Cosmic Hero 2 is a retro sci-fi themed puzzle game with arcade elements. Basic mechanics are similar to Sokoban but are greatly enhanced with a lot of novel features for a more varied gameplay.
I am a designer of the game and I do prototype coding (C# in Unity) and all graphics. The game is being developed in a team of 3 people which is me, Krzysztof Święcicki (Atari 6502 assembly coding) and Krzysztof Bryła (music). Together we form the Zelax demoscene group. We are targeting 8 bit Atari as our primary platform for the game but the 1:1 prototype is being built using Unity so it has a potential of being released as a retro style game on all platforms that Unity supports as well.
Cosmic Hero 2 is in active development currently.
In the far future our civilization needs support from extraterrestial energy sources as our own resources are not enough anymore. We set up energy extracting facilities on four planets found in other solar systems.
Then one day a troubling report comes from each of these planets at the same time. An unknown phenomena occured, all technical personel disappeared and facilities stopped functioning due to a heavy energetical noise.
Gigantic beams of strange light were observed - shooting out of each of the planets’ surface. We don’t know what happened and what is the nature of these events but we need the energy to keep our civilization going.
You were chosen to be a hero who will go to the desolate facilities, recover all the liquified energy that was already extracted and examine the strange phenomena.
The task is not easy. Energy “blobs” are scattered around empty, partially destroyed bases. Obstacles such as malfunctioning defense mechanisms and locked barriers will stand in your way. You will have to find a way to reconnect broken power connections to disable them.
You are Cosmic Hero though. You did save the Earth once, you can do it one more time. Good luck!
The are two main objectives in the game. You have to complete both to exit each map.
The first objective is to collect all the energy “blobs” scattered around the map. Once that task is done the power source that can destroy a barrier blocking the exit from the map is enabled.
To get access to the exit area you have to connect the power source with the barrier using the energy conducting pieces, these can also be found all around the map. There are 6 types of pieces: horizontal, vertical and 4 “turns”. Once the power source is enabled you can send the power through the cord to destroy the barrier and complete the map by entering the area of the map that is beyond the barrier.