⚠️ Early Build – Core Gameplay Test
This is an early pre-alpha build focused on core gameplay. Expect bugs, missing features, and placeholder content — everything you see is still in development.

🎮 Fractured Worlds is a top-down wave defense shooter where you play as characters inspired by iconic heroes and villains from across fiction.
Survive waves of enemies using powerful weapons, unique abilities, and quick strategy.

🔧 Pre-Alpha 0.1.0
• One playable character
• One playable level
• Nearly complete leveling and abilities system
• Keyboard & mouse support
• Placeholder difficulty and multiplayer buttons in the menu
• Expect bugs, lag, and unfinished systems

🔧 Pre-Alpha 0.1.1
• Added blaster effect when fireing
• Improved shop UI
• Overhauled loading screen

🔧 Pre-Alpha 0.2.0
• Removed most template assets and features
• Added health bar
• Added ability icons
• Overhauled main menu
• Map overhaul
• UI overhaul
• Revamped spawn logic
• Temporarily disabled waves and boss fight due to ongoing rework

Pre-Alpha 0.2.1
• added the ability to save your progress when exiting the game
• merged upgrade and buy buttons

Pre-Alpha 0.3.0 (winter update)
• readded waves system
• added festive enemy hit partical effects
• added enviromental snow
• added on screen snow particals
• expanded playable area
• boss fights still in progress

Pre-Alpha 0.3.1 (winter update)
• added festive background muisic
• added sound settings in pause menu
• added new effects for unibeam
• added hit marker sound effect
• added enemy hit shake
• added thruster sound effect
• added wave up audio
• added feedback when hovering tip close button

Pre-Alpha 0.3.2 (winter update)
• improved game performance
• added a togglable FPS counter that can be dragged to be repositioned ingame
• added the option to disable lighting
• added chistmas trees to the play area
• improved snow effect spread

Pre-Alpha 0.4.0 
• added repulser reloading
• added a skill check to reload the repulsor
• added charge attack to the basic enemy
• removed most winter effects other than muisic

Pre-Alpha 0.4.1 
• added a new enemy the bomb-bot
• added a shop terminal located in the upper middle of the map
• reworked spawn concistancy
• redesigned shop asthetic

Pre-Alpha 0.4.2
• removed damage upgrade from shop
• added a health upgrade in the shop that increases max hp
• added speed upgrade in shop that increases max movement speed
• added the option to dissable screen shake in the settings

📜 Planned Updates
• Multiplayer and co-op modes
• New characters every major update
• Additional levels and environments
• Story and lore elements
• Multiplayer battle royale mode
• Pets and companions
• Better controller and touch support
• Performance optimization and bug fixes
• Continued polish and refinement

💬 Feedback & Support
I really appreciate feedback — it helps shape Fractured Worlds into something better.
Players who share ideas, report bugs, or help test will be credited in-game and may receive special rewards once that system is added.

Thanks for playing,
– Zinkgrazer

⚠️ Copyright Notice
Some early placeholder assets may be copyrighted. These are temporary and not intended for commercial use.
If you believe any material belongs to you and you’d like it removed, please contact me at zinkgraser@gmail.com and I’ll handle it right away.

Fractured Worlds (PRE-ALPHA BUILD)