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title: "Space Monster Assault Force"
subtitle: "A side scrolling space shooter - Collect power ups and health to make it through the level, beat the boss, and get a high score."
date: 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2017/11/space-monster-assault-force
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Space Monster Assault Force

*A side scrolling space shooter - Collect power ups and health to make it through the level, beat the boss, and get a high score.*

![image](space-monster-assault-force.png)

TheRamey of the html5gamedevs forums made this side scroller back in January of 2016. Here's what he had to say about it:

"I actually took a Web Development Immersive at General Assembly and wanted to think of a cool idea for a final project, so I stumbled upon Phaser and decided to make a game.

I absolutely loved Phaser! Learned how to work with Phaser and made this game in about a week. All the graphics/sounds I found at opengameart.org.

The game can be played here:"

[Play game](https://protected-plateau-7683.herokuapp.com/)

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