Cosmic Dodge 🚀

A fast-paced space arcade survival game made with Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

🌌 About the Game

Cosmic Dodge is a space-themed arcade survival game developed using Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

The player controls a spaceship and must dodge waves of randomly generated asteroids while surviving as long as possible.

🎮 Controls

• WASD / Arrow Keys / D-Pad: Move the spaceship
• A Button / Spacebar: Start or restart the game

✨ Features

• 4-directional spaceship control
• Randomized asteroid spawning
• Health and scoring systems
• Health pickup system
• Main Menu, Gameplay, and Game Over flow
• Background music and sound effects
• Fade transitions
• Background scrolling
• Camera shake and sprite effects
• Restart after Game Over

🛠️ Tools Used

• Microsoft MakeCode Arcade
• Fancy Text Extension: In-game text and score display
• Color Extension: Fade transitions
• Scroller Extension: Background scrolling effect

📦 Asset Credits

Some visual assets were edited by me to match the space arcade theme.

Additional assets were sourced from existing MakeCode assets, itch.io, and OpenGameArt under free or CC0 licenses, including:

• Space Ships (Little) by drakzlin
• DEMO Pixel Skies Background Pack by Digital Moons

The theme songs were implemented using MakeCode melody code, with melody ideas assisted by ChatGPT. Final integration, adjustment, and testing in MakeCode were completed by me.

📝 Development Note

This project was designed as a small but complete arcade survival game, focusing on clear game flow, responsive feedback, and beginner-friendly game logic inside Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.