Captain Valen Aster is a skilled pilot, but he hides a crippling fear: triskaidekaphobia, an irrational terror of the number 13. This fear doesn’t just haunt his mind—it warps his vision. When triggered, Valen’s field of view narrows, making it harder to see and react to threats.
\nYears ago, Valen barely escaped an attack in the 13th Sector, where his crew was lost. Ever since, his phobia has grown worse. Now, he’s drawn back into that cursed region, where enemy waves attack relentlessly and asteroids tumble through space. The number 13 appears everywhere, threatening to trigger his vision loss at the worst moments.
\nTo survive, Valen must control his fear and stay sharp as his vision narrows. Will he escape the sector’s curse, or will his phobia blind him to his doom?
\nUse the arrow or WASD keys to control your ship and space to shoot.\nGet the power-ups to increase your fire power or reload your shield.
\nThis game is a tribute to those classic space shooters available on 8 bit consoles. Have fun!
\nCredits:
\nThere are so many good contributions. This one is in the top 3 for me. Good music, good sound effects. The ship is fun to control. Action is intense but not unplayable. Clean execution. I like this game too.
\nThe concept of reduced field of vision linked to the theme is really brilliant.
\n","games":["13 The Damned"]},{"typ":1,"at":378932365,"re":378890428,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad that you liked it! 😉
\n"},{"at":378906575,"author":"Rob Louie","login":"roblouie","gh":5448110,"url":"roblouie.com","twitter":"rob_louie","text":"Game looks really nice. I don’t think a shmup where the ship has momentum is a great idea, it should just respond directly to your inputs. I also feel like I’ve heard this exact song in a lot of games. Still liked the pixel art though and played for a bit. I just think some different music and different ship behavior would make this a really fun game.
\n","games":["13th Floor"]},{"typ":1,"at":378932267,"re":378906575,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your feedback.\nYeah, I really knew that the ship behaviour would be polarizing. People would either hate it or love it. I personally find it more challenging and fun but I do understand that others aren’t really fond of it 😅 I just hadn’t the space and time to include an option for the player to choose the ship behaviour, oh well, next time 😉\nAbout the music, yeah, no original there but I think it fits well in the game 😎
\n"},{"at":378906869,"author":"Cliff Earl","login":"Antix-Development","gh":17822130,"text":"Nice wee shooter there. The ship is really drifty and almost impossible to control for me.
\nI like the graphics and the enemy patterns are really nice.
\n","games":["Badluck Butter Chicken Goes To Outer Space","Badluck Butter Chicken Flies The Unfriendly Skies"]},{"typ":1,"at":378932495,"re":378906869,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your feedback. As I said in a previous comment, I knew that the ship behaviour would be polarizing and not to everybody’s liking. I’ll definitely take that into account on my future projects 😎
\n"},{"at":378999366,"author":"Steven Lambert","login":"straker","gh":2433219,"url":"https://stevenklambert.com/","twitter":"StevenKLambert","text":"Fantastic game! Loved all the animations of the ships coming into the game with a fun depth affect. The enemies had good variety, the music was great, and I laughed when the triskaidekaphobia hit.
\nI do wish the bullets were easier to see. The red against the black was slightly difficult. Also the ship acceleration is very strong so it was hard to steer sometimes and dodge bullets.
\n","games":["The Encroaching Darkness"]},{"typ":1,"at":379029109,"re":378999366,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your feedback! And thank you for KontraJS. I used it before and this year I took some code from it to spare time 😅\nBtw, I’m considering making a “deluxe” version of the game and maybe I’ll fully use KontraJS 😉
\n"},{"at":379014567,"author":"Javi Agenjo","login":"jagenjo","gh":393515,"url":"http://tamats.com","twitter":"tamat","text":"Funny idea, love the narration aspect. Makes a classic game feel fresh.\nGreat work!
\n","games":["Deep13"]},{"typ":1,"at":379029171,"re":379014567,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your feedback. I’m happy you liked it.
\n"},{"at":379024069,"author":"Gauthier Billot","login":"gogoprog","gh":1249453,"url":"http://gogopr.org","twitter":"gogoprog","text":"This is a solid entry, this game is complete : various graphics, audio, fx, story, …\nThe fear effet is a nice surprise.\nExplosions are great.
\n","games":["Mini13 : A very minimal fps"]},{"typ":1,"at":379029345,"re":379024069,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your feedback. The fear effect was a last minute addition but it turned out ok and it seems to fit the theme 😎
\n"},{"at":379030651,"author":"pedromocamacho","login":"pedromocamacho","gh":97598440,"text":"Loved the game! Reminds me of the great time I had with space invaders. Loved the game mechanic where the FOV is reduced, very well done!
\n"},{"typ":1,"at":379044285,"re":379030651,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you Pedro for your kind words! Great that you liked it. 😉
\n"},{"at":379128009,"author":"Eoin McGrath","login":"eoinmcg","gh":96340,"url":"http://eoinmcgrath.com","twitter":"eoinmcg","text":"Fun! Initially struggled with the momentum but soon got used to it. What’s not to love about an old school shmup ;)
\n","games":["Gecko Blaster"]},{"typ":1,"at":379157166,"re":379128009,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Yeah, controls have its learning curve. Thank you for your feedback 👋🏻
\n"},{"at":379216836,"author":"Federico Jacobi","login":"federicojacobi","gh":3521974,"url":"https://federicojacobi.com","text":"What a cool game. Even though you used a zzfxm demo song, it goes suprisingly well with the style! Movement was difficult, I imagine you have momentum and acceleration going on and that makes it very difficult to stop either to avoid damage or to aim at enemies. Perhaps try a faster slowdown and a maximum speed cap?
\nAwesome game though!
\n","games":["13s"]},{"typ":1,"at":379250947,"re":379216836,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your valuable feedback! Let’s see if the controls are more consensual in the upcoming and revised Director’s Cut edition 😅 Stay tuned…
\n"},{"at":379323385,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"The DeluxeGalaga is strong in you, young shmup!
\nThats a very good game, only thing I’d change is the “spongy” movement of the ship. It feels a bit out of control. Although after a while i got used to it.
\nThe narrowed vision beacuse of the pilots “triskaidekaphobia” is a realy great idea!
\nVery well done!
\n","games":["Aargh! Triskaideka attacks!"]},{"typ":1,"at":379416022,"re":379323385,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Oh, Deluxe Galaga 😍 Now that you mentioned, a lot of similarities with its meteor storms but in Blind Fear, you can blast them into outer space! 😅\nThank you for your feedback!
\n"},{"at":379573079,"author":"Jerome Lecomte","login":"herebefrogs","gh":1383818,"url":"herebefrogs.com","text":"Really well polished shmup! From the variety of popcorn enemies and their attacks, to the bosses, and sidekick banter, really well done!
\n","games":["SUP3RFR1GHT VR"]},{"typ":1,"at":379759629,"re":379573079,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you Jerome for your feedback 😎👍🏻
\n"},{"at":379637273,"author":"Jonathan Vallet","login":"jonathan-vallet","gh":5329099,"text":"Really good controls, game plays very well.\nMaybe sometimes bullets are not quite visible, but it’s not aa big deal.\nExcellent idea and surprise when 13 is coming!\nEven if it’s not an original song it fits well the theme (I tried to compose a zzfxm music but their tool is too hard to manage. I used soundbox instead, easier and better for music, but less for sfx)
\n","games":["13 Steps to Escape"]},{"typ":1,"at":379759926,"re":379637273,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Yeah, I struggled with zzfxm tracker and was wasting too much time to produce something decent. I didn’t go for soundbox because of the size 🤷♂️\nThank you for your feedback!
\n"},{"at":379736381,"author":"João Lopes","login":"lopis","gh":2715751,"url":"www.jlopes.dev","text":"This could be a classic. Love the visuals, the music, the sound effects, the power ups! It all fits well together for a really smooth gameplay.
\nWith that said, there’s nothing truly innovative about the game, even the music is repurposed.
\n","games":["Thirteen Terrible Stunts"]},{"typ":1,"at":379759090,"re":379736381,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"I must disagree, the reduced field of view is innovative 😂😂😂\nThank you for your feedback.
\n"},{"at":379764935,"author":"Ryan Tyler","login":"tyler6699","gh":50468,"url":"https://carelesslabs.co.uk","text":"7704 I think I scored, had a few goes! Really enjoyed the game, Any reason you did not use the full screen size? Could have used more of the window space.
\nGreat pixel art, graphics, explosions and sounds.
\nWith infinite bullets could the shooting be toggled on? Easier to control the ship when you are not having to hold space down.
\nReally nice enemies and variety of bullets patterns.
\nIs quite difficult when you die and have to start over with the simple gun.
\nI made it to a large circle of enemies that killed the FPS of the game, was unable to move and died right away and the game had taken my other lives from me :D
\n","games":["The Fear Factory"]},{"typ":1,"at":380023125,"re":379764935,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thanks Ryan for your feedback. I agree with things you pointed out and definitely will be addressed on the Director’s Cut edition 😉
\n"},{"at":379766027,"author":"Cody Ebberson","login":"codyebberson","gh":749094,"url":"https://cody.ebberson.com","twitter":"codyebberson","text":"Wow, awesome. High score 10812. A good reminder that the classics had rock solid gameplay mechanics, and still hold up. You triggered my fear of 13, the limited visibility mechanic is tough. This is a super polished experience. Excellent combination of pixel art, sound effects, and music. Nice job!
\n","games":["Phantomicus"]},{"typ":1,"at":380023200,"re":379766027,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Wow, 10812! That’s a great score IMO 💪\nThank you Codie for your feedback!
\n"},{"at":379955719,"author":"Frank Force","login":"KilledByAPixel","gh":16227600,"url":"https://www.frankforce.com","twitter":"KilledByAPixel","text":"Great graphics and sound, looks and feels very smooth! It has a DOS vibe in a good way. The 13 narrative theme tie in was well done. The control of the ship would feel better if it was tightened up, increased drag. For the music, since you are re-using example tune, it would be good to remix either the sequence or just changing up the zzfx instruments to better fit the gameplay. Overall, great work, I totally could see this being in arcade cabinet.
\n","games":["DR1V3N WILD"]},{"typ":1,"at":380023316,"re":379955719,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you Frank for your feedback, great that you liked it. And thank you for the life-saving lib that zzfx is 😄
\n"},{"at":380178345,"author":"Homer Dilpleu","login":"HomerDilpleu","gh":66157330,"text":"Simple classical game but very well made and so enjoyable to play!!!\nI liked the particles effects, the variety of enemies/weapons and I found very orignial the “asteroid” mode with limited vision. Very goo entry, congratulations!
\n","games":["Unloved 13"]},{"typ":1,"at":380229593,"re":380178345,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad you like it. 😉
\n"},{"at":380284367,"author":"Ben Fox","login":"BenjaminWFox","gh":9467046,"twitter":"benjaminwfox","text":"I really liked the 3-d style arrival/departure of the enemy ships. Fun game.
\n","games":["SECTOR 13"]},{"typ":1,"at":380423979,"re":380284367,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you. Great that you liked it 😉
\n"},{"at":380315491,"author":"Alexander Petrov","login":"baturinsky","gh":632779,"twitter":"baturinsky","text":"Well polished, especially explosions are very “juicy”.\nThough I think that effect of the phobia could be shown more “scarier”,\nto simulate phobia, like in horror games. Warped sounds and colors, UI falling apart, etc.
\n","games":["Terra Mobilis","Triskaidekagenesis"]},{"typ":1,"at":380424041,"re":380315491,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Oh yeah, if I had more space, a lot more would happen when triggering the phobia. Thank you for your feedback.
\n"},{"at":380331741,"author":"Almar Suarez","login":"wololoa","gh":10622012,"twitter":"repunkgame","text":"Awesome explosions, nice sprites - and the plot twist when the asteroids came was brutal and totally unexpected. Nice little game!
\n","games":["DECK 13"]},{"typ":1,"at":380424155,"re":380331741,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you! Btw, your entry is impressive 😍
\n"},{"at":380363843,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"I loved the pixel graphics.
\nThe animations and formations were well created.
\nThe parallax stars worked really well.
\nThe music sounds like a JS13k game I’ve played before
\nIt felt like an old-school arcade game being played in an emulator
\n","games":["rollermaze"]},{"typ":1,"at":380500011,"re":380363843,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"“It felt like an old-school arcade game being played in an emulator”: that was the idea 😎 Thank you for your feedback!
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":380423189,"author":"Joep van Duinen","url":"https://poki.com","twitter":"joepvduinen","text":"Great twist with the “tunnel vision”, adds a different element to the flow of the game.
\nThe game was really well polished in terms of visuals as well. The graphics and the FX look great.
\nOverall, quite fun to play. The game rewards the player when they perform well, since if they collect enough power-ups they feel unstoppable.
\n"},{"typ":1,"at":380424646,"re":380423189,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"“quite fun to play.” - Goal achieved! 😀\nThank you for your feedback!
\n"},{"at":380473781,"author":"Tom Copeland","login":"thcopeland","gh":31262113,"url":"thcopeland.com","text":"Wow, super fun and a really great way to use the theme. The graphics were super pretty and gameplay is awesome.
\n","games":["King LongLegs"]},{"typ":2,"at":380486947,"author":"Noël Meudec","login":"Noel-FB","gh":71314518,"url":"https://facebook.com/instantgames","text":"Woaw, that’s a very solid game!\nI really like the graphics and the sound effects / background music, it gives it a fantastic 8bit vibe. The gameplay is also excellent.\nNothing else much to say, great job!
\n"},{"typ":1,"at":380500272,"re":380486947,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"It could be better but I’m happy with the result and thank you for your feedback Noël! 😉
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":380491745,"author":"Jupiter Hadley","login":"Jupiter-hadley","gh":97069389,"url":"www.jupiterhadley.com","twitter":"Jupiter_Hadley","text":"Wow! Very polished and well made game. Love the little story, connection to the theme, and general feel of the game. Absolutely well made.
\n"},{"typ":1,"at":380500133,"re":380491745,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"Thank you so much Jupiter! I’m really glad you liked it ⭐️
\n"},{"at":380511685,"author":"Samuel van Egmond","login":"SamuelVanEgmond","gh":95985602,"text":"Absolutely amazing! Wow this brings me back :-)
\nLove the beat, and the whole gameplay is seriously addictive.
\nGreat entry!
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