Space Shooter

A small 2D space shooter built with Python and Pygame. Pilot the ship, destroy incoming meteors, and survive as long as possible while your score increases.

Features

• Player movement with keyboard controls
• Laser shooting with a short cooldown
• Meteor spawning, movement, rotation, and collisions
• Animated explosions with sound effects
• Background music and an elapsed-time score

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or newer
• Pygame 2.5 or newer

Installation

Clone the repository and enter its directory:

git clone https://github.com/fidel147/Space-Shooter.git
cd Space_Shooter

Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

On Windows PowerShell, activate it with:

.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

Install the dependency:

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the game

Run this command from the repository root so the game can find its image and audio assets:

python scr/main.py

Controls

Action	Key
Move	Arrow keys
Shoot	Space
Quit	Escape or close the game window

Project structure

Space_Shooter/
├── audio/                 # Music and sound effects
├── images/                # Sprites, font, and explosion frames
├── scr/
│   ├── main.py            # Game setup and main loop
│   ├── player.py          # Player, laser, and meteor sprites
│   ├── explosion.py       # Animated explosion sprite
│   └── settings.py        # Asset paths and game settings
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md

Credits

Created by Fidele ZOGBE as a Pygame learning project.