Defender
Skim a wraparound alien world, shoot down landers and catch the humanoids they drop before they turn mutant.
Controls: Use the keyboard or mouse on a computer, or touch controls on a phone or tablet.
License: Unlicense (public domain; code); graphics drawn procedurally in code; sounds synthesized with Web Audio · Source code
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