Deadweight

Deadweight — Playable Demo (Vertical Slice)

A physics-based mining-shuttle roguelite. Pilot a quadcopter freelancer through a destructible asteroid cave, harpoon-tether loose cargo, and haul it back to the delivery platform. Every kilo you carry swings under your rotors — overload and you crash.

What's in the demo

• One cave, one mission: deliver cargo to the station platform before your hull or fuel runs out.
• Destructible terrain: shoot tiles to carve your own tunnels or reveal buried ore.
• Harpoon-tether physics: fire, hook, swing, release. Cargo stays its own body — no teleport-to-ship.
• Live HUD: fuel, hull, tonnage, and a debug overlay (F1) for the curious.

Platform

Web only — desktop browser. Mobile touch is not yet supported; the game will show a hint if your viewport drops below 1024×576.

Controls

Flight

Input	Action
W / ↑	Lift (climb)
S / ↓	Down-thrust
A / ←	Strafe left (~28° tilt)
D / →	Strafe right (~28° tilt)

Interaction

Input	Action
Space	Fire harpoon / detach cargo
Mouse move	Aim cannon turret
Left-click (hold)	Fire cannon

Debug & Diagnostics

Input	Action
F1	Toggle debug overlay
F8	Reset performance harness
F9	Start / pause performance recording
F10	Export performance CSV

Tips

• Fuel burns at idle. Hovering costs you — keep it brief.
• Cargo swings. Accelerate gently, or the rope will yank you off-course.
• Run out of fuel mid-air and the rotors die. Game over when the wreck comes to rest.

⚠️ This is a very early build. Rough edges, placeholder art, and missing features are all part of the ride. Every comment, bug report, and first impression is genuinely welcome — drop me a note.