PixelPanic

PixelPanic is a single-screen arcade-sabotage platformer.

You are a green VIRUS inside the machine. A CPU-controlled runner climbs each level toward the flag at the top — your job is to STOP HIM.

▌ CONTROLS

WASD / Arrows — fly the virus

SPACE — dash (uses stamina)

E — press near a target to:

• INFECT the runner (next hit lands)

• SUPERCHARGE a turret, walker or knight

• DROP a blockage on a checkered marker

ESC — pause / settings

▌ HOW TO WIN

Drain the runner's 3 lives faster than he can climb. Clear all 5 single-screen levels to crash the arcade.

▌ THE THREATS

Slow blue ANTIVIRUS drones hunt you — one touch deletes you.

Coins regenerate the runner. Race him to grab them first.

▌ FEATURES

• 5 vertical-ladder levels, each with a distinct palette

• Smart utility-AI runner that walks, climbs and reacts

• Pixel-art turrets, sword walkers and plumed knights

• Live CRT distortion that intensifies as the runner takes hits

• One-shot kill loop — every fight resolves in a single beat

• Original code & pixel art

▌ CREDITS

Code & art — Michael

Music — "Three Red Hearts: Prepare to Dev" by Tallbeard Studios

SFX — "8-Bit Sound Effects Pack 001" by Deva (OpenGameArt)

Engine — Godot 4

Theme — Out of Place