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Life & fun · January 6, 2026

Shoot-em-up Deck Building game

Hey, I've shared this game while it was still a work in progress in one of the Tell HN threads. I was pleasantly surprised that a lot of people tried it, and I got some positive feedback and constructive criticism. Anyway, I found a gamedev library I really like - Kaplay [1]. What I like about it is that easy things are easy. Meaning I could have fun building the game without learning (or fighting) a new tool. I always wanted to make games, but this is the first one I actually did. And I have to tell you - game development sparks joy! It combines so many things (game design, programming,…

Shoot-em-up Deck Building game launched on January 6, 2026 with 5 votes, #3,400 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Shoot-em-up meets deck building, in space!

STEAM PAGE IS COMING! I'm actively working on the Steam page. If you would like to be informed when it goes live, you can subscribe here: https://spacedeck.muffinman.io/ SpaceDeck X is available on a physical arcade cabinet in Blast Galaxy in Amsterdam! Big thanks to The Amsterdam Indie Arcade and Blast Galaxy! In deep space, laser wranglers got bored and decided to throw a deck of cards in to spice things up. SpaceDeckX is a game that combines action and turn-based gameplay together. You’re going to play an old school shoot-em-up (aka shmup) first, but when you get to the boss, the game turns into a deck builder. The hard part is connecting the two genres in a cohesive and fun way. I've…from muffinman-io.itch.io

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey, I've shared this game while it was still a work in progress in one of the Tell HN threads. I was pleasantly surprised that a lot of people tried it, and I got some positive feedback and constructive criticism. Anyway, I found a gamedev library I really like - Kaplay [1]. What I like about it is that easy things…

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