Starcraft: Ashfall

 (starcraft-shooter-2026.pages.dev)

131 points | by debo_ 18 hours ago

27 comments

  • gbnwl 33 minutes ago
    Reddit thread from about a month ago where creator introduced this: https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/1wqdabw/i_made_t...
  • neko_ranger 17 hours ago
    Wow someone made the youtube ad game!
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    • butlike 1 hour ago
      There's also pinball and an asteroids-like game if you click the "Arcade" button next to where it says "Ashfall Crossing"
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      • gs17 24 minutes ago
        A shame if they don't recreate the Lost Viking game from Wings of Liberty itself.
    • dxcqcv 16 hours ago
      cool, give me more
  • temp0826 7 minutes ago
    This is the second (probably vibecoded?) game in the last few days that I've seen using blizzard ip (the other being d2survivors.lol)
  • bulbar 12 hours ago
    Cool visuals, but doesn't count as a game for me. Can you do anything that make sense, except selecting the upgrade?

    Could be a nice little game, though. Strip the IP and let the AI implement a bit more for the user to do.

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    • AngryData 52 minutes ago
      Once you get high enough you can switch commanders which gives additional upgrades and active powers.
    • andai 1 hour ago
      It's like cookie clicker, with less clicking and more blood!
  • an0malous 33 minutes ago
    I've been seeing a lot of Pokemon games recently as well, are companies just not enforcing their copyright/trademarks anymore?
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    • nilamo 16 minutes ago
      They can't sue everyone, comrade. AI tools will hopefully trigger a rewrite of what copyright means, it's always been silly that it prevents derivitive works.
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      • deadbabe 1 minute ago
        Couldn’t they just use AI to sue at scale? No one should be too small to go after now.
    • larodi 24 minutes ago
      they may well be busy surviving AI induced chain reactions letting lots of people out of work.
  • mastax 16 hours ago
    Game basically plays itself but fun nonetheless
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    • croon 9 hours ago
      For 10-15 levels or so, then your upgrade choices start to matter.

      I only played through it once, but I'm convinced I'd do better on a second run, and a third, etc.

    • karim79 7 hours ago
      The satisfying pop of the zerglings alone make it fun for me.
  • buf 16 hours ago
    Saw Starcraft, spent 30 minutes living the nostalgia playing this.
  • andai 1 hour ago
    Fun game.

    I have to pick a new upgrade every 3 seconds. I thought they did that to stave off boredom, but actually it increases decision fatigue. (I just wanna shoot!)

  • theogravity 39 minutes ago
    That was pretty enjoyable. Definitely like the ads you see online but with IP people care about.
  • butlike 1 hour ago
    It's nice to know Stimpack marines still roll face.
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    • debo_ 49 minutes ago
      Ahhhh yeahhhh
  • no-name-here 16 hours ago
    I did not touch the controls at all, and I still won with zero losses on the first level - that does not inspire confidence.
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    • coralreef 1 hour ago
      controls aren't important, upgrade/tech choices are
  • nafey 16 hours ago
    Is this AI generated? Pretty impressive if that is the case
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    • blueblock 16 hours ago
      Definitely smells like ai. I don't think a human would spend so much time on the graphics and effects and not have streamlined the gameplay a bit.
    • NorthernGulch 6 hours ago
      The opposite would be correct. AI generated is the norm, and it would be impressive to spend xxx hours creating this when AI can do it in 4 hours
    • datsci_est_2015 16 hours ago
      Assets are very easily duplicated because of the editor that ships with the game. Not as impressive as it would be if it were other games with more tightly-locked assets.
  • gigel82 14 minutes ago
    Fun, but... how is this not already taken down by copyright strikes? I mean straight rips of audio assets, music, 3d assets, graphics, even the damn name...
  • lgessler 37 minutes ago
    This is, respectfully, slop piggybacking on nostalgic associations with stolen assets.
  • marvstazar 16 hours ago
    I was wondering why there was a dragon there, is it from Wrath of the Lich King?
  • dmix 16 hours ago
    Great game. It took me way too long to figure out I could use keyboard to control the positioning instead of mouse.
  • spicyusername 17 hours ago
    Ah, the music is so nostalgic. Really takes me back.
  • karim79 8 hours ago
    Cool game, but isn't this going to make blizzard bring out the big guns?
  • jmcdonald-ut 17 hours ago
    Great work on this, had a blast!
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    • debo_ 17 hours ago
      I did not make this, for the record. I just found it.
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  • seattle_spring 48 minutes ago
    Holy moly, just hearing those sound effects gives me a giant wave of nostalgia.
  • kixpanganiban 16 hours ago
    Perfect, who needed to be productive anyways
  • tdhz77 17 hours ago
    Lots of fun! Wish StarCraft would come out every year
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    • hirako2000 16 minutes ago
      Too busy making the new StarCraft.
  • jdw64 35 minutes ago
    nice game
  • lofaszvanitt 5 hours ago
    A mix of everything. Stolen from everywhere. We have AI, but people are still the bottleneck. They lack creativity and ideas :D. lol
  • noah640090 4 hours ago
    This was really fun!
  • johng 18 hours ago
    Really cool game. Spent about 30 minutes playing it. Very fun!
  • cyh555 14 hours ago
    so nice!