Star Glide

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An endless runner with a cute sea theme, by Sleepy Turtledove Gaming.

In *Star Glide* you guide a little echinoderm (e.g., sea star, urchin, sandollar, etc.) through dangerous underwater hazards, collecting seashells and gaining power-ups throughout the twisty ocean floor. Tap the left or right sides of the screen to control your Star, avoiding obstacles like Saws, Sea Bombs, and Spikes so you don’t take damage.

You have three lives per game, and when you lose all three lives, the game ends. Each obstacle takes a different amount of lives—so some are more dangerous than others. Seashells spawn near obstacles, and collecting eight in a row gives you a Combo with a special power (shield, magnet, shooter, an extra life, etc.). You can spend your Shell Coins in the casino machines to win cool prizes! Can you beat your high score? Find out now!

Disclaimers:
- This game took seven days to make, so if some aspects feel rushed or offbeat, that’s why.
- All sound effects, graphics, and music were made by me. Please do not take any of these assets without my permission.
- The fonts are free, however, and I do not own them.
- Currently ‘Skins’ button does not have a backend, so it does not work. ‘Plinko’ and ‘Prizes’ do work.
Bugs:
- The Plinko game is supposed to give out new skins, but this feature has not been added yet, so it only gives out coins. Still, by all means, feel free to try it.
- Sometimes obstacles will spawn inside platforms, making you take damage from seemingly nothing.
- The Save to File mechanic might corrupt sometimes, making you lose your coins. Thankfully, no other progress will be lost, because I haven’t added skins yet.
- As of now, you can use the arrows on the Title Screen to switch between a Pink Star, an Orange Star, and a Blue Star. However, when I update the game to have skins, you will have to buy this color instead. The bug is that you aren’t supposed to have them for free.

Please let me know what I should add! I’ve got big plans for this game if I can remember the code :)
Also if you find anymore bugs, please point them out to me so I can squash them.
This game is available for both iPads AND iPhones, so download the Hub on your phone and try it out! The aspect ratio works on all mobile devices.

Happy Gliding!

VERSION 4.8

Last Updated: January 20, 2025

4.8
- Fixed compatibility problems with iPhone.
- Added more sounds to Plinko game and also made it save your last prize.
- The Game Over screen now takes a little longer to come after you crash, making it less bombarding.

4.7
- Fixed movement.
- Added particle effects to the prize spinner.
- Fixed sound effects with Plinko game.

4.6
- See below.

4.5
- Spikes and coins now have a 75% higher chance of spawning on the left and right platforms compared to other obstacles.
- Trails now change color from getting combos.
- Turned up the collision bias and collision slop from 1.50 and 0.20.
- Fixed an error where shield would not protect the Star when hitting an object and only when touching it.
- Added sound effects (drumroll, cymbals) to the Plinko game to make it more suspenseful and engaging.

4.4
- See below…

4.3
- Bug fixes.
- Plinko game is in development.

4.2
- Store in development.
- Fixed movement error.
- Corrected a bug where the Star would stop spinning upon collision with a platform.
- Updated the Star trail.

4.1
- Store is in development.

4.0
- Version 4.0 is here! Please see below details for more.

3.9
- Getting combos was too easy; it’s balanced now.

3.8
- The most recent skin/color you choose for your Star will now be saved next time you enter the game!
- Added rotational velocity for every time you change the direction of the Star—per users’ advice. The Star now has a grace period between transitions, allowing you to save it from sudden death due to acceleration.
- Updated Collision Slop and Collision Bias to prevent physics objects clipping through wall objects.
- Bombs will now spawn in better positions for gameplay.

3.7
- Fixed a bug where music wouldn’t stop playing during gameplay even when ‘Music: Off’ was toggled.
- Fixed a bug where the control settings would not change during gameplay when toggled.

3.6
- Added a feature to delete all saved data and progress from file upon confirmation.

3.5
- Fixed a bug where you could see power-ups before they spawned.
- Fixed a bug where the star would stop rolling for a brief moment after colliding with a platform.
- Fixed a bug where spikes wouldn’t shake the screen upon collision.

