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Rockjack

Also known as Rockjack, r, rockjack

A retro-inspired 2D space shoot-em-up. Mine asteroids! Shoot alien saucers! Get rich or die flying!

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17 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 20 Jul 2023

Switching to Free Pricing

After a couple of years in which I haven't been able to devote any time to this project, I've made the difficult decision to give ROCKJACK away for free. I never expected to make any money with this game, but I've come…

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October 2021
Hotfix for v0.4.3I didn't like the way the new shield was behaving, so I fixed it.Announcementv0.4.31 changeFix06 Oct 2021
With this version, I've updated the Unity version I'm building on, and switched to the new Universal Rendering Pipeline. This entailed rewriting a bunch of code that relied upon renderer features no longer supported, so…v0.4.318 changesFixGameplayStore05 Oct 2021
September 2021
Development UpdateGreetings, Rockjacks! I have been busy upgrading the game to a newer version of Unity and a new rendering pipeline, and, as often happens with these things, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is, the…Announcement7 changesGameplay02 Sept 2021
July 2021
Although I'm calling this a minor version, I'm actually really excited about this one, because I've been painstakingly tuning the game lately, and I feel that this update improves playability so much that it deserves it…v0.4.25 changes1 numericFixPatch notes10 Jul 2021
A minor release with a lot of feature polish. Player-visible changes Powerup spawn logic was overhauled so that the player will see fewer powerups which they can't immediately use. Added the PowerShot powerup. This will…v0.4.18 changesGameplayBalancePatch notes04 Jul 2021
May 2021
I'm very excited to announce this new version of Rockjack! I've swapped out (most of) the old text-based UI that marked the early development of the game, and added a more attractive, colorful, easier-to-read and altoge…v0.4.09 changesUI/audioBalancePatch notes02 May 2021
April 2021
Teasing the Next ReleaseI've been working on the UI for ROCKJACK lately, and I wanted to share my progress with you in anticipation of the upcoming release. I'm sorry that I inflicted my MVP ("minimally-viable product") text-based UI on you fo…Announcement2 changesFixUI/audio27 Apr 2021
March 2021
Rockjack 50% Off This Week!I feel the game has progressed to the point where more people should give it a try and let me know where they would like the game to go. Therefore, I'm offering a weeklong discount on Rockjack to help bring new Jacks in…Announcement1 changeGameplay22 Mar 2021
Player-visible changes Fix bonus bug. Change minimum time warp factor to 0.5. Changed the way debris is created, and added the following types: L Ring Bolt Rebalanced the powerup tree: Postponed shield availability unti…v0.3.38 changesGameplayBalancePatch notes22 Mar 2021
February 2021
ROCKJACK RELEASE NOTES version 0.3.2 - 2021-02-07 Sun This is a minor update with a few quality of life fixes and a minor new feature which I liked implementing. Player-visible changes Added tabs to the Options screen.…v0.3.26 changesGameplayPerformancePatch notes07 Feb 2021
Hotfix Update to v0.3.1This is a hotfix for a bug identified during testing of v0.3.0. There are also a small amount of performance fixes. Happy Rock Hunting!Announcementv0.3.11 changeFixPerformance01 Feb 2021

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