u/Trax077

https://reddit.com/link/1vt0zc6/video/3018z2r1pekh1/player

Hi everyone! Solo dev here. WIREHAWK is a top-down vector arcade shooter built in C#/MonoGame.

It started with a simple itch: I wanted a shooter where the ship follows the mouse instantly, 1:1, no delay. Nothing felt right, so I built my own. The whole game is playable with one hand on the mouse (controller supported too).

What makes it different:

• Wireframe vector visuals — I'm not an artist, so I leaned into a pure vector look. It became the game's identity.
• No pattern memorization — enemies spawn dynamically with their own behaviors. You react, you don't memorize waves.
• Score chasing — multipliers up to ×20, global leaderboards, and an achievement for beating the game without dying.

Demo is coming to Steam Next Fest in October.

A wishlist helps a solo dev more than you'd guess: Wirehawk on Steam

Happy to answer anything about the tech or MonoGame!

We are excited to invite you to the Zyrcon Playtest. We’ve enabled automatic approval, meaning anyone who requests access gets it instantly!
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Game Title: Zyrcon (PLAYTEST)

Playable Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4823000/Zyrcon/

Platform: PC / Steam

Hey r/shmupdev, sharing my solo project Zyrcon — a mouse-only top-down arcade shooter in the bullet-heaven style.

https://preview.redd.it/e6epcj3u129h1.png?width=1918&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc5ebf83b14b440c002767bb897f6406a8f7a9a9

The core idea: you glide along the bottom tracking your cursor, auto-fire kicks in on target, and you shatter asteroids into plasma cores you pull in with a hold. Difficulty ramps with your score, not time, and there's a global leaderboard — one run, one score.

Three switchable weapons (Laser, Shotgun, chaining Ricochet) and a Stasis time-freeze that slows everything except your fire rate.

Built solo in Python/Pygame CE. Aiming for Steam Next Fest in October. Would love feedback from people who actually play shmups — especially on readability, since it gets dense.

Steam page (wishlists hugely appreciated): https://store.steampowered.com/app/4823000/Zyrcon/

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