Stellar Pup

Stellar Pup is a resource-gathering, survival game where you team up with your AI dog companion, Stellar Pup, to hold out against wave after wave of enemies. Gather resources, upgrade your companion, and prepare because whenever the storm picks up it blocks out the sun, draining your companion of the energy it needs to move, and dredging up the planet's worst monsters from the depths. The journey will be hard, but you don't have to go alone. Man's best robot friend will always have your back.

During the day, the calm rains come allowing you to travel across the planet searching for the materials needed to survive the hostile environment. 

Use your 01100100 01101111 01100111 Whistle to communicate with Stellar pup and give him commands. Press 2 when near a resource and he will break it apart for you. Then use Left Mouse to pull in the smaller resources with your patented Super Sucker.

When Stellar Pup has helped you collect enough resources, hold 1 to use your whistle to call him back to you. Just one whistle and he will follow you wherever you go.

When your inventory is full, travel home to your storage crate and press E to stash your goods. Then spend your hard-earned resources on upgrades for your Bubble Suit or add-ons for Stellar Pup.

Outfit Stellar Pup with all manner of weaponry, including a Lightning Cannon, the powerful Lightning-Thrower, or even more Turrets. Each weapon has its own AI system allowing them to aim and fight on their own, and you will need them all to survive.

When the storm picks up, Stellar Pup's solar panels with lose power and his movement will be disabled as he diverts power to his weapon systems to keep you safe. The rains bring all manner of monsters so you will have to help him by using Right Mouse to blow them away with your Super Sucker. With the right amount of finesse, you can give Stellar Pup just enough time to take them out with his turret.

Use the planet's dangers to your advantage.  Flashes of lightning leaves behind purple Plasma Mist and dying enemies drop chunks of Meat. Use these resources by holding down Q to heal yourself and Stellar Pup, or you can save the resources to upgrade your skills when the storm calms once again.

Key bindings

Movement - WASD 

Interact with storage box - E 

Pull - Mouse Left Click 

Push - Mouse Right Click 

Heal - Hold Q (Drains meat to heal player and Plasma to heal Stellar Pup)

Command Stellar Pup to gather -  Hold 2 (when close to Stellar Pup) 

Command Stellar Pup to follow - Hold 1 (when close to Stellar Pup)

Completed entirely over 7 days for the  Brackeys 2024 Game Jam.

Credits

Created and Designed by: Emily Turner, Brent Lewis, and Alexander Stangel

Programmed by: Emily Turner and Brent Lewis

Art Direction and Lighting by: Alexander Stangel

Modeling, Animation, and Materials by: Alexander Stangel

FX: Alexander Stangel and Brent Lewis

Music: Chill lofi inspired by omfgdude

Lightning Bolt FX by: Jeff Johnson

Plasma Rock by: floatvoid