Breaker

Can you brick-break to a big highscore!?
Brick-breaker game inspired by Arkanoid written in Python using the PyGame library.

How to run

For Windows check the Releases to get our latest installer or executable.
To run directly install PyGame for your Python environment and run main.py with Python.

Controls

Hit the ball and do not let it fall!

• move paddle left: a, w, left-arrow, up-arrow
• move paddle right: d, s, right-arrow, down-arrow
• Exit game: escape

Collect powerups:

• green B Boost powerups (10% drop rate) to get a ball boost
• magenta L Life powerups (5% drop rate) to get a life boost

Break bricks and clear levels for points.

How to build

Requires pyinstaller package.

• To build executable: pyinstaller Breaker.spec

Goals

• more powerup types
• Start menu
• Level layouts

Sources

[1] PyGame https://www.pygame.org/wiki/GettingStarted
[2] Arkanoid levels http://nick-aschenbach.github.io/blog/2015/04/27/arkanoid-game-levels/
[3] Arkanoid gameplay https://youtu.be/Th-Z6QQ5AOQ

Credits

Music https://opengameart.org/content/stereotypical-90s-space-shooter-music