🪐 Asteroids Clone – Python + Pygame

A faithful recreation of the classic Asteroids arcade game, built using Python and Pygame with a focus on clean Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) design.

In this game, you control a spaceship that can rotate, thrust, and shoot. When a large asteroid is shot, it splits into two medium asteroids; medium asteroids split into two small ones, and small asteroids disappear when shot. The game loop is driven by delta time to ensure smooth performance.

🚀 Features

• 🚢 Player spaceship with smooth rotation, thrust, and shooting mechanics
• 🪨 Asteroids break into progressively smaller pieces (Large → Medium → Small → Destroyed)
• 💥 Collision detection between bullets and asteroids
• 🔄 Delta time-based loop for consistent gameplay across devices
• 🧱 Modular OOP design with classes like Player, Asteroid, Shot, and CircleShape

🧰 Technologies Used

• Python 3
• Pygame 2
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

🛠️ Installation & Running

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repo-link>
   cd asteroids_clone
   

2. Create a virtual environment(recommended)

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
   

3. Install dependencies

   pip install pygame
   

4. Run the game

python3 main.py

🧠 OOP Design Overview

• Inheritance: All game entities like asteroids and the player inherit from a common CircleShape base class for shared behavior.
• Encapsulation: Each game object manages its own state and behavior.
• Modularity: Easily extendable and maintainable due to well-separated concerns and class-based architecture.

🎮 Controls

• WASD: Move and rotate the spaceship
• Spacebar: Shoot
• ESC: Exit game