dead_center
you can only shoot to the dead center. don't get hit by your own bullet like a fool
made by mors for pico-1k jam 2026. the game is 1021 bytes in size
| Published | 5 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (23 total ratings) |
| Author | mors |
| Genre | Shooter |
| Made with | PICO-8 |
| Tags | Arcade, pico1k, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Retro, Vector |
| Average session | A few seconds |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Gamepad (any), Touchscreen |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
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dead_center_linux.zip 755 kB
dead_center_macos.zip 7.4 MB
dead_center_raspi.zip 2.1 MB
dead_center_windows.zip 990 kB
dead_center.p8 18 kB
dead_center.p8.png 4.5 kB


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PLEASE CHECKOUT MY GAMES I HAVE CREATE SUPPORT PLEASE
web version doesn't work for me (on win10 firefox)
Very nice. Fun!
Nice game
Fun game
Fun
This is nice <3 I got 7500 and ill deff be back for this one <3
Fun game! Surprisingly difficult
It's neat how, despite the enemies posing practically no risk, the aiming is hard enough that killing yourself through your own bullets is easy
Such simple idea yet so fun! This is inspiring.
Fun! 😊 I would have loved to play on phone browser with joystick but got 4 way arrow keys on screen which was not easy to use. I will try on PC!
really fun game, it surprised me to see that hitting them on the return shot gives more points, it's hard to aim when you're far from the center, but if you get too close it raises the risk of getting hit by your own shot. the enemies themselves aren't that hard, the challenge to me was dodging my own missed shots
Huh, no way! My high score is the same as yours
This is a good game. Reminds me of Ꙩ.
was about to comment tha
I love it. It’s a clever game mechanic that keeps the action moving. I thought the constraint of always facing the center would be limiting, but with the ship movement the player can aim shots and dodge opponents, and the game is very fluid. The game is tough but fair … at the end of a game I always felt that I could do better next time.
The presentation is excellent, especially the oscillations of the border.
Really impressive for under 1k.
this is hard
It was either I stopped at 6900 or 6700, mostly because the difficulty didn't really change after a while
Still, considering the limitations of this game, it's a pretty cool little game overall. I liked how the firing rate increased with the score though. I died more to my own bullets more than the other circles lol. Mostly because I was trying to re-aim myself somewhat after narrowly missing a shot.
I don't mean it to be a fault of the game though. I thought that was actually a pretty cool idea which added tension to the general gameplay. Also loved the wavey effect on the circle
All in all, good stuff