Hookshot Runner

Fast-paced time-freezing bullet-hell-in-space score-chaser built for the Playdate

Achieve massive scores by keeping up your momentum. Chain actions together to keep your score multiplier up, and kill enemies in rapid succession to scale exponentially!

When you're surrounded, freeze time to get yourself out of harms way. But be careful! You'll need to survive in real time in order to gain back the ability.

Charging your hookshot gives you a moment of respite, but you'll need to decide what you want to do quickly or time will unfreeze and you'll surely be sliced.

Unlockable Levels

Harder challenges await! Get high scores and open up even more difficult levels, with more enemies with faster bullets and more difficult terrain to navigate

How to Play

Charge up your hookshot and release to zoom through the air and attack your enemies
Freeze time to temporarily avoid the onslaught of swords and bullets
Quickly Chain actions to increase your score multiplier and gain back your freeze ability

Having a hard time?

In addition to a tutorial that shows you how all the mechanics work in detail, Hookshot Runner also offers a few options to assist you as you're figuring things out

Sword assist
Helps you know exactly where you'll be hitting while you charge your hookshot

Fall assist
Shows you exactly where you'll be landing while you charge your hookshot, and if you'll be landing on a platform or falling into space

Development Status

This should be a stable, bug-free build. But it is technically still in development. There's a lot I could do with the game, but I think it's a lot of fun as-is, so I'm putting it out into the world. I'd love to hear any feedback you have, please leave a comment below!