Notebook Artillery
Austin Ivansmith Games · 2020 · Hand-drawn, 2D, Arcade, Physics, Turn-Based Tactics
PC
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About Notebook Artillery
Once upon a time in the late 20th century, in middle school computer labs across the globe, a magical confluence occurred: Artillery. Infamously known by teachers as the scourge of attention — countless students spending entire class periods firing cannons at each other instead of finishing their English assignments. The temptation too great, no child could refuse the siren's call of its accurate-ish physics and ruthlessly competitive nature.Notebook Artillery is a love letter to those wasted hours. A celebration of every student who looked at a blank Word document, heard the distant whistle of a cannonball, and made the obvious choice. And sure, maybe all those lost study halls are part of why I'm now an indie developer frantically trying to fund my kids' future college tuition — but here we are, and I wouldn't have it any other way.Players choose their firing angle and powder amount to launch cannonballs at their opponent's tower, or sharpen their aim in solo Target Practice mode. Earn stickers through skillshots that end up plastered all over the notebook cover alongside the hand-drawn art — because nothing says "this belongs to me" like defacing school supplies with doodles. Randomly generated stage layouts keep strategy fresh from round to round, and wind strength means every shot demands real thought. It's arcade-simulation-action with completely hand-drawn art running at a gorgeous 4K — like staring directly into a Trapper Keeper and the imagination of every middle school kid.After finding a home on other platforms, the PC version is finally getting the love it deserves — performance improvements, bug fixes, and polish that brings it up to speed with its siblings. This is the definitive version of a game I'm genuinely proud of.Features:
- Hand-drawn game art in gorgeous 4K
- Play solo Target Practice, or challenge a friend locally in Vs. mode
- Earn stickers through skillshots that decorate the notebook cover
- 3 unique world styles fashioned after wild west motifs
- Randomly generated stage layouts — no two games the same
- Fight the wind and dodge trees to destroy your opponent's stronghold
- Completely visual UI — no in-game text
- Made with GameMaker Studio 2
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Having been in Artillery Fire Control in the Marine Corps, I've looked for a game like this to relax with. I love how accurately it depicts how real artillery actually works, taking powder, elevation of the gun bore, the wind, and the difference between the altitude of the target vs the altitude of the gun. Excellent game!6 found this helpful
To the Dev. This brings back amazing nostalgia from the days of my C64. A wonderfully crafted artistic beauty of an old favorite. Happy I stumbled across it in the Steam Store. Thank you!3 found this helpful
I used to play this with my son when he was a bit younger. Awesome, reminds me on "Artillery Duel" on the Commodore C64, which I loved back then when I was a kid. Highly recommended! Great for some causal game-time!1 found this helpful
I am reminded of all my happy days as a youth messing around with Gorillas in Qbasic. This game shows that you can slap a nice fresh coat of paint on an old game idea and still have it work today. Good gameplay is good gameplay, and Notebook Artillery has done something elegant and wonderful with some simple old school gameplay. If you are nostalgic for old games like Artillery Duel, Gorillas, Pocket Tanks, and many others, Notebook Artillery will be right up your alley.1 found this helpful
Game is actually very chill and fun!! very easy to recommend! just small suggestion for developer, please add windowed mode, so I can play while I also do other stuff! other than that 10/10 delivers what it promises and its worth the price.
It's a good game! You can play two play using the keyboard for one player and the mouse for the next.
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