The Exodus Protocol

Meteorites have crashed into Earth carrying invasive aliens intent on taking over the planet! You are a cyborg defender, charged with fighting off the invaders in your region to give the human civilians as much time as possible to escape to safety. 

Defenders are facing an ever-changing countdown that marks how long humanity has to evacuate. Extend the countdown by terminating parasites, which slowly become faster and stronger as you play. Defenders can also analyse meteorite fragments to gain perks themed around the citizens you save. As you holdout, messages will pop-up highlighting who has escaped so far. 

Players will need a mouse/trackpad and keyboard. Use WASD to move, left click to hit, and the mouse/trackpad to complete mini-games. Pause at any time to check your mission or restart the game. 

Shout out to our talented team: 

😎 Ed - Tech Lead 
✍️ Matthew Kwok - Game Designer
💻 Ishant Agarwalla - Systems Programmer 
🎨 Wes Kenton - Character Artist
✏️ Tooreey - Environment Artist 
🎶 Vi - Music Designer 
💬 Sabrina - Narrative Designer  

The Exodus Protocol was made in four days for the GMTK Game Jam 2026 based on the theme COUNT DOWN. We hope you enjoy and let us know how long you last in the comments! 

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KNOWN BUGS: 
🔢 We've heard feedback the number-clicking game is a bit too challenging so we will look into that after the jam. 
🔁 Some players find the button doesn't work at the end of the game. We'll look into that but for now if you'd like to replay, please refresh your browser.