Helios Protocol Game Off 2025 Jam (Old) Demo

## 🎮 Helios Protocol — Game Off 2025 Jam Demo

⚠️ Important note

This page contains the original demo created exclusively for the GitHub Game Off 2025 Jam.

Development has continued after the Jam.

👉 For the current public demo and latest version, visit:

https://snowsstudios.itch.io/helios-protocol

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“Forged in frost. Born in fire.”

Helios Protocol is a top-down arcade roguelike shooter where you pilot an experimental hover tank and survive escalating waves of alien forces. Build your playstyle through power-ups, ability choices and progression after each round.

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##🔥 Key Features (Jam Build)

• Fast-paced combat with multiple enemy types  

• Wave-based progression with increasing challenge  

• Build customization through power-ups and buffs  

• Boss encounter  

• Smooth movement + responsive controls  

• Sci-fi desert battlefield atmosphere 

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## 🛸 Story

Humanity is losing the war.

Fifteen years after first contact, the alien TecnoXeno use unstable wormholes to invade entire continents. In response, scientists create **Project Helios** — a hybrid hover-tank powered by recovered alien tech.

You, Lt. Mason Sharpe, are the pilot of the prototype.  

Your mission:

- Hold the line.  

- Crush every wave.  

- Push back the TecnoXeno.

You are the last barrier between Earth and extinction.

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## 🌀 Theme Interpretation — *“Wave”*

The theme Wave is central to Helios Protocol:

- Continuous enemy waves escalating in intensity  

- Aliens arrive through dimensional wormholes  

- Explosion patterns, abilities and AoE attacks follow wave-like rhythms  

- The entire gameplay loop is built on resisting and adapting to pressure waves  

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## 🎮 Gameplay Features

✔ WASD movement + mouse aiming  

✔ Multiple enemy types (dasher, ranger, flamethrower, tank)  

✔ Dozens of buffs and power-ups  

✔ Build crafting after each wave  

✔ Boss encounters  

✔ Combo & scoring system  

✔ Fast decision-making under pressure  

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## 💬 Controls

- **Move:** WASD  

- **Aim:** Mouse  

- **Shoot:** Left mouse button  

- **Dash:** Shit

- **Activate abilities / specials:** Number keys (1–3)  

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## 👤 Developer

Helios Protocol was created by a solo developer:

**Gustavo Neves — Snows Studios**

• Game design  

• Programming  

• VFX  

• UI  

• Balancing  

• Level design  

• 3D integration

If you enjoyed the game, feel free to leave feedback or follow future updates!

👉 GitHub: https://github.com/gustavoneves-gamedev  

👉 More games: https://snowsstudios.itch.io