SketchFighter 4000 Alpha is a 2006 Metroidvania scrolling shooter video game developed by Lost Minds and originally published by Ambrosia Software for Mac OS X. SketchFighter uses OpenGL and a custom game engine to create visuals for all elements of the game reminiscent of hand-drawn sketches.
SketchFighter was originally released on November 30, 2006 as shareware; specifically, crippleware as only a subset of the game is playable prior to registration.
[1] In 2020, SketchFighter was re-released for the Mac App Store by Lost Minds after Ambrosia closed its doors.
The ship can move forward and backward and rotate and fire in the direction it is facing.
Players fight a variety of enemies as they progress through the game and acquire different power-ups, such as weapon types, different colors of weapons, improved shields, and faster and stronger engines.