Hellstorm

🔹 About the Game

This is a roguelike in an early stage of development (Alpha 0.0.1).
The game does not have a final name yet, and both the player character and enemies will change significantly during development.

Instead of the traditional XP and level-up system, progression is based on waves. Each wave increases the challenge, requiring the player to adapt, reposition, and make quick decisions.

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🔹 Current State (0.0.4 Alpha)

This release is meant to test the core of the game and gather community feedback.
In this version, you can expect:

• Core gameplay is playable ✅

• Floor-based progression system (formerly waves) 🏰

• Objective: climb as many floors of Hell as possible 😈

• Character & weapon selection menu 🛡️

• Updated starting character and weapon ⚔️

• Reset button – restart the game anytime for testing 🔄

• Improved lifesteal – now works by chance 💉

• Attack speed buffed ⚡

• Enemy scaling reduced for better balance 🧠

• Enemies & bosses – more health and damage 🐲

• Boss dash direction is now clearly indicated

• Boss damage reaction animation added

• Coins drop less frequently 💰

• Upgrades – more expensive and capped 💎

• Luck system added (affects upgrade rewards) 🍀

• Godly & Blessed states added ✨

• New character ability: shield usable once per floor (Space) 🛡️

• New weapon: Firestaff 🔥

• Auto-aim option added 🎯

• Screen shake reduced

• Custom colors added 🌈

• New sound effects & boss music 🎵

• Audio issues fixed 🔧

• Death sound by @akimoto_23 🎙️

• Buttons updated and menus are fully mouse-friendly 🖱️

• Backspace key added to go back (for web testing) ⌫

• New splash screen added (not final) 🖼️

Art, balance, and mechanics are still in development, and major changes are expected at this stage.

🔹 Goal of the Alpha

The main goal of this alpha is to understand:

• What works well

• What doesn’t

• If the wave-based system feels fun and engaging

• The overall feel of the game

All feedback will help shape the future of the project.

🔹 Feedback

If you play the game, please consider leaving feedback about:

• Difficulty

• Wave pacing

• Controls

• Ideas or suggestions

Thank you for helping with the development ❤️