About Planetoids

Planetoids is a modern retro-style space shooter built in Python using Pygame. Inspired by arcade classics like Asteroids, Defender, and Galaga, it reimagines that era with momentum-based controls, glitchy CRT aesthetics, and a focus on visual polish.

This project is a personal tribute to the golden age of arcades — and a chance to explore the intersection of code, nostalgia, and design.

Core Features

• Momentum-based controls: Thrust, drift, and rotate through space like a true arcade pilot.
• Screen wraparound: Classic mechanic that keeps you in motion — and always on edge.
• Dynamic power-ups: Trishot, Quadshot, Ricochet, Time Slow, Invincibility, and more.
• Score multiplier system: Build up a streak-based multiplier that decays over time.
• Visual FX: CRT shaders, flicker, scanlines, glitch effects, bullet trails, and debris.

Technical Highlights

Planetoids was built with care using:

• Python 3.11
• Pygame
• GitHub Actions (for CI/CD, PyPI deploys, release packaging)
• Sphinx + Jekyll (for docs and devlog)

It’s fully installable via:

pip3 install planetoids-game

Why Build It?

I wanted a project that could:

• Push my technical + visual design skills
• Be finished and polished end-to-end
• Blend creative expression with structured engineering
• Give nostalgic players something new to enjoy

Planetoids is more than a game — it’s a love letter and an evolving experiment in indie dev polish.

Thanks for checking it out