been or will be used during any stage of this games development.