Interesting little Asteroids-esque arcade shooter! It feels a bit amateurish in its construction, feeling like a game from a first-timer or perhaps for a game jam, but at the same time it has a good sense of energy, some nice juicy effects and good enemy variety that keeps you on your toes! Having to deal with the recoil of your shots, especially your charge shots, adds a bit of risk/reward to how you play as well!
It's pretty decent on paper, but something about its execution left me a bit cold: still somewhat fun, but just not as fun as I thought it would be. A few factors to point out would be:
*I wish the damage feedback was a bit better. When I first played the game, I didn't even think I could break the bigger asteroids because my shots seemed to be not affecting them at all, and it was the same for enemies too. Even when I learned that my shots were damaging them, it still felt rather unsatisfying. Would love if, say, cracks formed on asteroids as you damage them, or enemies would turn redder or whatever.
*I know you can't do it because the game has a charge shot mechanic, but boy do I wish I could just hold down the trigger to keep shooting automatically: my old man hands can't keep clicking like this!
*The charge shot is pretty cool, but it is kind of annoying how much it sends you back when you fire. Yes, it is a neat element to consider as part of the strategy of the game, but even accepting that, it can still be frustrating! It's also frustrating that the charge shot can't pierce through smaller asteroids or enemy bullets: feels like such a waste when it hits those!
*Wish I could use the arrow keys to move around instead of WASD: having to have my hands cramped together instead of spread out, as well as having to use my left hand to move instead of my right, was a bit annoying.
*Music was way too loud without any sort of volume control, and kind of weird and dissonant, not pleasant to listen to in my opinion.
It's definitely pretty promising for a simple but fun arcade shooter, but it just had too many little aspects of it that got in the way of the fun. A good attempt, though!