DevCorner: Superpowers HTML5 collaborative game maker open-sourced!

Great news for HTML5 game developers: a few days ago Superpowers was released under the ISC license.

What is Superpowers? A game development platform (an integrated editor but you can collaborate in realtime online; how cool is that! :D ) for making HTML5 games using TypeScript (a superset of Javascript). But you will also be able to work with other languages, so far support for the well known LÖVE2D is available.

Learn more in this video:


The source is available here and there is also an repository with a few sample games. If you like what they are doing, please consider becoming a supporter.

Looking forward to your new HTML5 games!

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Best Open Source Top-Down Space Shooter : Super Space Invader

Lasers, rockets, shields, health regeneration, pixels. You know. The good stuff. Just nicely packaged with levels of just the right duration and hardness, persistent upgrades, shaders, reverb...

Two buttons are enough to play, since that was one of the themes of Ludum Dare #34, in which the game came #74 among 1638 jam entries.

Super Space Invader Review

Supser Space Invader was made with LÖVE (v0.9) and thus runs on Linux, OS X, Windows.

The source is available on GitHub under zlib/libpng.

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SuperTux 0.4.0 Milestone 2

Over ten years after the last stable release of SuperTux (0.1.3 released July 2005) the SuperTux team have announced the release of the first stable version in the Milestone 2 series.

Compared to 0.1.3, this release features:

• a nearly completely rewritten game engine based on OpenGL, OpenAL, SDL2, ...
  
• support for translations
  
• in-game manager for downloadable add-ons and translations
  
• Bonus Island III, a for now unfinished Forest Island and the development levels in Incubator Island
  
• a final boss in Icy Island
  
• new and improved soundtracks and sound effects
  
• new badguys, bonuses and power-ups (air-, earth- and ice-flower)
  
• a halloween tilemap
  
• new graphic effects (glowing objects, particles, ...)
  
• levels and worldmaps are scriptable using squirrel
  
• much more game objects: trampolines, switches, portable stones, wind, moving platforms, ... - most of them have scripting APIs
  
• improved statistics
  
• many invisible changes, like unit tests, efficiency improvements and more bugfixes
  
• much more...

And of course we updated the official levels to make use of all the new features.

SuperTux 0.4.0 Overworld

It has been a long road for the project, and a lot has changed as the engine seems to have been largely rewritten to make it suitable for more advanced graphics and scripting. Whilst the existing content has been updated, it would seem that the one area in which the project is short is new tilesets and levels, with only a partially complete 2nd forest overworld of the (originally planned) 7 desired worlds.

That's where the community comes in though. With a stable game to work with, hopefully players and artists can combine to extend the game and make it enjoyable for generations to come.

My own 15 year old son remembers SuperTux 0.1.3 fondly as, he says, the best game he played as a young child.

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Final Cut: Fade to Black Collector's Edition

Your friend, Bernard, contacted you with an urgent cry for help... He's been investigating dirty dealings between two rival movie studios and suspects the film feud may soon turn deadly. But when you arrive to help him, you find that tragedy has already struck – your friend is dead. Follow the clues he left behind to continue his investigation and avenge his death. But stay on your guard – not everyone is who they seem in this Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game... including you!

Game Size 999 MB

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The Far Kingdoms: Sacred Grove Solitaire

Not far off in the sea, there is a beautiful island that was inhabited by elves. One day a powerful earthquake destroyed everything that they built for thousands of years. Use the power of magic cards and rebuild an elven island!

Game Size 129 MB

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Phantasmat: Behind the Mask Collector's Edition

Welcome to the Ward family reunion! The Ward estate is in disrepair and its inhabitants are just as damaged. But they are your family, aren’t they? You’ll soon discover that being a member of this family isn’t just challenging – it could be deadly! Search through level after level of hidden objects and mini-games to unlock the secrets of the Ward Estate. Will you survive? Or will this family reunion be your last?

Game Size 853 MB

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Christmas Stories: Puss in Boots Collector's Edition

You adopt a forlorn kitten on Christmas Eve, but little did you know what that innocent cat would get you into. It seems a thief has ransacked Santa's purrrfect little toy town, stealing the Christmas star! Why would anyone want to stop Christmas from coming? Find out in this family-friendly game that's just right for one and all during the holidays. The festive soundtrack will put you in the Christmas mood! And you'll love the variety in the hidden-object puzzles and enjoy the fresh new mini-games.

Game Size 1.35 GB

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