The alien insect Void Empire has harvested countless star systems, yours is next.
Command the lone starfighter Galaxika-1 through 8 treacherous sectors, dodging asteroid fields, blasting enemy drones, and facing their colossal fleet.
Can you reach the Void Queen's mothership before civilization falls?
Galaxika is a 2D shoot-em-up game developed for the Nintendo Game Boy, written in C using the GBDK development kit.
8 action-packed levels
4 unique enemy types
2 challenging boss battles
High-score saving
Credits
Game Design & Programming
Merlijn Van Holder
Art & Animation
Merlijn Van Holder
Music & Sound Effects
hUGEDriver & Merlijn Van Holder
Tools
GBDK, GBTD, Aseprite, VS Code, C
I've always wanted to program my very own Nintendo Game Boy game, with similar tools and limitations as the developers from the 90s did. You can read more about the development process and technical details on my blog.
