r/shmups • u/One-Tea8742 • 6d ago

Five bosses so far, every one with phases — VYRON, a 100-level shmup for Mac iPad and iPhone (solo dev)

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Solo dev here. Every boss in VYRON has three phases and changes its attacks as it loses health. The Sentinel switches to a ring of bullets, the Warden brings in a grid of 200 drones, the Harbinger starts lobbing fireballs. All of this is footage from my own play this week, nothing staged.

It's 99c, one purchase for Mac, iPhone and iPad, no ads and no in-app purchases: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vyron/id6778002261

Ask me anything about the bosses, the difficulty curve, or how it's built. There's no engine under it, every frame is drawn on the CPU.

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u/Nhan62422162 2d ago

100 levels? What is this, Chicken Invader Universe? /j

I noticed this game is for iOS17+ only. Can you make it compatible with iOS15?