3.4
- Movement.
- Collection.
- Physics.

3.3
- Refinement

3.2
- Bug fixes.

3.1
- Fixed a bug where obstacles wouldn’t shake the screen upon collision.

3.0
- All updates from Version 2.9, plus:
- Optimized newest update for iPhone
- Fixed spawning error with platforms
- Ensured platforms could not be seen before spawning.

2.9
- Updated the collision box of the left platform (and the right platform) to have a slight curve at its bottom corner. This allows the Star to smoothly move up the platform without clipping through it.
- Uodated the physics refresh rate, so side switching is smoother and collisons with platforms does not disrupt gameplay.
- Updated how platform spawning works (changed from 999 every 0.1s to 100 every 0.8s), so the bug that the game had of lagging past 1000 meters is officially patched.
- Changed the spawning mechanics of the obstacles.
- Improved controls.

2.8
- Updated UI

2.7
- Power-ups can be collected on screen by random chance.
- The store is now in development.
- Bombs will now spawn without saws next to them, making it easier to avoid their presence.

2.6
- Saws now have a 50% of being smaller and moving across platforms.

2.5
- There is now a streak counter.

2.4
- The beginning of the game now shows you how to play depending on which control setting you chose.

2.3
- Sertings now work and music can be toggled on and off. Controls can be changed to either ‘right and left sides’, ‘one tap’ for both sides, or ‘swipe to move’.

2.2
- Power-ups are now displayed on the left side of the screen.

2.1
- You can now see when the score is increased with a visual effect.

2.0
- The projectile power-up has officially been added.

1.9
- The magnet power-up lasts for ten seconds now instead of five seconds. It also has a large range of coin collection.

1.8
- Bug fixes.

1.7
- Optimization.

1.6
- The Plinko game has officially been added.

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January 17, 2025

@NeilSenn

Really fun!

Love the way the star rolls across the barriers and that there’s a little bit of float instead of snapping wall to wall. That little bit of leeway feels really good. Good call having multiple song so the repeats after dying aren’t annoying. Few constructive things: I’d give a few short but progressively more difficult levels at the beginning so we can get some satisfaction from learning instead of dying over and over until we get the flow. It’d be cool if that brief window where you can change directions midair was a little bit wider. Not so much to ruin the game but enough to catch yourself if you realize the mistake you made immediately. Saves are fun… Loose suggestion but maybe think of a narrative with enemies instead of spikes and saw blades. Might want to stick the player to the wall at the beginning. If you don’t press anything you can drift for a long time without hitting anything 😅 Genuinely a lot of fun. Subscribed to see what you do next 😁

Thanks so much for playing and for the awesome feedback! I’m really glad you enjoyed the movement and the little bit of float—it was something I worked on to make it feel smooth and fun, so it’s great to hear that stood out. I totally agree about adding some narrative and swapping the spikes and saw blades for proper enemies on certain areas; that’s definitely in the works (jellyfish, crabs, etc.). I hadn’t thought about starting the player anchored to a wall or adding some intro levels to ease into the gameplay, but those are great ideas, and I’ll be looking into them for sure. I’m also going to tweak the midair direction-change window a bit—it’s such a good call to make those split-second saves more satisfying. Thanks again for playing and for the thoughtful suggestions—it really means a lot!

January 17, 2025

Really fun!

Love the way the star rolls across the barriers and that there’s a little bit of float instead of snapping wall to wall. That little bit of leeway feels really good. Good call having multiple song so the repeats after dying aren’t annoying. Few constructive things: I’d give a few short but progressively more difficult levels at the beginning so we can get some satisfaction from learning instead of dying over and over until we get the flow. It’d be cool if that brief window where you can change directions midair was a little bit wider. Not so much to ruin the game but enough to catch yourself if you realize the mistake you made immediately. Saves are fun… Loose suggestion but maybe think of a narrative with enemies instead of spikes and saw blades. Might want to stick the player to the wall at the beginning. If you don’t press anything you can drift for a long time without hitting anything 😅 Genuinely a lot of fun. Subscribed to see what you do next 😁