Umbra Galaxy

Really neat action game, the visual presentation is already nice, only thing maybe would be add destroyed machine particles into the mix for maximum carnage feeling? And some mild screen-shake when the player gets hit for more umpf.

Sound design is also fine overall, maybe add a slight random pitch-shift to the player shoot-sound so it is not the same sound constantly.

The main problem i have is the longevity of fun. The first 3 levels were neat figuring out controls etc and trying out a few powerups, but after that every level felt similar. The best strategy is to circle the enemies and keep shooting. Yeah i can try to aim for core turrets to kill the whole thing faster, but the added risk is mostly not worth the gain.

I am not sure myself how to change that. Maybe change the base shooting patterns to allow dodging on the spot and skillfully aim for core turret?

Also maybe instead of a power-up system have a permanent upgrade-shop that player buy stuff either for each run or inbetween levels. That would give me more of a progression feeling.

Or go the full rougelike route with procedural levels and randomized bonuses after each level and really crazy shooting synergies XD

Ohh and i was able to use my controller for movement, but nothing else in the game. Either disable the controller completely or add full controller support, was a bit confusing for the first few seconds ^^