Dive into the retro-futuristic world of Stranger Changer, a thrilling top-down wave defense game where every power-up transforms you into a new character with unique abilities. Battle waves of enemies in an arena, collect strange power-ups, and adapt your strategy on the fly to survive and conquer.

 Update 10/3/24: Now supports Gamepads.

Controls: Arrow keys, Left Gamepad Stick, or D-pad- Move

Spacebar, or RT- Shoot

Key Features:

Dynamic Character Transformations: Collect power-ups that transform you into different characters, each with their own special abilities. 

Lt. Banner: High-speed shooter with quick feet and a trusty gun.

Buddy Bot: Tough robot with an advanced multi-shot firing system.

Bandit Kong: Powerful form with attacks that bounce through multiple enemies.

Optic Bat: Fast-firing wind attacks to clear weak enemies quickly.

Dracko: Wide-range Fire Breath attack, but immobile while breathing fire.

Power-Ups: Enhance your gameplay with various power-ups that provide temporary boosts and abilities.

MultiShot: Triple your shots for 10 seconds.

BounceShot: Bullets bounce three times before being destroyed.

Bomb Shot: Bullets explode on impact.

Player Speed Up: Double your speed and fire rate for 10 seconds.

Player Speed Down: Halve your speed and fire rate for 10 seconds.

Hp UP: Heal 5 HP.

Invincible: Become invincible for 10 seconds.

Immobile: Unable to move for 5 seconds.

Art and Design: Experience a unique 2D/3D hybrid art style with retro meets alternate tech character and environment designs.

Sound and Music: Enjoy a playful retro sound made with BeepBox and in-engine sound effects created with JFXR.

Future Improvements: Look forward to separate difficulty levels, a wave system, a shop feature, stat progression between attempts, more upgrades, and specific combination attacks.

 

Join the battle in Stranger Changer and see how long you can survive the ever-changing arena!

Published 1 day ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
AuthorStcash
GenreSurvival
Tagsdefense, Retro, Short, Singleplayer

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