Chikkin Invaders

Survive 20 seconds. Kill aliens. Beat your score. Repeat.

In the distant future, aliens from planet Chikkin came to steal our sun! You are our only hope to stop them.

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Core controls

LMB	Shoot selected weapon. B to  expand/contract the weapon name.
H	Show help tooltip (in game)
M	Open pause menu (in game)
W,A,S,D	Boost in direction *Use a faster ship for faster boost
1,2,3,4	Switch weapon (choose weapons in the hangar in main menu)
X	Activate auto target for autocannon (if available to your ship setup) *improved by Ballistics Chip perk for better ballistics
TAB	Activate scanner (if available, scanner perk)
Q,E, RMB	Rotate towards target (MANUAL ships only! check in hangar)*improved by Gyro Booster perk

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Description

Chikkin Invaders is a fast-paced 20-second arcade shooter where every round is a desperate fight for survival.

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The Loop

Each wave gives you 20 seconds. Kill as many aliens as you can, chain kills for combo multipliers, and try not to die. Survive, and the next wave gets harder. Die, and you start over — choose your start wave in the death menu and start menu and try out combinations of perks, ships and weapons in the hangar, accessible from the main menu by pressing H or the button. You can also choose the first background, after that it's random.

The initial first rounds are meant to be easy so the player has time to accomodate to the harder controls of movement, then .. play and see what happens! 

The game is progressively adding more things and enemy types until wave 50 (deathwish), after which it gets harder by adding more HP to enemies endlessly every 20 levels. I personally think getting past 80 is almost impossible but I'd love to see you try!

**Do note, to see all ships you must click the boxes to the left and right at the top of the hangar, there are a lot more than 3 to choose from, that's just the viewport. I tried and failed to add "<" and ">" arrows to the boxes, I have no idea what itch.io does to my build but it doesn't seem to like them lol.

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 Features

> ⏱️ 20-Second Rounds - Short, intense, endlessly replayable <

> 🔥 Combo System - Chain kills for 2x, 3x, 5x, up to 10x score multipliers <

> 🚀 Multiple Ships - Each with different stats and hardpoint configurations <

> 🔧 Loadout Customization - Mix and match weapons and perks in the Hangar <

>⚔️ Weapons - Railguns, rocket launchers, autocannons <

>👾 Enemies - Multiple types with different AI and minibosses <

>💠 Perks - Combat drones,  deflectors, double ammo, and more <

> 📈 Progression - Unlock new gear through career stats (or skip it if you want) <

>💬Dialogue system - Some enemies talk! <

> 🏆 Online Leaderboards - Compete globally for high scores <

https://danqzq.itch.io/leaderboard-creator Thanks Dan!

!This game saves your progress locally using browser storage!