Hyperspace Dogfights

Fly the best jet in the galaxy and demilitarize planets by blowing up their entire combined armed forces,- in front of a never-ending nova sunset.

Featuring:

Juicy Combat

Out-boost your enemies, shoot off their parts, use gravity to your advantage and hyperspace-dodge through projectiles and obstacles when things get too hairy.

All The Loot

Make your jet stronger and stranger by gathering some of the 250+ currently available passive and active items. Use over 90 randomly modified weapons against your opponent, including aerial melee options like swords, whips and punches.

Vicious Opposition

Engage zone specific enemy types in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. Confront 10 distinct bosses and try surviving beyond that in endless play. Master the base game, then push your piloting skills even further in 12 different challenge modes that can even be combined with another.

Featuring a full score by ENUIT and Ole Toensen.

FAQ

What do I do in Hyperspace Dogfights?

Mainly you fly a jet in a 2d environment and blow things up. You'll also complete randomized goals in order to finish individual waves. In-between waves you'll buy items that modify your jet in various ways. Zones end with random boss encounters. Difficulty is pretty harsh, you'll probably die a lot in the beginning. But each subsequent run will play out a little different. Throughout the game you'll unlock additional items to find on later runs. The game is fairly light on story, but you can piece together a narrative from item descriptions and combat chatter if you choose so.

Feature list?
- Juicy, impact-full and tense 2d air combat, framed in a weird sci-fi universe.
- 5+ player jets to fly, all coming with 2 alternate starting loadouts to unlock.
-200+ different passive items, some providing simple bonuses, some completely changing how your jet behaves.
- 90+ sci-fi jet weapons, including beam weapons, explosives and aerial melee options
- 50 active items used for offense, defense or utility.
- Strong focus on synergies and weird jet builds. Most items will interact with others, be it in positive and negative ways. All passives can stack with themselves.
- 7 zones with distinct enemy composition to explore.
- 10 bosses to die against.
- Various wave goals: Hunt ace pilots, raid ground targets, perform recon scans and more.
- 12 late game challenge modes that can be freely combined with another
- Colorful pixel art, powered by the Pico8 palette.
- An adaptive soundtrack with combat and menu tracks, consisting of 14 tunes by ENUIT and Ole Toensen.
- Persistent unlocks with lots of items in the loot pool from the get go, but some things only unlockable through the endgame.
- Finished runs can seamlessly transition into endless mode if you choose so.

What platform does Hyperspace Dogfights run on?

Window PC and Linux (currently only tested on Ubuntu).

What are the system requirements?

CPU: 3.2 GHz

Graphics: GeForce GT 710 or better

Ram: 8 GiB

OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64bit or higher

Recent Windows

Only on Itch?

If you buy the game on itch you'll also get a steam key. If you bought it through a bundle this might not apply though.

Is there more from the Hyperspace universe?
This game takes place in the same universe as the Hyperspace Anthology (which includes ---Red---Tether-->,  Swirl W@tch and Hyperspace Deck Command) a collection of top down sci-fi games that share a similar artstyle and perspective, but explore widely different genres. The latest entry just released on itch and Steam: