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Space shooter

Dodge, shoot, survive waves

Snapshot

Top-down or side scroller with enemies, bullets, and power-ups.

What this template is for

Arcade combat loops and juice (shake, flash, particles) practice.

Best when you need

  • Arcade combat prototypes
  • Boss-phase experiments
  • Power-up economy tests
  • Couch mini-games

Usually includes

  • Player ship controls
  • Enemy waves
  • Projectile systems
  • Lives/score
  • Power-ups

Iteration ideas

Ask for these next in the same Build chat — one or two per turn.

  • Boss fights
  • Co-op shared controls (local)
  • Weapon tree
  • Stage select

Who it serves

Arcade fans, game jammers

Prompt seed

Paste into web Grok Build, then refine.

Build a "Space shooter" using the Grok Build template as the base.
Goal: Dodge, shoot, survive waves
Primary use case: Arcade combat prototypes
Requirements: polished UI, mobile-first, working preview in one shot.
Tone: modern, restrained, production-demo quality — not a wireframe.

New to the loop? Learn web Build walks chat → preview → iterate → publish, using templates like this as practice ships.