Starship Evolution

🚀 Starship Evolution

Starship Evolution is a vertical scrolling space shooter where your ship evolves through 13 tiers with randomized upgrades across 3 weapon paths: Lasers, Rockets, and Shock.

Choose from 3 ship classes and battle through space, planet, water, and bonus levels — each with 6 unique boss types. Every 5th level is a bonus survival round. Die and you lose 2 evolution tiers. Reach Level 20 to face the Final Boss.

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⚔️ Dual Attack System

Toggle between two firing modes at any time with F:

• Burst Mode — Spread fire, great for crowds
• Beam Mode — Focused laser that ramps up damage over time, perfect for bosses

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💥 Abilities

Unlock abilities as you evolve through tiers:

• B — Bomb (Tier 2): Screen-clearing explosion, 3 charges
• V — Missile (Tier 5): Homing missiles, high single-target damage
• R — Phase Shift (Tier 6): Pass through enemies unharmed for 2 seconds
• T — Slow Time (Tier 10): Slows all enemies for 3 seconds
• G — Dragon Mode (Tier 13): Transform into a golden dragon with invincibility and homing fireballs for 12 seconds

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⭐ Special Power-Ups

• Wingmen — Two mini fighter jets that fly and shoot alongside you
• Bubble Shield — A glowing shield from water levels that persists through the next level
• R&D Boost — Found on planet levels, grants 50% of a tier's worth of evolution XP

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📋 Features

• 13-tier evolution system with randomized upgrade bonuses
• 3 ship classes with unique stats
• Dual attack modes: Focus Beam and Spread Burst
• 4 level types: Space, Planet, Water, and Bonus
• 6 boss encounters + Level 20 Final Boss
• Satellite enemies with shield auras
• Procedural sound effects and dynamic soundtrack
• Mobile touch controls with landscape side panels
• Pause menu with full ability guide

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🎮 Controls

Desktop:

• WASD / Arrow Keys — Move
• Space — Fire
• F — Toggle Beam / Burst
• B — Bomb  |  V — Missile  |  R — Phase  |  T — Slow  |  G — Dragon
• P / Esc — Pause (shows ability guide)

Mobile:

• Touch joystick (left side) — Move
• Auto-fire enabled
• Side panel buttons for all abilities
• Landscape mode recommended