This is a small Space-Invaders-meets-Brick Break game I created for fun. It's written in C++11 using SDL2 for rendering and graphics. The object of the game is simple; survive while destroying the invaders. The invaders will shoot projectiles, and it is your job to attempt to deflect them by bouncing them off the paddle and back at them. You gain points for properly deflecting attacks and destroying invaders.
You begin with 10 health, and slowly lose it each time you miss a projectile. At the end of each level, you earn back 2 times the level difficulty life back in preparation for the next level (i.e. if you pass level 1 you get 2 health, if you pass level 2 you get 4 health, etc). Points are also multiplied by the level.
- Left or A: Move paddle left
- Right or D: Move paddle left
- ESC: Pause / Unpause
- Shift: Move faster
This project requires SDL2 to compile along with the
additional components SDL2_ttf, SDL2_mixer, and SDL2main.
On Ubuntu, this can be installed with
sudo apt install -y libsdl2-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-devThe project can be built with CMake by generating a project followed by building it:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="<where to install>"
cmake --build .